Social media professional
Internet | Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area, US
Lori Todd is social media coordinator for AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale and social media/outreach coordinator for Under the Sun on WLRN in Miami. As a former visual journalist and alumna of the University of Miami School of Communication, she has worked for the Miami Herald, the Austin American-Statesman and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Todd believes that transparency and authenticity are two cornerstones of social media success, for both media and corporations. In her spare time, she pursues photography and wrestles mini Saint Bernards. You can reach her on nearly every social network by visiting
http://mynameisnotlisa.com/.
Specialties: social media, blogging, copy editing, user experience, content strategy, quality assurance, graphic design, typography, photography, video, HTML, CSS, WordPress
Apr
2010 - Present
Social Media Coordinator / AutoNation
Develop social media strategy on national, market and store levels. Manage and create content for corporate blog. Route and resolve digital customer service.
Jan
2011 -
Nov
2011
Outreach Coordinator / Under the Sun on WLRN
Jan
2010 -
Apr
2010
Interim Online Community Manager / John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Manage social media and blogs for Knight Foundation on an interim basis.
Sept
2008 -
Jan
2010
Visual Journalist / The Miami Herald
Design daily news sections, the Sunday front page and information graphics. Lead designer of the Herald’s first iPhone application, Dolphins Football 2009. This application is the basis for four other upcoming iPhone applications. Created a social media group in the newsroom to analyze the company’s use of social media and helped plan our social media strategy. Proposed and planned the Herald’s first two social media events (tweetups).
Jan
2007 -
Aug
2008
News Designer / Austin American-Statesman
Design the daily front page, A-section and Metro sections.
Jul
2006 -
Jan
2007
News Designer / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Six-month rotation designing Metro, Business, and Real Estate sections.
Feb
2005 -
Jun
2006
Graphic Artist / The Miami Herald
Part-time contractor, responsible for creating technology full page graphics, as well as handling the graphics department on weekends.
Jun
2005 -
Aug
2005
News Design Intern / Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Design Metro and suburban sections.
May
2004 -
Aug
2004
News Design Intern / The Prague Post
Design and edit the weekly English language newspaper.
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2001
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2006
University of Miami
B.S. Communications
in
Print Journalism, Graphic Design
Activities: Ibis Yearbook (Designer 2002-2004, Lifestyle Editor 2003-2004, managing editor 2004-2005, editor-in-chief 2005-2006); Miami Hurricane (Contributing designer 2004-2006); Student Society for News Design (Chapter President)