CHRIS CAESAR

34MainSt.Apt.4,Malden,MA02148 (339)2243268 ChrisCaesar@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscaesar

SUMMARY
Anaccomplishedprintjournalistwholearnedtostopworryingandlovetheinternet.Strongrecordof resultswithsocialmedia,communitymanagementandcontentdevelopment,withapassionforbuilding engagingonlineexperiencesinafastpaced,entrepreneurialenvironment.Backgroundincludes: BuildingOnlineAudiences ImpactfulContentDevelopment BreakingNews/CrisisManagement Copyediting/APStyle SocialMediaManagement MultimediaPackages Customer/PublicRelations PublicInterestDrivenJournalism

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
PATCHMEDIA,Malden,MA 20112013

OnlineEditor/CommunityManager OversawMaldenPatch,oneofthefastestgrowingPatchsitesinNewEngland.Numerousroles includedsocialmediamanagement,trafficanalysis/growth,customerserviceandenterprisingfourto sevennewspostsaday. Namedbarnonethebestbreakingnewsreporterwehaveonstaffinperformancereview. Ensured full accuracy in our coverage of the chaotic Boston Marathonbombingsandsubsequent manhuntaspartofPatchsbreakingnewsteam. Produced a television panel discussion regarding local development inMalden and was frequent talkingheadonothergovernmentaccessprograms. Led strategy that saw unique traffic more than triple in less than ayear and regularly more than doubledourmonthlygoalsforreadercomments. Turned our Facebook page into one of New Englands mostengaged, growing from400likesto morethan2,600inlessthantwoyears. Maintained one of the companys most engaged Twitter accountsout of more than 900 sites, @MaldenPatch was our only account to be in the top 10 for both number of followers and percapita clickthroughs. Former Social Media Officer Brad Gerick called it his favorite Twitter accountatPatch. EarnedfrontpageplacementonRedditwithmyfieldcoverageofapoliceraidonOccupyBoston.

LONDONDERRYTIMES,Londonderry,NH

20102011

GeneralAssignmentReporter Coveredschools,city/statepolitics,andfeaturesforTheLondonderryTimesweekly,enterprising10 to15storiesaweek. Sparked city investigation after a storyon a local gun store revealed itwasoperatingillegally.The storewaslaterclosedbythezoningboard. Achieved frontpage placement on Reddit after an investigation revealed a sexual abuse suspect wasaTSAscreeneratManchesterRegionalAirport.

ORANGECOUNTYREGISTER,SantaAna,CA

20082009

LagunaBeachReporter/OCRegister.comSiteManager WaspromotedtocoverthehighlyvisibleLagunaBeachbeataftersixmonthsonthejob.Beats includedgovernment,schools,crime,theartsandfeatures,aswellaslocalizingstate/nationalissues. WasresponsibleforprintstoriesintheRegisteraswellasmanagingtheLagunaBeachlocalnews websitewiththreetofourpostsadayandmeetingvariousengagementgoals. ReceivedaReaderEngagementAwardforcommunityandsocialmediamanagement Pioneered useof social mediatoengageaudienceandwasinvitedtoparticipate inthecompanys bestpracticescommitteeforsocialmedia PartoftheveterannewsteamthatmanagedProp8coverageforthenewspaper. AlisoViejoReporter(2008)/OCRegister.comSiteManager AssignedtocoverAlisoViejo,anewlyincorporatedcityinOrangeCounty,CA. Revealed consistently misleading statements by city councillors and other officials about a planned federal development project in the city. Further investigation revealed the misleading informationwasdistributedtotaxpayersatacostofnearlyaquartermilliondollars.

LOSANGELESTIMESCOMPANY,CostaMesa,CA

20072008

PoliticalReporter,TheDailyPilot Coveredcity,stateandnationalpoliticsforthepaperscommunitynewsdivision.Factchecked congressmen,enterprisedlocalpublicinterest,andfeaturestories. Prompted a city investigation after coverage of rent increases as high as35 percent in a senior mobilehomepark.

EDUCATION
B.A.inGovernment,MinorinPhilosophy ClarkUniversity,Worcester,MA InternshipsatWorcesterMagazineandMASSPIRG Executiveeditorofschoolnewspaper,TheScarlet FounderandeditorofThisisNottheNews,campusaltweekly

OTHERAWARDSANDRECOGNITION
VotedbestIndependentbloggerinWMURsElectionBloggerContest,2007 VotedClarksmostimprovedorganizationafteroverseeingaredesignofTheScarlet,2006 ThisisNottheNewsfeaturedasfrontpagestoryintheWorcesterTelegram&Gazette,2006