Andy Hobbs

About Andy Hobbs

Editorial director for Sound Publishing’s King County newspapers and websites. I\'ve spent…

Experience

1. Editorial Director

   Sound Publishing, Inc

   Jul 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Oversee all news operation aspects for a group of newspapers in King County with a combined monthly digital audience of more than 1 million unique visitors in addition to print. Publications include Federal Way Mirror, Kent Reporter, Auburn Reporter, Renton Reporter, Mercer Island Reporter and Snoqualmie Valley Record.• Edits all news content for syntax, accuracy and clarity.• Helped transition the newsroom to a digital-first approach.• Incorporated video into crime reporting and helped create a podcast from scratch.• Responsible for hiring and training a team of reporters.• Use readership data to inform decisions about news content and coverage.• Recruit and mentor community columnists for opinion pages in several markets.• Organize public engagement forums for ballot measures and candidates for elected office.• Monitor and update social media content.• Uphold standards for AP Style and journalistic practices.• Establish strategies for audience engagement via print, web and social media.• Hold employees accountable for content production via spreadsheet system.• Represents company at local conventions and public events.• I served as one of three Washington media representatives on a 15-member Legislative Task Force on Public Records to \"examine establishing standards for maintaining and disclosing public records for the legislative branch of government.\"• Sound Publishing is Washington state\'s largest community media organization.

Education

• Franklin College

  Bachelor's degree, Journalism

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• News Writing
• Publishing
• Ap Style
• Breaking News
• Journalism
• Online Journalism
• Storytelling
• Copy Editing
• Feature Articles
• Blogging
• Magazines
• Editorial
• Publications