Jacob Baumgart
Field Editor at Patch.com
- Role
- Field Editor at Patch.com
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jacob Baumgart
I tell real stories about real people. Data reveals the problem. Interviews highlight…
Experience
Field Editor
Jun 2020 — Present · Annapolis, MD, US
Wrote 2,500 hyperlocal articles while shooting original photographs on tight deadlines, coveringgovernment investigations, business feature stories, human interest stories and public safety news- Tracks SEO and audience engagement metrics to generate monthly page views, manage socialmedia accounts with followers and send daily newsletters to subscribers- Recognized by the Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association with four first-place prizes and onesecond-place honor for excellence in journalism- Supported two website overhauls to improve readability, user experience and profitability.Patch readers want to know what’s going on in town. My job is to tell them what restaurants are opening, what’s happening with school redistricting and who’s running for County Council. I write about five stories per day on all things Anne Arundel County.Covering so much ground has made me a well-rounded reporter. I’m just as comfortable with a government investigation as I am with a nonprofit feature story or breaking police news.I have written more than 2,500 hyperlocal articles at Patch and used search engine optimization to generate monthly page views. I also manage social media accounts with followers and send daily newsletters to subscribers. My email click-through rate hovers around 6%, which is more than a percentage point above the industry average. Tracking these audience engagement metrics helps make future editorial decisions.Some of my favorite Patch stories are my military sexual assault investigation and my coverage of a secret skatepark fueled by land usage debates and environmental contamination.The Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association has recognized my work with four first-place prizes and one second-place honor. My award-winning stories include a profile of an Olympic windsurfer and my spotlight on a Holocaust survivor.
Education
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Media Communication
2017 — 2020
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