Kerry Barger

About Kerry Barger

Digital journalist with writing, editing and production chops.

Experience

1. Senior Platform Editor

   The Wall Street Journal

   Apr 2019 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I am in charge of digital publishing for The Wall Street Journal\'s Mansion section. This includes crafting social language and headlines that will entice readers, while accurately and succinctly conveying what they\'re about to read in the story. I assist our photo team with the organization of our story pages, and think of ways to make our stories more dynamic online using timelines, charts and other photo tools. On top of prepping and scheduling, I work with the newsroom\'s programming team to optimize our publish times so we reach as many readers as possible. I also edit the section\'s \"Homeownerous\" column, which presents a humorous take on the ups and downs (mostly downs) of homeownership, and author our award-winning newsletter, which is sent out to more than subscribers every Friday. Recently, we launched our House of the Week feature, which brings readers to unique, quirky, luxurious, all of the above properties across the U.S. and the world.

Education

• Ithaca College

  Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Politics

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Social Networking
• Facebook Insights
• Mobile Devices
• Storytelling
• Social Media
• Digital Photography
• Report Writing
• Facebook Fan Page Strategies
• Video Editing
• Real Estate
• Online Journalism
• Marketing
• Digital Recording
• Journalism
• Newsletters
• Twitter Ads
• Google Analytics
• Editorial
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Creative Writing
• Online Marketing
• Final Cut Pro
• Press Releases
• Blogging
• Camtasia
• Editing
• Multimedia Journalism
• Wordpress
• Garageband