9608 Tea Rose Trail
Austin, Texas (United States)
Phone: 512-636-9608
Email: daddyrobot@gmail.com
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Editor, reporter, animator, graphic artist
Objective
I’ve spent the past several years at the Austin American-Statesman managing breaking news coverage and an enterprise reporting team that has sought to call attention to the equity challenges facing Austin’s marginalized communities.
Before that, I was producing interactive digital projects as a graphic artist and web designer for the Statesman, but I’d love the chance to start a new career developing content for multiple digital platforms and continuing to better inform online audiences.
By hiring me, you would get:
— A veteran visual storyteller who has spent decades pursuing innovation with a passion for excellence. My most recent articles and information graphics can be viewed at statesman.com/staff/3561872001/roberto-villalpando/.
— A chance to take advantage of the design, editorial, technical and project management skills I’ve acquired in my career arc, from designing pages and graphics for print to creating digital content as an animator, video editor, mobile web developer and multimedia producer.
— A seasoned perspective from someone with collaborative skills who has experience balancing the needs of a team and company goals.
It’s always a little awkward introducing myself, but I hope we can continue this conversation in person.
Thanks!
Education:
Journalism
Bachelor’s Degree
Work Experience:
Austin American-Statesman |
• Ensured digital products were continuously updated with the latest local breaking news, with a specific emphasis on mobile presentation • Managed an enterprise/breaking news team of four reporters to deliver competitive and continuously updated news coverage. • Planned online news coverage for breaking news events, including weekend festivals, traffic crashes, police shootings and severe weather • Coordinated live-streamed video and Facebook Live events and online chats • Collaborated across departments to arrange for photos, video, online presentation, and promotion through social media
Austin American-Statesman |
• Created interactive graphics and multimedia projects using HTML, CSS, JQuery (JavaScript), video, audio and animations. • Amassed a portfolio of interactive features for the Austin American-Statesman newsroom that enhanced our online product, increased audience engagement and boosted visits to Statesman.com • Developed interactive projects that could be repurposed for other topics or for breaking news, which reduced turnaround time on what would otherwise be labor-intensive projects. • Self-taught proficiency in browser-based code: HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery (JavaScript) • Edited video using Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Flash) • Created animations and motion graphics using Adobe Production Suite (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects) • Produced information graphics (charts, diagrams, illustrations) using Adobe Illustrator
Austin American-Statesman |
• Designed section front pages of the Austin American-Statesman newspaper • Wrote headlines and captions • Edited stories for content, grammar, spelling and fact-checked stories • Managed a team of more than 10 editors and designers. • Coordinated content across several newsroom departments • Developed a collaborative management style that required balancing competing personalities on the staff under deadline pressures.
Rockford Register-Star |
• Designed page layouts using QuarkXpress • Produced information graphics using Aldus Freehand • Created photo illustrations using Adobe Photoshop • Edited copy, wrote headlines and captions
Total Years Experience:
29 yearsSkills:
VIDEO• Creating motion graphics in Adobe After Effects
• Editing web videos on deadline in Adobe Premiere
• Designing animations using Adobe Flash
• Animating charts and graphs built in Adobe Illustrator
• Sound editing, design using Audacity software
WEB
• Creating interactive graphics, multimedia projects using HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery (JavaScript)
• Developing templates for interactive features, such as before/after photo sliders, image maps and animation
• Applying principles of page layout hierarchy and typography
MOBILE
• Creating mobile web apps using JQuery, HTML5, CSS3
• Designing wireframes for Austin360 app
• Conducting market testing for Austin360 mobile app
• Producing video content for social media
• Designing logos, icons for mobile menu screens