Deron Dalton

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816-405-1332
DeronD.Dalton@gmail.com
LinkedIn.com/in/DeronDalton
@DeronDalton

Web Producer, EURWeb.com | Page Views: 2.3M Monthly

Objective

Community Manager, Vance River Productions

New York, New York (January 2014-Present)

Aggregated news and entertainment pieces for one of the first urban news sites.
Produced shareable articles and blogs originally from other urban news sites.

New York, New York (August 2013-Present)

Im a digital journalist with an unrelenting

Planned rebranding process to create videos and strategy for clients of the startup.
passion for social media management, writing, Researched social strategies for future client videos and social media efforts.
producing and aggregating news media focused Managed social platforms for the discontinued video magazine Media Therapy TV.
on diversity, social issues and pop culture.

Education
University of Missouri, Columbia
Bachelor of Journalism, May 2012
Major in Convergence Journalism
Minor in Black Studies
Certificate in Multicultural Studies

Social Media, Interactive Skills

Facebook: Aggregated news and media from
newsfeed, facebook.com/derondalton.
Instagram: Shared personal and fun photos for
everyday life, instagram.com/derondalton.
Pinterest: Pinned photos about social issues
and pop culture, pinterest.com/derondalton.
Tumblr: Posted media with social and cultural
messages, advocacyjourno.tumblr.com.
Twitter: Managed and live tweeted several
events for @DeronDalton, @NYABJ and more.
Vine: Shared and created short entertainment
and funny videos, https://vine.co/derondalton.
WordPress: Shared portfolio and blogged about
my journalism experiences, derondalton.com.
YouTube: Shared entertainment videos, news
clips and more on youtube.com/derondalton.

Pop Culture Writer, MadameNoire | Page Views: 95M Monthly

New York, New York (August 2013-Present)

Created pop culture slideshows, essays and articles for black womens lifestyle site.
Wrote traffic-driven pieces about celeb breakups, reality TV, LGBT celebs, etc.

Blogger, The Huffington Post | Page Views: 600M Monthly

New York, New York (Dec. 2012-May 2013)

Wrote about LGBT and black communities for Gay Voices and Black Voices.
Blogged about diversity, pop culture and social issues within these communities.
Engaged audience in content about the down-low stigma, coming out, CP5, etc.
Contributed to live video segments for HuffPost Live, based on previous work.

Editor-in-Chief, The BLACKout | Page Views: 1,500 Monthly

Columbia, Missouri (April 2010-May 2012)

Managed staff, editorial, social media, analytics and the black collegian news site.
Edited content about black student life, race, politics, diversity and entertainment.
Produced breaking news, features and multimedia with social media interaction.

Multimedia Producer, Vox Magazine | Page Views: 100,000 Monthly

Columbia, Missouri (March 2011-December 2011)

Managed, created and shared online content for the arts and culture magazine.
Reported, edited and produced multimedia entertainment and lifestyle packages.
Blogged for VoxTalk, dedicated to daily mid-Missouri news and entertainment.
Developed and wrote for Voxs weekend culture iPad application, Vox 5.

Editorial Intern, NBC News theGrio | Page Views: 7.4M Monthly

New York, New York (May 2011-August 2011)

Wrote articles, aggregated news and edited video for the black news website.
Brainstormed, pitched and planned content with staff in daily editorial meetings.
Researched and created original pop culture and entertainment slideshows.
Consulted with client about social strategy for Shared content on social media and followed outlets for black-oriented news.
Honor Your Hair brand, angelahonor.com.
Writer | Editor, Newsy.com | Page Views: 250,000 Monthly
Started social media for the entity focused on
Columbia, Missouri (September 2010-March 2011)
the clients career and content about hair.
Researched, scripted and edited different media perspectives as video news analysis.
Implemented a social media strategy, which
generated 50 beginning followers across social Wrote and video edited content focused on entertainment, politics and other news.
Aggregated and merged diverse media perspectives for each videos subject.
media platforms.

Social Media Project