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JAMES GERARD DI LIBERTO, JR.
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e x p e r i e n c e
Thomson Reuters - Head of News Product Management, 2010 - Present
- Responsible for functionality and display of all news components in the Eikon financial desktop
- Drive roadmap from vision to execution, aligning business, editorial and sales stakeholders
- Lead two different front end development teams totaling 20 developers in an agile development process
- Take a customer-centric, user-focused approach to setting product direction, relying on customer feedback, competitive analysis and extensive feature testing
Tracked.com - Head of Research and Information, 2009 - 2010
- Managed team of three in New York, as well as the work an team of 15 at an outsourcing contractor
- Responsible for site's editorial voice and content/data roadmap
- Negotiate with data vendors to maximize ability to syndicate content at lowest possible cost
- Constructed series of analytical tools to analyze site traffic and content flow to maximize user experience
- Responsible for writing and editing marketing text, tutorials and customer relations content
Tracked.com - Director of Product Development & Production, 2008 - 2009
- As second hire, worked with CEO and President to define strategy, scope and business plan of site
- Prepared and delivered investor presentations, product demos and training sessions
- Assisted in preparing pitch documents and models resulting in $7M in Angel and VC financing over 2 years
- Helped construct traffic and revenue models based on existing site performance and market research
- Maintained product and data roadmap with a small, agile development team
- Kept executive, editorial, research, and engineering teams in sync with overall company vision
- Developed SEO strategies to maximize page views, utilizing both technical and editorial methods
- Oversaw day-to-day production of live web site, while maintaining product and content roadmaps
Fox Business Network - Senior Producer, FoxBusiness.com, 2006 to 2008
- Responsible for 200% increase in unique visitors for business section of FOXNews.com, 2006-2007
- Served as both lead producer and product manager for launch of FOXBusiness.com in October 2007
- Worked with senior-level executives as part of the core team to establish audience, content, feature and technical strategies
- Helped develop site requirements, features and functionality, site architecture and wireframes
- Post-launch, was responsible for look and feel if site, including managing front page editors, overseeing publication of channel video, and content organization and management
Island Drafting and Technical Institute - Director of Operations, 2004 to 2006
- Oversaw daily administration of a school with an enrollment of 300 students and a staff of 15.
- Responsible for school's compliance with federal, state and accreditation agency regulations.
- Assisted in development of print, internet and radio advertisements and marketing campaigns
- Increased efficiency by consolidating three separate administrative offices into one-stop shop for student services
- Managed upgrade of the school's computer, security and phone systems, including transition to a dynamic, web-based student record platform
- Previously served as intern and webmaster (1993 - 2000)
- Continue to serve as a consultant (2000 - present) for technology, advertising, online strategy and data management
Fox News Channel - Senior Producer, FoxNews.com, 2000-2004
- Responsible for all production elements on Foxnews.com, Fox News Channel's real-time news web site
- Developed interactive supplemental materials and managed multimedia site elements
- Edited and wrote stories for all sections on deadline in a breaking-news environment
- As lead producer for Sept. 11 anniversary coverage, oversaw production of all aspects of the special section.
- Prior to serving as Senior Producer, worked as a general news producer and as Entertainment Producer
U.S. News and World Report - USNews.com - Web Assistant, 1999-2000
- Researched and wrote articles and developed content for the college-oriented '.Edu' section of the magazine's web site.
- Assisted in the production of data pages displaying college and graduate school ranking data
e d u c a t i o n
City University of New York Graduate Center - Master of Arts
- MA in Political Science, 2004
- Major in U.S. Politics; Minor in Public Policy
- Thesis: All the News That's Fit to Download: News Diversity on the Internet - content analysis on the use of white-label content in online political coverage
Georgetown University - Bachelor of Arts
- Graduated cum laude in Government & English, 2000
- George F. Baker Scholar
- Bunn Journalism Award, Commentary
- Editor-In-Chief of The Hoya (circulation: 8,400), 1998
- Founding editor of TheHoya.com, 1999
University College London - English
- Study-abroad program, English Literature, 1999
Chaminade High School - Mineola, NY
- Graduated with Honors, 1996
s k i l l s
Business
- Presentations: Investor pitches, demos, and tool rollouts
- Business Plan Preparation: Funding pitches, traffic estimations, revenue plans
- Project Management: Agile development, technical-editorial-sales requirements integration
- Marketplace Strategy: SWOT analysis, competitive matrix construction, digital strategy
- Site Development: Audience targeting, traffic analysis, wireframing, SEO, project management
- Writing: Marketing text, SEO optimization of content, FAQ and product promotion
Technical
- Skilled in HTML and CSS. Experience with MYSQL query writing, PHP, javascript and Ajax.
- Traffic reporting and analysis suites (Google Analytics, Hitbox)
- Vector and Raster design suites (GIMP, Inkscape, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator)
- CMS installations (Joomla, Vignette, Wordpress, Menalto Gallery)
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