Christopher Kilbourne: Resume

Experience

Business & Legal Reports
Old Saybrook, CT
July 2001 to present

Senior Managing Web Editor (7/01 to present)
Oversee production and management of content for BLR's websites and online initiatives. Responsible for enhancing current online products (websites, e-mail newsletters, etc.) and developing the editorial component of new online products. Work closely with marketing departments and outbound sales to maximize revenue from online offerings. Manage a staff of four online editors and maintain departmental cost effectiveness and efficiency. Responsible for strategic growth through development of partnership opportunities and professional association alliances.

Philly.com
Philadelphia, PA
January 1997 to July 2001

Executive Producer (4/00 to 7/01)
Responsible for all content development and production at Philly.com. Supervised a staff of 10 channel managers, producers and designers. Planned and coordinated technological development and support for editorial production and projects. Worked with advertising managers to identify and develop revenue-producing content.
Assistant Managing Editor (8/98 to 3/00)
Helped oversee daily and long-range operations of Philly.com. Planned and coordinated new content and projects with the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and outside content providers. Acted as liaison between editorial and tech staffs.
Online Editor (1/97 to 7/98)
Developed and constructed new content areas. Produced the home page and section fronts (on a rotating basis with two other editors). Produced and maintained online business section.

The Bergen Record
Hackensack, NJ
September 1989 to January 1997

Online Coordinator (4/95 to 1/97)
Helped build, launch and run The Record's Web operations, including an online newspaper and various special sections.
Legal Affairs Writer (9/89 to 4/95)
Covered major trials including the Glen Ridge rape case and the Colin Ferguson and John List murder cases. Previewed and analyzed state and federal legislation and court decisions. Co-wrote "Delinquent Justice," a Deadline Club Award-winning series on New Jersey’s juvenile justice system.

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
September 1991 to May 1992

Adjunct Professor of Journalism
Courses taught: News Reporting and Covering the Courts.

The Connecticut Law Tribune
Stamford, CT
June 1987 to September 1989

Hartford Bureau Chief
Covered state supreme court, legislature, and law firms. Some assignment and copy editing.

Day, Berry & Howard
Hartford, CT
May 1986 to June 1987

Attorney
Litigation and trusts-and-estates associate for Connecticut's largest law firm.

St. Petersburg Times and
St. Petersburg Evening Independent
St. Petersburg, FL
December 1980 to July 1983

Education

Cornell Law School
Ithaca, NY
September 1983 to May 1986

J.D. with a Specialization in International Legal Affairs
Treasurer, Cornell International Law Society.

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
January 1979 to December 1980

M.A. in Journalism
Washington, D.C., Reporting Program. Copy Editor, Columbia Missourian.

Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
September 1974 to May 1978

B.A. in English
Member, Hamilton Honor Court. President, Psi Upsilon Fraternity.

References

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