1. JOSEPH
CACCHIOLI
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josephcacchioli@gmail.com
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@josephcacchioli
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www.linkedin.com/in/josephcacchioli
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE
MANAGEMENT
&
TEAM
BUILDING
|
STRONG
JOURNALISTIC
INSIGHT
|
DIGITAL
&
TRADITIONAL
NEWS
MEDIA
Media
and
communications
leader;
nearly
20
years
of
progressive
advancement
on
news
teams
at
community
newspapers.
Award-­‐winning
journalist
and
highly
effective
manager;
builds
capability
and
achievement
through
training,
coaching,
and
leadership.
Drives
and
sustains
productivity
and
high
standards
through
organizational
and
industry
change.
Excels
in
multiplatform
news
environments,
and
innovates
approach
and
voice
to
meet
the
needs
of
a
constantly
evolving
audience.
Open
to
relocation.
AREAS
OF
EXPERTISE
Press
Releases
&
News
Features
|
Change
Management
|
Headlining
&
Packaging
|
Strategic
Planning
Managing
&
Developing
Reporters
|
Breaking
Stories
|
Long-­‐Form
Features
|
Digital/Traditional
Content
Investigative
Journalism
|
Narrative
Storytelling
|
Media
&
Press
Relations
|
Staff
Development
&
Training
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
ASBURY
PARK
PRESS,
Neptune,
NJ
2004
–
2014
Sandy
Editor/Ocean
County
Editor
(2007
–
2014)
Orchestrated
and
expanded
coverage
using
traditional,
social,
and
emerging
interactive
platforms
as
Bureau
Chief,
accountable
for
the
Ocean
County
division
of
the
Asbury
Park
Press,
a
115,000
circulation
Gannett
newspaper.
Appointed
Sandy
Editor
to
define
approach
and
ongoing
evolution
of
coverage,
following
devastating
impact
and
aftermath
of
Superstorm
Sandy
throughout
the
Jersey
Shore
region.
• Directed
up
to
10
reporters.
Restructured
and
revitalized
coverage
by
recognizing
and
aligning
talent
with
the
needs
of
the
newsroom.
• Maintained
team
morale
against
declining
traditional
readership.
Advocated
internally
and
across
the
organization
for
more
effective
and
comprehensive
utilization
of
social
and
interactive
platforms.
• Transformed
the
team’s
approach
to
major
events.
Maximized
existing
resources
to
meet
the
immediate
needs
of
the
news
agency
while
pushing
forward
the
organization’s
commitment
to
innovative
journalism.
• Guided
the
department
through
continued
change.
Managed
a
seamless
transition
from
a
centralized
operation
to
the
company’s
first
real
field-­‐based
news
team.
• Produced
award-­‐winning
coverage
for
Superstorm
Sandy
and
the
Seaside
Heights/Park
boardwalk
fire.
Recognized
with
a
Journalism
Excellence
Award
from
the
Associated
Press
Media
Editors
and
with
two
first
place
nods
from
the
New
Jersey
Press
Association,
for
breaking
news
and
best
overall
news
coverage.
Manahawkin
Bureau
Chief
(2004
–
2007)
Led
a
four-­‐person
news
team
for
the
southernmost
news
bureau
of
the
Asbury
Park
Press.
Integrated
and
continually
optimized
online/interactive
platforms
within
traditional
news
process
flows.
• Earned
recognition
from
executive
management
for
setting
new
coverage
standards
by
orchestrating
multiplatform
reporting
of
a
fatal
plane
crash.
• Delivered
real-­‐time
web
updates
while
developing
front-­‐page
packages
for
daily
print
editions.
• Shaped
nuclear
power
plant
relicensing
coverage
that
won
a
2006
award
from
the
New
Jersey
Chapter
Society
of
Professional
Journalism.
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2. JOSEPH
CACCHIOLI
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josephcacchioli@gmail.com
|
@josephcacchioli
|
www.linkedin.com/in/josephcacchioli
THE
DAILY
TIMES,
Salisbury,
MD
1999
–
2004
Metro
Editor
(2002
–
2004)
Assigned
coverage
and
handled
all
aspects
of
editing,
budgeting,
administration,
and
recruitment
on
the
Metro
Desk
for
30,000
circulation
Gannett
newspaper.
• Mentored
and
coached
reporting
staff.
Cultivated
performance
and
productivity
in
a
collaborative
environment.
• Advised
and
partnered
with
managing
editors
to
drive
circulation.
Recommended
fresh
coverage
and
layout
approaches
and
guided
freelance/staff
reporters.
Reporter
(1999
–
2002)
Covered
Wicomico
County,
the
paper’s
primary
focus,
as
well
as
several
key
industries
in
the
region.
• Received
two
Maryland-­‐Delaware-­‐DC
(MDDC)
Press
Association
awards
for
local
government
and
spot
news.
Earned
two
additional
awards
for
medical/science
coverage.
NASSAU
COMMUNITY
NEWSPAPER
GROUP,
INC.,
Mineola,
NY
1996
–
1999
Editor,
LONG
ISLAND
LIFESTYLES
(1997
–
1999)
Promoted
to
manage
a
specialized
feature
with
a
130,000
weekly
circulation.
Supervised
staff
and
delegated
assignments
to
photographers,
reporters,
and
columnists.
• Compiled
community
events
calendars
and
directed
design
of
cover
art
for
the
magazine.
• Authored
features,
celebrity
profiles,
political
and
gossip
columns,
restaurant
reviews,
and
edited
all
other
content.
Community
Editor,
ELMONT
LIFE
&
FRANKLIN
SQUARE
LIFE
(1996
–
1997)
Wrote
and
edited
content
for
weekly
publications.
Reported
on
community
news,
i.e.
politics,
crime,
school,
and
social
activities.
• Spearheaded
transformation
of
Elmont
LIFE
from
a
weekly
shopper
to
a
full-­‐scale
community
newspaper.
• Recognized
for
leadership
and
strong
news
instincts,
and
tapped
to
oversee
launch
of
Franklin
Square
LIFE.
EARLY
CAREER
QUEENS
GAZETTE,
Astoria,
NY
–
Reporter
1995
EDUCATION
ADELPHI
UNIVERSITY,
Garden
City,
NY
(1994)
Bachelor
of
Arts
(BA),
History;
magna
cum
laude
TECHNICAL
PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft
Office,
LexisNexis,
Saxotech
Web
CMS,
CCI/NewsGate
&
News
Director,
Twitter,
Facebook,
Chartbeat
732.966.3961