NIKI DOYLE

JOURNALIST. TECHIE. NEW MEDIA GURU.

I do a little bit of everything. I know just enough about web design and development to give my IT team a massive headache.

  • Alabama Media Group
  • 2201 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama
  • contact@nikidoyle.com
  • (205) 325-3180
  • http://www.al.com

Employment

  • Director of Digital OperationsAugust 2012

    Alabama Media Group

    I oversee the analysis of audience metrics, provide a robust training program, build social media strategies and manage the operation and improvement of AL.com. The Alabama Media Group publishes The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times, The Press-Register in Mobile, The Mississippi Press, AL.com, GulfLive.com and several of magazines.

  • Assistant Managing Editor of Digital Content2012

    The Huntsville Times

    I am in charge of digital strategy for The Huntsville Times, in terms of both day-to-day planning and long-term growth and development. I manage The Times' presence on al.com and social media, and I develop and coordinate a series of training programs for reporters and editors throughout the year.

  • Social Media Editor2009 to 2012

    The Huntsville Times

    I analyzed statistics to determine how we could tailor newspaper items to appeal to online readers, and managed The Times' presence on al.com and social media.

  • Crime Reporter2007 to 2009

    The Huntsville Times

    After two weeks as an intern, I was hired as a crime reporter. During my tenure, I won two 1st place Alabama APME awards for my reporting: Best Deadline Reporting in 2007 and Best Non-Deadline Reporting in 2008.

  • Editor-in-Chief2006 to 2007

    The Auburn Plainsman

    I organized a staff of students to produce the largest weekly newspaper in Alabama, and one of the most-award-winning college newspapers in the country.

  • InternSummer of 2006

    The Birmingham News

    I covered everything from the Miss Alabama pageant to a capital murder trial while interning with The News.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts: Journalism2007

    Auburn University

    I'm a summa cum laude graduate with a minor in business studies.

Awards

  • Best Non-Deadline Reporting: First Place2008

    Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors Awards

    Won first place in the large newspaper division for an investigative piece on a deadly police chase that ended on a military facility. The story, "Deadly Decisions," included several online-only components: Audio of the 911 calls and dispatcher conversations, transcripts, an interactive map of the chase and copies of court documents.

  • Best Deadline Reporting: First Place2007

    Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors Awards

    Won first place in the large newspaper division for my coverage of a deadly police shooting. The breaking news story, the second day story and the subsequent profiles on the officer and his family were all part of the award-winning package of entries, along with other stories by reporters Steve Doyle (no relation) and Kenneth Kesner.

Writing and reporting

  • Copy editing

  • Narrative editing

  • AP Style

  • Accuracy

  • Comma usage

  • Cliché avoidance

Visual

  • Shooting video

  • Editing video

  • Shooting stills

  • Mapping data

Software mastery

  • Word

  • Excel

  • Powerpoint

  • Photoshop

  • Indesign

  • QuarkXPress

  • Illustrator

Web design

  • Wordpress

  • HTML5

  • CSS

  • PHP

  • Javascript

Contact info

  • 2201 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Email: contact@nikidoyle.com
  • Phone: (205) 325-3180
  • Website: http://www.al.com

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