Jonathan Coffman

Current

Associate Product Manager, Engage at Public Broadcasting Service
Owner at Entrepreneur

Past

Web Editor / New-Media Consultant at KOMU TV-8
Student at University of Missouri
Web Intern at WDAF-TV 4

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Education

University of Missouri-Columbia

Connections

91 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Jonathan Coffman’s Summary

As a professional working in the social media field I excel in finding new solutions to old problems. On a daily basis I build and develop new and social media strategies for the Public Broadcasting Service, its independent program producers, the 355 local member stations across the country.

In my role as product manager for PBS Engage I conceptualized and oversaw the development of a suite of social media products for use on PBS national web sites as well as member station sites.

Jonathan Coffman’s Specialties:

interactivity enhancement, online community building, branding across media, reporting, producing, online collaboration.

Jonathan Coffman’s Experience

Associate Product Manager, Engage

Public Broadcasting Service

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

May 2008 — Present (7 months)

As Product Manager for PBS Engage I research, develop, and launch social-media products which are used across the Public Broadcasting Service and the 350 member stations.

I work on a small team of social-media, product, and content specialists funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation and the Knight Foundation.
Owner

Entrepreneur

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

January 2003 — Present (5 years 11 months)

Over the last several years I have started, sold, and spun-off many online and offline business ventures including a perennial plant nursery that shipped thousands of plants across the nation for a year and a half, an online volunteering forum and community, and multiple blogs and community sites.

In addition, I am currently working on Contributr.net a User Generated Content solution for news organizations that simplifies the submission and processing of text, audio, video, images, and more.
Web Editor / New-Media Consultant

KOMU TV-8

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

2005 — May 2008 (3 years)

As web editor I produced and promoted online content on a daily basis including coordinating breaking news, editing original web-only video, and promoting online products both on-air and online.

As a new-media consultant to KOMU I also researched, planned, and implemented new-media and social-media strategies to enhance online community building and viewer awareness of web properties.
Student

University of Missouri

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2004 — May 2008 (3 years 10 months)

I am a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism's Convergence Journalism department. My degree is a Bachelor of Journalism in Convergent Media with a concentration in television and online media. I also have a minor in Sociology from MU.
Web Intern

WDAF-TV 4

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

I was the MyFoxKC.com intern for the summer of 2007. Some of my duties included daily writing and editing of content for the web, as well as market research and later design and implementation of a community "Kansas City Pets" web site.

In addition, I covered live and breaking news online via company blogs, discussion boards, and live-chat areas of the web site.

Jonathan Coffman’s Education

University of Missouri-Columbia

BJ, Convergence Journalism, 2004 — 2008

My degree is a Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence Media with a concentration in TV and online media. I also have a minor in Sociology.

Activities and Societies:

Radio and Television News Director's Association, Society of Professional Journalists