Josh Williams

Current

• Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley

Past

• New Media Projects Editor at Las Vegas Sun
• Multimedia Specialist at Smithsonian Institution
• Web Developer at National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

• Web Developer / Administrator at American Forests
• Online Editor at The Daily Tar Heel

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Education

• American University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
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Josh Williams’s Summary

I sling code and tell stories.

More specifically, I'm a teaching fellow at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, teaching journalism technology, multimedia and self-publishing skills to graduate students and visiting professionals.

Before UC Berkeley, I was the operations manager for Las Vegas-based Greenspun Interactive, where I managed the launch of several media sites and television shows, including the Las Vegas Sun's new Web site in 2008, which won awards from the Online News Association for general excellence and from Editor & Publisher for best overall newspaper-affiliated site, among many others.

Prior to that, I was a multimedia exhibit developer at the Smithsonian Institution for three years and a Web developer at various DC-based companies. I have a master's degree in interactive journalism from American University and a bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Josh Williams’s Specialties:

Management of major multimedia and Web development projects and staffs, interactive storytelling, multi-platform content delivery, and a slew of Web languages and platforms.

On the technical side, I thrive in a XHTML,CSS,J/S,PHP,Python,Django,AS2/AS3,MySQL,PostgreSQL, SVN, BASH, Linux and Apache environment. I've also built on a Windows stack, but prefer the OS X/Linux workflow. My more recent professional interests are in geospatial technology, media serving and content delivery networks.

Josh Williams’s Experience

• Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Journalism

  UC Berkeley

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

• New Media Projects Editor

  Las Vegas Sun

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  September 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 5 months)

• Multimedia Specialist

  Smithsonian Institution

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  July 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 2 months)

• Web Developer

  National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2003 — July 2004 (10 months)

• Web Developer / Administrator

  American Forests

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  July 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 4 months)

• Online Editor

  The Daily Tar Heel

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

  May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Josh Williams’s Education

• American University

  MA , Journalism , 2005 — 2007

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA , Journalism , 1997 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Online Editor of The Daily Tar Heel

Additional Information

Josh Williams’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Company

Josh Williams’s Groups:

ONA

•    Online News Association

Josh Williams’s Honors:

Awards:
2008 Online Journalism Awards
Online News Association
General Excellence, Medium Site (lasvegassun.com)

2008 EPpy Awards
Editor & Publisher
Best Overall Newspaper-Affiliated Web Site, Less Than A Million Uniques A Month (lasvegassun.com)

Select Speaking Engagements:
Online News Association Conference
September 12th, 2008
“Starting From Scratch at the Las Vegas Sun” presentation as part of the “How’d They Do That?” track at ONA 2008.

Society of News Design Conference
September 7th, 2008
“Designing Beyond Print at the Las Vegas Sun” session for journalism students at SND Vegas.

Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show (Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek)
May 15th, 2008
Panelist in the “Are We Being Bold Enough?” session.

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
March 25th, 2008
“Rapid Change in the Newsroom” session for the Technology Training for Editors workshop.

College Media Advisers Conference
March 14th, 2008

Josh Williams’s Contact Settings

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