Kevin Hessel

Current

Assistant News Editor, Design Editor & Social Media Evangelist at Marin Independent Journal

Education

San Francisco State University
Saddleback College

Connections

46 connections

Industry

Newspapers

Websites

Kevin Hessel’s Experience

Assistant News Editor, Design Editor & Social Media Evangelist

Marin Independent Journal

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

October 1999 — Present (10 years 2 months)

Kevin Hessel’s Education

San Francisco State University

Journalism 1998 — 2000
Saddleback College

Journalism 1995 — 1998

Won numerous awards for news reporting, opinion reporting, newspaper and magazine page design, informational graphic design and photography through Saddleback and JACC; led Lariat to selection as finalist for National Pacemaker Award

Activities and Societies:

Phi Theta Kappa (International Honor Society), editor in chief of Lariat newspaper and Inkslinger magazine

Additional Information

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Professional training:
• Knight Digital Media Center fellowship at University of California at Berkeley. Training in social networking, Google maps and mashups, videos and YouTube, audio and Podcasting, digital slideshows.
• Training for new managers at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, FL.