Lori Todd
Social media professional
- Location
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Industry
- Internet
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Lori Todd's Overview
- Current
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- Social Media Coordinator at AutoNation
- Past
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- Outreach Coordinator at Under the Sun on WLRN
- Interim Online Community Manager at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Visual Journalist at The Miami Herald
- News Designer at Austin American-Statesman
- News Designer at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Graphic Artist at The Miami Herald
- News Design Intern at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- News Design Intern at The Prague Post
- Education
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- University of Miami
- Recommendations
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5 people have recommended Lori
- Connections
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353 connections
- Websites
Lori Todd's Summary
Lori Todd is social media coordinator for AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale and social media/outreach coordinator for Under the Sun on WLRN in Miami. As a former visual journalist and alumna of the University of Miami School of Communication, she has worked for the Miami Herald, the Austin American-Statesman and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Todd believes that transparency and authenticity are two cornerstones of social media success, for both media and corporations. In her spare time, she pursues photography and wrestles mini Saint Bernards. You can reach her on nearly every social network by visiting http://mynameisnotlisa.com/.
Specialties
social media, blogging, copy editing, user experience, content strategy, quality assurance, graphic design, typography, photography, video, HTML, CSS, WordPress
Lori Todd's Experience
Social Media Coordinator
AutoNation
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; AN; Automotive industry
April 2010 – Present (1 year 11 months)
Develop social media strategy on national, market and store levels. Manage and create content for corporate blog. Route and resolve digital customer service.
Interim Online Community Manager
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Philanthropy industry
January 2010 – April 2010 (4 months)
Manage social media and blogs for Knight Foundation on an interim basis.
Visual Journalist
The Miami Herald
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MNI; Newspapers industry
September 2008 – January 2010 (1 year 5 months)
Design daily news sections, the Sunday front page and information graphics. Lead designer of the Herald’s first iPhone application, Dolphins Football 2009. This application is the basis for four other upcoming iPhone applications. Created a social media group in the newsroom to analyze the company’s use of social media and helped plan our social media strategy. Proposed and planned the Herald’s first two social media events (tweetups).
News Designer
Austin American-Statesman
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry
January 2007 – August 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Design the daily front page, A-section and Metro sections.
News Designer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry
July 2006 – January 2007 (7 months)
Six-month rotation designing Metro, Business, and Real Estate sections.
Graphic Artist
The Miami Herald
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MNI; Newspapers industry
February 2005 – June 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Part-time contractor, responsible for creating technology full page graphics, as well as handling the graphics department on weekends.
News Design Intern
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry
June 2005 – August 2005 (3 months)
Design Metro and suburban sections.
News Design Intern
The Prague Post
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry
May 2004 – August 2004 (4 months)
Design and edit the weekly English language newspaper.
Lori Todd's Education
University of Miami
B.S. Communications, Print Journalism, Graphic Design
2001 – 2006
Activities and Societies: Ibis Yearbook (Designer 2002-2004, Lifestyle Editor 2003-2004, managing editor 2004-2005, editor-in-chief 2005-2006); Miami Hurricane (Contributing designer 2004-2006); Student Society for News Design (Chapter President)
Lori Todd's Additional Information
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RefreshLauderdale, RefreshMiami, Social Media Club South Florida, Society for News Design, National Press Photographers Association, Online News Association, Society for Professional Journalists
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