Associate Professor at Northwestern University, and President of the Society for News Design
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Associate Professor at Northwestern University
- Partner at MG REDESIGN
- President at Society for News Design
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- Art Director at Time Out Chicago
- Deputy Managing Editor at San Jose Mercury News
- Instructor at Santa Clara University
- Deputy Managing Editor at The Times of Northwest Indiana
- Features editor at The Times of Northwest Indiana
- Art director at State Journal-Register
- Education
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- Eastern Illinois University
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Matt Mansfield’s Summary
An accomplished news editor and leader, with experience in strategic planning and change management, I'm an associate professor for Northwestern University and serve as the co-director of Medill's Washington graduate program.
Major strengths include visual journalism and multimedia skill, as well as business development, new knowledge creation, and project management. I have expertise in leading through times of great industry upheaval and managing significant budgets, having had direct oversight of a multi-million dollar news operation at the San Jose Mercury News.
I'm also a partner in the design and specialty training firm MG Redesign, with skills in newspapers, magazines and corporate communications.
And I am the president of the international Society for News Design: Our mission is to enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism.
Matt Mansfield’s Specialties:
A well-known expert, instructor and mentor on news management, cultural communication, conversational + social media, design and graphics use, and photojournalism.
Matt Mansfield’s Experience
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Associate Professor
Northwestern University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Co-director of the Medill School of Journalism's program in Washington, DC. Medill News Service reporters cover the nation's capital, working across media for a variety of clients.
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Partner
MG REDESIGN
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)
We have experience working with publications large and small, and customizing our services to fit each client's specific needs.
We offer custom design and training solutions, working with visual journalists, design and graphics managers, top-tier editors, marketing professionals and advertising teams. We tailor our results plans to each client's goals and expectations.
Our team is comprised of highly-talented and devoted visual journalists who bring creativity and flexibility to your project when you choose to work with us.
Our client list includes The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Spokesman-Review, Orlando Sentinel, The Las Vegas Sun, The Anniston (Ala.) Star, the Lexington Herald-Leader, the San Jose Mercury News, and the community newspapers of Wick Communications. -
President
Society for News Design
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
November 1999 — Present (9 years 9 months)
Current president. I oversee all the functional areas of the Society for News Design's global programs, with an emphasis on the organization's growth into online and multimedia design.
Revitalized the Society's two main titles, Design and Update, to better serve the needs of the visual journalism industry in previous SND leadership posts. The magazine and the site now regularly win top awards, have grown readership and are considered part of the daily news design dialogue.
SND has members in 26 countries and sponsors the world's largest news design competition. See more about our mission online at snd.org and read more each day about news design at update.snd.org -
Art Director
Time Out Chicago
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Art director for the weekly magazine in Chicago, working on all aspects of the visual presentation as the creative lead.
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Deputy Managing Editor
San Jose Mercury News
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2000 — April 2008 (8 years 2 months)
Oversaw the design, graphics and photography departments, as well as the business reporting for the newspaper of Silicon Valley. Our coverage of the global technology story was recognized among the best in the world.
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers awarded the Mercury News' business coverage as the best among large newspapers. We also were awarded "Best Use of the Web" by the National Press Photographers Association this year.
The Mercury News has been awarded two Pulitzer Prizes, and we were most recently a finalist in 2004 for our photography on the special California recall election.
The paper also has a global reputation as a leader in visual journalism. The Merc was judged a "World's Best-Designed Newspaper" by the Society for News Design. We are regularly lauded for the innovative approaches we take to presenting the news, placing among the top 10 winners in every SND competition for the last six years. -
Instructor
Santa Clara University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2000 — December 2003 (4 years)
Taught journalism and publication design courses in the Communication department at SCU, the Jesuit university in Silicon Valley. This teaching position was in addition to my duties at the Mercury News and SND.
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Deputy Managing Editor
The Times of Northwest Indiana
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 1996 — February 2000 (3 years 9 months)
Responsible for day-to-day news operations at the suburban Chicago daily.
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Features editor
The Times of Northwest Indiana
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 1994 — May 1996 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for the daily and Sunday features sections. Created a new product, Your Saturday, that was a successful launch for both advertising and editorial. We grew lineage and readership.
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Art director
State Journal-Register
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 1992 — March 1994 (2 years 3 months)
Worked on the news sections at the newspaper in Springfield, Ill.
Matt Mansfield’s Education
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Eastern Illinois University
B.A. , Journalism; English , August 1986 — May 1990
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Matt Mansfield’s Honors:
More than 100 SND awards, including five Gold medals and more than 20 Silver medals. Also received a "World's Best-Designed Newspaper" award for work done in 2001, a portfolio which included the Merc's widely acclaimed coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Was the site chair and program director for SNDSJ: The Silicon Valley Workshop, the Society for News Design's 2004 annual conference. The milestone magazine and movie project "25 Influential Moments in News Design" was unveiled in San Jose.
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