Megan Taylor

Current

Contractor at VidSport.TV

Past

Intern at Stream57
Blogger at PBS
Digital Media Intern at Quinn & Co. Public Relations

Multimedia Intern at The Miami Herald
Webmaster at Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
Online Managing Editor at The Independent Florida Alligator
Consultant at University of Florida Computing Help Desk
Editor, Writer at UF Newsies
Director's Assistant at Beth David Congregation
Counselor at Miami Museum of Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Summer Camp
Explorer at Coral Gables Fire Rescue
Secretary at Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

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Education

University of Florida

Recommended

5 people have recommended Megan

Connections

148 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

My Blog and Portfolio

Megan Taylor’s Summary

I am a web developer, multimedia producer and journalist, currently looking for full-time work with a news organization.

In the meantime, I’m working with: VidSportTV, Connect Infinity, Fight for Sight, The Poynter Institute’s E-Media Tidbits, CoPress, PBS MediaShift, and Norwood News.

I graduated from the College of Journalism at the University of Florida in May 2008. While in school, I spent about two years working at The Independent Florida Alligator, including two semesters as online managing editor. My team was instrumental in getting the Alligator’s first content management system up and running, as well as getting a traditional print newsroom to think about the web.

After graduation, I spent some time at The Miami Herald as a multimedia intern. I worked on microsites for columns and investigative stories and built some Flash graphics. My biggest project was collaborating on the development of an XML-loaded Flash video player.

I have also interned at Stream57, a webcasting and online communications company where I did Flash and Web site branding for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations and Quinn and Co., Public Relations, where I helped teach digital strategy.

Megan Taylor’s Specialties:

* HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS
* Audio and video production
* Adobe applications
* Windows, Mac OS
* English/Spanish bilingual
* Flash and ActionScript
* beginning PHP, JavaScript, AJAX
* Microsoft Office
* AP Style and news editing
* content management
* online community management

Megan Taylor’s Experience

Contractor

VidSport.TV

(Online Media industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Intern

Stream57

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

December 2008 — May 2009 (6 months)

create branding for Web pages and the S57 Flash application

build standards-compliant Web pages for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations
Blogger

PBS

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

December 2008 — April 2009 (5 months)

responsible for regular column on innovation in journalism

columns covered mash-ups, databases, mapping, or multimedia that combine technology and journalism

interviewed journalists about projects they worked on

kept track of new journalism projects and built contacts at news organizations across the U.S.
Digital Media Intern

Quinn & Co. Public Relations

(Partnership; Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 2008 — February 2009 (5 months)

re-engineered the Web site for boutique public relations firm to follow modern Web standards

helped Digital Media Specialist create and made recommendations for the firm’s Digital Media Services

set up internal Wiki to cut down on company e-mail and increase communication

set up company blog using Wordpress
Multimedia Intern

The Miami Herald

(Public Company; KRI; Newspapers industry)

June 2008 — October 2008 (5 months)

produced and packaged multimedia in HTML, CSS and Flash

built microsites for investigative stories and serial stories

collected data and worked with MySQL and PHP for investigative stories

collaborated on Flash AS3 XML-loading video player
Webmaster

Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project

(Higher Education industry)

May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)

updated and added content to the Citizen Access Project Web site

worked with a database programmer on redesign of the CAP site

(MBCAP uses legal research to examine the laws controlling open meetings and open records in the 50 states.)
Online Managing Editor

The Independent Florida Alligator

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

May 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 1 month)

worked with a small team to redesign the website

lead implementation and management of the paper's first content management system

collaborated with staff and managed stringers for multimedia and special reports

inspired print staff to think about the Web, taught video and audio collection

edited copy for spelling, grammar, AP Style and fact errors
Consultant

University of Florida Computing Help Desk

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

September 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 3 months)

technical troubleshooting (web, operating systems, software, account services) in person and on the phone
Editor, Writer

UF Newsies

(Online Media industry)

December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)

wrote articles about student-related issues for The Gainesville Sun blog

edited articles written by 5 assigned writers
Director's Assistant

Beth David Congregation

(Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

September 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 10 months)
Counselor

Miami Museum of Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Summer Camp

(Museums and Institutions industry)

September 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 9 months)

- care for reptiles and birds
- perform educational activities with children
- taught 1st- 3rd grades rocketry
Explorer

Coral Gables Fire Rescue

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

September 2000 — May 2004 (3 years 9 months)

- First Responder certification
- ride with firefighters to emergency situations
- perform community service
Secretary

Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

- updating and designing Web sites
- scheduling events

Megan Taylor’s Education

University of Florida

B.S. , Journalism , 2004 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

UF Newsies

Additional Information

Megan Taylor’s Websites:

My Blog and Portfolio

Megan Taylor’s Interests:

technology, computers, programming, news, information, journalism, books, fencing, hockey, horseback riding, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, shakespeare

Megan Taylor’s Groups:

* Poynter E-Media Tidbits A group weblog about the intersection of news & technology.
* PBS MediaShift MediaShift includes commentary and reporting to tell stories of how the shifting media landscape is changing the way we get our news and information, while also providing a place for public participation and feedback.
* CoPress A non-profit organization dedicated to providing college news outlets with the technical resources they need to achieve sustainability online.
* Norwood News A bi-weekly community newspaper serving the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, North Fordham and University Heights.
* Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists A blog ring for young journalists around the world. Each month, we will debate a set topic by posting here and on our own blogs.
* News Videographer Online video journalism critiques, training, news and discussions.