Josh Deckard Indianapolis Web Design Development Marketing

U.S. Kids Magazines

U.S. Kids currently publishes three children's magazines–Turtle Magazine, Humpty Dumpty and Jack and Jill–all devoted to combining fun with learning.

Title

  • Web Manager, Sr. Web Producer

Responsibilities

  • Strategy
    • Develop & Submit Annual Strategic Plan with Department Budget
  • Managerial
    • Manage Small Team of Designers, Developers, & Content Producers
    • Assist in Hiring
    • Work with Outside Vendors to Meet Project Deadlines within Budget
  • Production, Design & Development
  • Photography & Writing
  • Technical
    • Procure, Manage & Maintain Web Servers
    • Setup and Maintain Critical Web Systems & Databases (LAMP Environment, Windows Server 2003)

Results

  • Implemented re-branding strategy.
  • Traffic steadily increasing.
  • Worked with advertising to obtain Sear's Photo as corporate sponsor, designed ad campaign.
  • Contracted with children's media firm out of Boston, new site launch scheduled for mid-2010.

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