Candidate profile

Candidate profile

Mr. Beckett was professionally trained at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University from 2002 to 2006, obtaining a Bachelor’s of Science in Magazine Journalism while specializing in sociology and music marketing.

In 2006, he began working at The Daily Press and Press Dispatch in Victorville, Calif., as a copy editor. Over a 9-month tenure, he served as A1 designer, Religion Editor and graphic designer while also posting content online, editing photos and video, and designating duties for Sunday production.

In 2007, Mr. Beckett joined the Universal Copy Desk at Cox Media Group. Since then, he has been promoted to Designer IV for CMG Newspaper Shared Services. In this role, he serves as the daily and Sunday front page designer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Dayton Daily News while simultaneously managing production of special sections and supervising in-house digital products.

Further accomplishments include designing high-profile A1s and posters, restructuring the night production process, leading InDesign and work-flow training courses and playing a key role in the research and redesign of CMG’s daily newspapers.

Mr. Beckett also hones his design and leadership skills working as the Director for Creative Design for One United USA. As the membership company for Manchester United in the United States, Mr. Beckett’s work is evaluated by club officials and is closely linked to the successful print and social media marketing of the soccer club in the United States.

Personally, Mr. Beckett is an avid world traveler, soccer supporter and hockey fan. He has studied lived in Adelaide, Australia, where he studied graduate-level sociology and played for his university's hockey team.

Professional experience

Senior Designer, Cox Media Group Newspaper Shared Services May 2007-Present

Design daily, Early Edition and Sunday front pages and other covers for the aforementioned publications.

Set up and execute training for Shared Services staff members on technical implementation of new styles.

Design special sections, including “sweeps” pages, prototypes, posters, high-profile front pages, promotional wrap-around advertisements and graphics.

Creative Design Director, One United USA August 2010-Present

RESPONSIBILITIES: Mr. Beckett’s job is to create visuals promoting One United USA and Manchester United. Among his designs for the club are:

Web banners for ManUtdUSA.com and computer desktop backgrounds

Facebook photos, GIFs and Twitter, Google+ and Youtube backgrounds, as well as other social media collateral.

8-foot tall banners for yearly NSCAA conference and other club-sponsored events.

Posters advertising membership and exclusive tours.

Cross-promotional creative with Heineken, Fado, World Soccer Shop and ICONS.com.

Designer & Editor, The Daily Press September 2006-May 2007

RESPONSIBILITIES: Mr. Beckett accomplished a great deal in his short tenure at The Daily Press. Among his responsibilities were:

Copy editing and designing A1s, Local, Wire, and Business pages.

Providing software and hardware training to newsroom staff.

Managing the paper’s weekly Religion section.

Creating graphics and skybox promotions.

Editing and optimizing photos and video for print and online.

Assigning pages for the Sunday paper.

Writing occasional columns and reviews.

Online links

Portfolio: http://www.imageevent.com/rockbobcat
Highlights: http://www.behance.net/justinbeckett
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockbobcat

Technical skills

Mr. Beckett is proficient in the following commonly used media software:

• Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat Pro

• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, OneDrive)

• Apple Mail, Pages, Numbers and Keynote

• Apple iWeb, Garage Band, iMovie and iPhoto

• DTI, NewsEngin, News Edit Pro and vWorkspace desktop publishing software

• Safari, Firefox, Chrome and I.E. browsers

• Apple OSX 10.4-10.11

• Microsoft Windows 7 and associated software

• WeTransfer, YouSendIt, Google Drive, Dropbox and cloud-based sharing programs

References

MR. JOHN GRYKA

TITLE: Senior Operations Manager, CMG Newspaper Shared Services

PHONE: (937) 225-2341

E-MAIL: John.Gryka@coxinc.com

RELATION: Mr. Gryka currently serves as Mr. Beckett’s direct supervisor. He coordinates all communication, copy flow and workflow for the NSS evening production desk based in Ohio.
MR. RON SIRMANS

TITLE: Evening A1 editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHONE: (404) 526-5357

E-MAIL: Ron.Sirmans@coxinc.com

RELATION: Mr. Sirmans is one of Mr. Beckett’s daily contacts at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He budgets and coordinates evening production of the AJC, including Page 1.
MR. CHRIS COX

TITLE: Production Team Leader for CMG Newspaper Shared Services in Ohio

PHONE: (937) 225-0722; (937) 925-2400

E-MAIL: Chris.Cox@coxinc.com; CJamesCox11@gmail.com

RELATION: Mr. Cox is one of the most skilled copy editors at CMG and often works collectively on workflow issues and new design packages with Mr. Beckett.
MR. DAVID HERMAN

TITLE: Head of Public Relations at One United USA; North America Sales Director at Sizmek (Austin, Texas)

PHONE: (312) 560-2085

E-MAIL: dherman@oneunitedusa.com

RELATION: Mr. Herman coordinates resources for Mr. Beckett and supervises and submits all of his design work to Manchester United Football Club, PLC.

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