Online Producer / Web Developer / Database Manager

Industry context

Online magazine and publishing company serving high-tech executives with editorial content, online bookstore, and searchable article/book/author databases.

Business problem

The growing website needed reliable content updates, searchable databases, ecommerce-style bookstore capabilities, and improved workflow for publishing quality and timeliness.

Products / platforms owned

Upside.com online content, article database, online bookstore, book/author/review database, online publishing workflow.

Primary users / customers

Readers, high-tech executives, editors, authors, internal editorial/content team, online visitors.

Primary responsibilities

Web development, database management, content updates, online publishing workflow, bookstore maintenance, live site fixes, search/database functionality, browser compatibility testing.

Key contributions

Designed and implemented online content workflow process.
Saved money and improved quality/timeliness of work.
Designed, produced, and maintained online bookstore for high-tech executives.
Enabled editors to share book/author reviews in real time.
Managed online magazine article database.
Made emergency fixes to live production site.
Tested browser compatibility.

Measurable outcomes

To update: cost savings, publishing turnaround improvements, traffic, bookstore usage, database size, content volume.

Original description

Online magazine & publishing company. Web Developer, Database Manager.
Objective — To assist online content management team.
Workflow Improvement — Designed and implemented online content workflow process, saving money and improving quality and timeliness of work.
E-commerce Design — Designed, produced and maintained acclaimed online bookstore for high-tech executives. Allowed editors to share reviews of books and authors in real-time. Allowed visitors to search review, book and author database.
Daily Site Management — Updated and maintained burgeoning site on an hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis, keeping content fresh and the site up. Also managed online magazine article database, allowing online users to retrieve information easily and quickly.
Acquired Technical Skills — Coded in TQL, Thunderstone Querying Language, and made emergency fixes to live site using vi via TELNET directly on production machine. Designed and edited copy and content using BBEdit on the Mac. Became familiar with graphics manipulation using Adobe Photoshop. Also tested site-browser compatibility using Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.

Role scope

Supported online content management, web development, database maintenance, ecommerce/bookstore functionality, and live site operations.

Proof points

This role proves I can combine content, workflow, database, and web development skills to improve publishing operations and support a live digital product.