Interactive: Relaunch of atpe.org

Relaunch_atpe_dot_org Spring 2014 relaunch of atpe.org

www.atpe.org

Web development: Adaptdev 

Design and marketing copywriting:
97 Degrees West

Additional ATPE team members for final launch: Mandy Curtis & Bret Messer

ATPE’s website was relaunched in May 2014 after a multi-year effort involving several vendor changes. Throughout the process, I was the internal lead for all matters related to content strategy and user experience. We finally hit upon a winning combination when we began working with the teams at Adaptdev and 97 Degrees West.

My responsibilities throughout the project’s various iterations and vendors included:

  • Interviewing internal stakeholders and developing an inventory of requirements.
  • Reviewing and providing recommendations to executive decision makers on contracts and SOWs.
  • Project management responsibilities, including meeting documentation and ticket management.
  • Developing an initial site map and draft wireframes for key custom components, including the membership application and the legal assistance request form (Member Legal Services Intake System).
  • Working directly with UX designers, developers, graphic designers and copywriters.
  • Shepherding design iterations and third-party copywriting through the internal review process.
  • Coordinating the preparation of all ATPE-provided copy and images for initial launch.

Before-and-after-atpe-dot-org

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Marketing: SXSWedu program ad

Johanns_marketing_sample2014 SXSWedu program ad

Full-page association membership ad

Designer: John Kilpper

This ad appeared in the 2014 SXSWedu program. This educational technology conference takes place in early March, well past the primary recruiting season, so the focus for the ad was brand identity. I chose to play on the conference’s technology theme.

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Feature: “Pharr-Reaching Implications”

TIADA_coverFrom the May 2014 Texas Dealer, the official publication of the Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association

“Pharr-Reaching Implications”

This feature told the story of a group of Rio Grande Valley auto dealers who—with assistance from TIADA—stopped a potentially harmful city ordinance from going on the books and hurting their businesses.

Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association

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Feature: “How Can We Keep Kids Safe?”

SchoolSafetyFrom the Spring 2013 ATPE News

“How Can We Keep Kids Safe?”

Designer/Illustrator: John Kilpper

I devised the concept for this essay and member survey following the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. I wrote the essay and selected survey responses.

The feature package received a 2014 Silver EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishing in the magazine feature category.

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Editorial: “The Wolves Are Circling”

Winter 2012 ATPE News "The Wolves Are Circling" editorialFrom the Winter 2012 ATPE News:

“The Wolves Are Circling”

Designer/Illustrator: Erica Fos

I wrote this editorial opposing private school vouchers in anticipation of the 83rd Texas Legislature. The editorial received a 2013 Silver EXCEL Award from Association Media and Publishing in the editorial category.

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Editorial: “Waiting for ‘Superman'” response

From the Winter 2010 ATPE News:
“Is This Documentary Rotten to the Core?”

Designer: John Kilpper

I wrote this editorial in response to the much-publicized documentary Waiting for ‘Superman.’


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Marketing: Convention promotion

29th Annual ATPE State Convention promotional brochure (PDF)

Illustrator: Cam Todd

Designer: Erica Fos

I wrote and edited this brochure, which was part of the campaign that received a 2009 EXCEL Silver Award from the Society of National Association Publications, now known as Association Media and Publishing.

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Marketing: Membership brochure

2009-10 Association of Texas Professional Educators membership brochure (PDF)

Photographer: Shannon McIntyre

Designer: John Kilpper

I conducted interviews of the member-models and wrote and edited this brochure.

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Columns: Tech Support

From the Spring 2009 ATPE News:
“How to Find Time to Read Blogs” (PDF)

From the Summer 2009 ATPE News:
“Wiki-wiki-what?” (PDF)

From the Fall 2009 ATPE News:
“It’s Neat to Tweet” (PDF)

I reported, wrote and edited these columns. As a group, these columns received a 2010 Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications.

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Feature story: Educator wellness

From the Winter 2009 ATPE News:
“Take a Chance on Wellness” (PDF)

Photographer/designer: Erica Fos

I reported, wrote and edited this feature on school employee wellness programs.

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