Kimberly Palmiero

Helps to drive growth, revenue, new products, and partnerships for Postindustrial Media, a journalism-driven production company that focuses on storytelling in the Rust Belt and Appalachia to elevate culture, economy, and innovation from one of America’s most important regions. Postindustrial tells these stories through our podcast network, documentary video, quarterly magazine, and digital editions. We drive results for clients by telling their story across these platforms, and producing work that creates measurable impact. Led sponsorship and development of a first-of-its-kind trip through the Rust Belt & Appalachia, on motorcycle, Postindustrial Explores.

Purchased and renovated a mid-sized apartment building knowing less than next to nothing. Made many mistakes. Has since made other purchases, and completed renovations to support quality, reasonably-priced housing close to public transportation. I'm passionate about supporting housing that adds to, and supports, those in the community. Plus, I like to restore, and generally fix things up.

Project management including recruiting, training, and building teams for media outlets to fit a niche audience. Other services include but not limited to: Building and executing a strategy, building company culture, and branding. Clients included iGeneration Youth. We also provide developmental editing, copyediting, design, and publication services for media outlets and for individuals publishing memoirs through our related company, Shareable Stories. Also for three months in a temporary role served as an assistant editor at Pittsburgh Magazine.

Reconfigured a five-office, 30-person news operation with about 20 weekly editions in three counties. Helped to recruit, hire, and train editors, writers, and other creatives covering regional news in the Pittsburgh region; launched and discontinued publications, led redesigns, and realigned department periodically to reflect the market and maintain a competitive edge. The team's work consistently won state and regional awards for written journalism and photography.

Led teams of journalists covering the state capital, Pittsburgh City, and Allegheny County government, federal and county courts, investigative reports, and general news for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Helped to coordinate coverage of state and local elections. Writers consistently won awards for forceful and original reporting. Attended twice-daily meetings with other editors to discuss and develop stories of the day. Edited multiple stories per day, ensuring that the copy met editorial standards for clarity, precision, balance, and that facts were backed up. Also, is the story compelling? What does it mean to the average person? Why should I care? In this capacity, also served as editor of a print tab, a new product the company introduced as an afternoon edition. For one-year period, planned and edited content for the lifestyles section of the Trib on topics such as furniture, design, art, architecture, cooking, features about people, and more.

Led story planning and editing for the company's flagship newspaper for the Sunday edition. In addition to working directly with a team of writers, collaborated with editors and writers throughout the company to help produce compelling journalism to anchor the most important edition of the week.

Following the purchase of a Gannett-newspaper, I assisted in merging two once-competitive staffs into one work group. The goal was to create daily news for north suburban readers, and maintaining the reader and advertising base from a former Gannett newspaper.

Led a news team composed of writers, photographers, and designers in producing an award-winning daily newspaper covering Pittsburgh's north suburbs. Helped recruit and hire new writers and photographers. Planned daily coverage, edited stories, and developed a writer's workshop for staff.

General assignment reporter for the daily Northwest Herald, a family-owned newspaper in the suburbs of Chicago. Covered local government, crime, features, and mined for news stories in the community.

Staff writer for the Meadville Tribune, the daily newspaper in Crawford County, located about 30 miles south of Erie, Pennsylvania. Learned how to cover county government, property assessments, local crime, and the general ups and downs of life in a small community.