Karen Tang

People

People magazine is one of the country's leading celebrity news publication. While the magazine is a weekly publication, the People.com website is updated frequently with photo galleries, news articles and special features for time-sensitive events such as the Academy Awards, the Emmys, and the births of Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The site also include sections devoted to the magazine's annual campaigns (e.g. Sexiest Man Alive) as well as web-exclusive features such as PeopleNOW.

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RoleLead Front-End Developer (2010-2015)

Project Involvement

  • Developed and maintained site templates for articles, news and specials channels, video, and red carpet features
  • Updated and maintained Wordpress (VIP) blogs
  • Created prototypes and implemented code for A/B testing using Optimizely
  • Streamlined and standardized video content sitewide using Brightcove
  • Supported multiple teams and departments (i.e. editorial, back-end, design, analytics, and ad sales) during real-time news and events publishing (e.g. Academy Awards red carpet coverage)