• Product: Global Press Institute Online, a learning management system
• Audience: Global Press reporters, alumni, and global journalists seeking foundational, intermediate, and advanced journalism training
• Impact & Outcomes: Achieved 100% graduation rate in first online cohort and 98% participation in continued training, expanding global access to professional development

LMS

Mobile phone displaying the webpage of The Bridge at Global Press Institute with an illustration of journalists covering a story.

How We Made It

When the pandemic halted in-person training, I led the complete transformation of Global Press Institute’s 16-week reporter program into a fully online experience. Serving as creative director, art director, illustrator, project manager, implementation lead, and product manager, I guided the platform search and selection process, ultimately choosing Brightspace’s D2L. I managed contract negotiation, onboarding, and rollout while developing a fresh brand aesthetic for the site and course materials.

We launched Global Press Institute Online by the end of 2020, achieving a 100% graduation rate in our first cohort. Intermediate and advanced training followed, with a 98% participation rate in 2021. This shift laid the foundation for Global Press’s new 2024 operating model, expanding professional development access for journalists worldwide.

In 2025, Global Press launched a two-year fellowship and multiple certificate programs for journalists worldwide. I directed the creation of all visual collateral, including interactive animations and custom illustrations that shaped the courses’ design, building the end-to-end learning experience through Articulate and Docebo.

A modern house with wooden siding and large glass windows, set on stone steps in a lush green landscape with mountain range in the background during sunset.

Learning Management Site

• Product: Global Press Institute Online
• Audience: Global Press reporters, alumni, and global journalists seeking foundational, intermediate, and advanced journalism training
• Impact & Outcomes: Achieved 100% graduation rate in first online cohort and 98% participation in continued training, expanding global access to professional development.

When the pandemic halted in-person training, I led the complete transformation of Global Press Institute’s 16-week reporter program into a fully online experience. Serving as creative director, art director, illustrator, project manager, implementation lead, and product manager, I guided the platform search and selection process, ultimately choosing Brightspace’s D2L. I managed contract negotiation, onboarding, and rollout while developing a fresh brand aesthetic for the site and course materials.

We launched Global Press Institute Online by the end of 2020, achieving a 100% graduation rate in our first cohort. Intermediate and advanced training followed, with a 98% participation rate in 2021. This shift laid the foundation for Global Press’s new 2024 operating model, expanding professional development access for journalists worldwide.

In 2025, Global Press launched a two-year fellowship program and multiple certificate programs aimed at furthering professional development for journalists across the world. For those programs, I led development of all visual collateral, including interactive animations to drive key concepts and custom illustrations to define the look and feel of the courses.