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Bridgeman joins WaPo as SEO editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s SEO and operations editor Bryan Flaherty and head of curation and platforms Coleen O’Lear:

We are thrilled to announce that Megan Bridgeman is joining The Washington Post as an SEO editor based on the West Coast. In this role, Megan will help support the SEO team’s mission of reaching audiences on search platforms, with a specific focus bridging the hours between the team’s editors in D.C. and our global audience team in Seoul.

Megan joins us after spending five years as a digital producer in Gannett’s regional networks, working with dozens of newsrooms from California to Missouri.

Most recently, she served as the lead digital producer for the Central U.S. region, which included providing strategic guidance and support for the Des Moines Register and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Megan received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Arizona State University.

Megan’s first day will be May 1.

Mariam Ahmed

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