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James joins Washington Post as operations editor, Sports

Jai-Leen James

The Washington Post has hired Jai-Leen James as an operations editor for Sports.

She starts July 26.

James joins from USA Today, where she was a lead producer and digital strategist for more than 30 Atlantic region news sites. Before that, she was a digital producer at Gannett’s Asbury Park Press.

She has also reported for Miami Beach Times and has served as an associate sports producer at Miami’s WSVN-TV.

James recently completed a master’s degree in digital marketing from West Virginia University and is a graduate of Towson University.

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