Media & Publishing Expertise
Publishing organizations have unique technical needs: massive content archives, complex publishing workflows, instant search across thousands of articles, and CMS architectures that let editors work independently. I’ve solved these challenges across different media verticals.
What I Bring to Media Projects
Large-Scale Content Migration
For ProPublica, the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalism organization, I built the backend systems for their Craft CMS migration: a custom import plugin that cleaned and normalized 3,000+ pages of legacy content from Expression Engine, with batching and queue systems for long-running migrations.
Publications Scheduling Automation
I built a publications scheduling plugin that lets editors link articles to homepage components with scheduled publish times. Articles auto-publish without manual intervention, eliminating the need to log in at odd hours for time-sensitive content.
Instant Search Implementation
For ICO Alert, a cryptocurrency listing platform, I built custom instant search that replaced slow database queries with sub-second filtering across hundreds of listings. Similar work for N2N and Diatoms of North America delivered instant search experiences for their specialized content.
CMS Componentization
Media organizations often inherit rigid CMS structures where content updates require developers. I transform these into flexible, component-based systems where editorial teams work independently.
Common Media & Publishing Challenges I Solve
- Content migration: Large-scale migrations with data cleanup and relationship reconstruction
- Publishing automation: Scheduled publishing, auto-publish to homepage, editorial workflows
- Instant search: Fast search across large archives with faceted filtering
- CMS flexibility: Component-based architectures that free editorial teams
- Performance optimization: Fast page loads despite rich content and large catalogs
Why Media Organizations Choose IB Solutions
- Proven at scale: Migrated 3,000+ pages for Pulitzer Prize-winning organization
- Publishing workflow expertise: Automation that matches how newsrooms actually work
- Search implementation: Instant search experiences across large content archives
- Editorial independence: CMS architectures that reduce developer dependencies
