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Alessia Alaimo, Digital Media Manager, has been with Wick Communications since March of 2013 and is currently supervising the newspaper organization’s digital, mobile and social media initiatives for all of Wick’s publications nationwide in Tucson, Arizona. She is responsible for producing, maintaining and enhancing various websites. She supports all of Wick Communications’ digital media products through web development, graphic design, internal staff training, communication, and presentations.

Prior to Wick, she was a creative director for a large-format print and advertising company for seven years. While serving as director, she widened her graphical expertise, incorporating strong analytic and creative skills in marketing and advertising in both print and digital.

Alaimo is a native Italian from Palermo, Sicily. She graduated from the Southwest University of Visual Arts earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications and Graphic Design. She holds design awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and received first place in AAF’s regional marketing campaign competition. She was recently selected for the Inland Press Foundation Fellowship Program, an outreach management development program that gives first-time minority managers the exposure they need to gain more knowledge of the newspaper industry.