Travis Loop, Founder of waterloop, a nonprofit news outlet exploring solutions for sustainability in water.
Contact info
Website: https://www.waterloop.org
Location: Wilmington, United States
Industry Experience
Education: Bachelor
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 20 years or above
Work Experience
Reporter and Graphic Designer
Topsail Voice
Wrote news articles, designed advertisements, and formatted publications.
Editor and General Manager
Carolina Beach Weekly News
Given control of start-up weekly newspaper. Directed editorial, advertising, production, and circulation.
Staff Writer
Newspaper Association of America
Worked with newspaper executives to cover industry for its flagship trade publication Presstime.
Reporter
West Hawaii Today
Wrote news articles on environment, government, and education issues.
Editor
West Hawaii Today
Promoted to manage newsroom with 30 staff members. Directed news coverage after 6.6-magnitude earthquake. Launched new online polls and discussion forums.
Speechwriter/Communications Manager
Office of the Governor - State of Hawaii
Recruited to be sole speechwriter for Governor, serve on senior communications team, and manage all print and digital content. Wrote editorials, radio addresses, and video messages from Governor.
Communications Director
Chesapeake Bay Program
Hired to lead communications for partnership of 10 federal agencies and six states working on high-profile clean up of the largest bay in the nation. Directed social media, website, blog, videos, and e-newsletters.
Public Affairs Director
EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
Managed media relations including acting as spokesperson. Served as editor of federal strategy for Chesapeake Bay required by an Executive Order from President. Coordinated communications of 11 federal agencies.
Communications Director for Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hired to rebuild the communications office and direct strategic communications for all of EPA’s national water issues. Manage water content on website with 1.8 million monthly hits. Plan events and write speeches for senior officials.
Board Member
WATERway NC
Serve on Board for nonprofit organizations helping households in need in Wilmington, N.C. to pay water bills and avoid shutoffs.
Communications Director
Water Environment Federation
Direct strategy, media relations, and social media for organization with 30,000 members and 75 U.S. and international chapters. Manage communications for WEFTEC, the world’s largest annual water conference. Execute public outreach campaigns to raise awareness of the value of water.
Founder
waterloop
Founder of nonprofit media outlet that helps water leaders to discover solutions and drive change. Produce podcasts, videos, and social media content. Research topics and interview guests.
Industry Expertise
- Marketing
- Communication & Promotion
- Strategic Communication
- Non Profit
- Communication & Media
- Government Agency
- Association
- Digital Media
- Multimedia
- Media & Communication
- Internet Media
- Social Networks
- Podcasts
- Journalism
- News Journalism
- News, writing & editing
- Corporate Communications
- Communications Strategy
- Public Awareness
- scientific communication
- Communications and Marketing
- Scientific writing
- Content Marketing
- Marketing & Communication
- Blogger
- blogger
- Team Leader
- Project Director