Jason Vondersmith

Jason Vondersmith is the Sports Reporter & Features Editor at Pamplin Media Group. Jason has been with Pamplin Media Group since April 2003, starting as an Advertising Representative. In this role, Jason was responsible for matching the advertising needs of small and medium-sized businesses with Pamplin Media Group's print and web advertising products. Jason was also responsible for creativity in ad layout and copywriting, finding the right balance between respecting a client's marketing budget and striving for an ad campaign with the right frequency and enough impact to get noticed. Jason left Pamplin Media Group in December 2014 to pursue other opportunities.

Prior to joining Pamplin Media Group, Jason worked as a Sales Representative at Colourscan in the commercial prepress and printing industry. In this role, Jason was the customer liaison with advertising agencies and marketing departments. The first step was reviewing a project's details, then communicating to the internal production staff the "look" or effect desired. The end result was finalizing a graphics project for billboard printing, magazine ads or point of purchase that conveyed the client's visualized brand.

Jason Vondersmith has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Portland State University in Business Administration and Management, General. Jason also has a Bachelor of Arts from Lewis & Clark College in Double Major: Business Administration and German.

Jason Vondersmith reports to Mark Garber, President & Publisher. They are on a team with J. Brian Monihan - VP, Geoff Pursinger - Digital Engagement Editor, and Vance W. Tong - Director of Operations & Senior Managing Editor.