Category: DIGITAL-MEDIA

         DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR       Summary    I
am a devoted writer and editor inspired to tell stories. With solid experience
in print and digital magazine, corporate communications and project
management, I have traversed the fields of journalism to help me grow as
storyteller, communicator and leader. Combining these skills with my life
experiences, I strive to give people a voice. This goal became clearer to me
after working for international magazine the last three years.      Experience      Digital Content Editor   01/2017   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State      I manage the Toastmaster magazine's online edition since overseeing the launch of the web-based version in October 2016.   I generate supplemental and interactive content through photos, videos and links.  Drive readership to the online magazine (Increased web traffic 94% since launch of online edition).  Collaborate with Marketing to promote content through social media channels.  Assign articles/manage freelancer writers.  Write features, Q&As and member profiles.  Edit and proof both print and online articles and internal company documents.  Curate extra content from member submissions for print and online.  Track progress through Google Analytics to ensure SEO is effective.  Collaborate with IT department on future release improvements.          Proofreader/Editorial Coordinator   12/2014   to   01/2017     Company Name   City  ,   State      I coordinated the production schedule of the magazine for the first two years of my employment before being promoted.   Managed incoming content and submissions from members.  Wrote feature articles, Q&As and member profiles.  Proofed, fact checked and edited stories.  Managed a team of freelance writers and freelance editors.  Coordinated payment of authors.  Scheduled and led department meetings.  Managed the company's internal editorial review process.  Created digital magazine content for the digital app.  Answered magazine-related questions from members around the world.          Event Manager/Freelance Journalist   06/2014   to   12/2015     Company Name   City  ,   State      As Event Manager, I assisted the Director of Sales
with the facilities' events as well the marketing and communications, which I
continued remotely as a freelance journalist.   Completed website updates through Wordpress     Designed monthly ads for the local chamber
newsletter   Wrote a monthly blog for the website             Produced information packet for clients           Handled marketing campaign for the annual bridal
show  Designed, wrote copy and sent email campaigns
through PerfectWeddingGuide.com             Planned, marketed and attended monthly open
houses for prospective sales           Communications Specialist   07/2012   to   01/2014     Company Name   City  ,   State       Wrote and edited national press releases, designed flyers and brochures.  Designed and created content for sponsorship materials with professional sports teams.  Managed internal employee communications through the company newsletter that I started.  Promoted to project manager to track progress of projects.  Handled day-to-day communications inquiries.  Filtered all incoming marketing requests from employees.  Created materials and content for the HR department and other internal committees.  Distributed internal and external company emails through Outlook and ExactTarget.  Planned and successfully executed the company meetings, picnic, holiday party, incentive trips, national sales meetings and more           Communication Assistant   07/2010   to   07/2012     Company Name   City  ,   State       Writer and photographer, working on both internal and external publications; two print and one digital.  The audience reached from employees to other cooperatives and businesses locally and nationwide.  Wrote hard news, feature, breaking news, press releases, covering special events and two to three-part series on industry topics.  I also represented the company by traveling all over southern Indiana to its 18 member cooperatives.          NewspaperReporter   06/2009   to   08/2009     Company Name   City  ,   State       Selected by the Hoosier State Press Association in 2009 for the Eugene S. Pulliam award  Placed with The Shelbyville News where I worked for 10 weeks as a feature writer, photographer, copy editor and news reporter  Acquired over 40 published clips          Education and Training      Bachelor of Arts  :   Journalism   12/2009       INDIANA UNIVERSITY   City  ,   State               Activities and Honors    First Place, Award of Excellence for Best Feature Story (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Spotlight on Excellence), 2012
First Place, Online/Electronic Newsletter (Cooperative Communications Association (CCA) Communications Contest), 2012
Second Place, Award of Merit for Best External Newspaper/Magazine (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Spotlight on Excellence), 2012
Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Award (Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA), 2009      Additional Skills     AP Style, Sitecore web management, Google Analytics, MOZ Pro, social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram, Skype for Business