A. Cydney Hayes
Content Strategist at Lendtable
Copywriter + content strategist
Hey! I'm Cydney, a writer, content strategist, and copywriter based in San Francisco. I help companies, startups, and media platforms tailor their content to specific platforms, reach the right audience, and tell stories with substance, no matter the medium. In my work and my life, I write about things like tech, art, movies, local business, work, culture, and life.

Check out my site, cydneyhayes.com, for my full portfolio of clips, or DM me—I'm always open to new opportunities!
Lendtable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lendtable
Content Strategist
San Francisco, California, United States
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Balloon
https://www.linkedin.com/company/balloonplatform
Content Team Lead
- Create quarterly content calendars and track KPIs
- Develop and align key messaging, brand positioning across platforms
- Produce and publish 5+ content assets per week (blogs, social, email campaigns, etc.)
- Conduct investor/stakeholder interviews
- Collaborate closely with Sales + Marketing to use content to generate leads 
- Optimize all content using data, SEO, market trends
San Francisco Bay Area
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Job Portraits
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Junior Content Strategist
-Pitched and developed content strategy for 5 client accounts at employer branding agency, assistant lead for 2 (Mozilla, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals)
- Mozilla: Led social media strategy and content creation for Twitter, LinkedIn
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals: Conducted interviews with C-suite leaders, edited assets, pushed content on web and social with SEO
- Organized daily communications with clients and senior agency strategists
San Francisco Bay Area
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Baltimore magazine
https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltimore-magazine
Copyeditor
•	Assist Baltimore magazine's research editor with fact-checking editorial packages for the print magazine and sister publication Game Changers
Remote
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Entertainment Weekly
https://www.linkedin.com/company/entertainment-weekly
Writer
- Wrote 3+ articles per week for EW.com and weekly print magazine across all sections (movies, TV, music, books)
- Published 3 top-hitting articles on Google
Greater Los Angeles Area
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Baltimore magazine
https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltimore-magazine
Writer
- Wrote articles exploring local community for print and digital, including several stories on women in leadership (business owners, writers, social justice activists)
Baltimore, Maryland Area
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Reverberations Magazine
Writer
- Write essays to literary non-fiction magazine focused on art (film, TV, music, fine art, etc.)
Curiosity.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/curiosity-com
Social Media Manager
- Managed social accounts with 4M+ followers across platforms 
- Researched and wrote science, tech, and travel articles
Greater Chicago Area
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The Daily Northwestern
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daily-northwestern
Reporter
- Lead Crime Beat reporter
- Wrote for Arts & Entertainment, Campus, and City desks
Northwestern University
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The Calabasas Courier
Editor In Chief
- Led student-run and -funded newspaper with approx. 30 members
- EIC (2014-2015) Opinion Editor (2013-2014), staff writer (2012-2013)
Calabasas, CA
Unite 4 Good Magazine
Writer
- Profiled philanthropic entrepreneurs and celebrities such as actor Blair Underwood, YouTuber Anna Akana, and poet Patricia Lockwood
Greater Los Angeles Area
KTLA
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ktla
Editorial Assistant
- Assisted Lu Parker
Greater Los Angeles Area
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The Acorn Newspapers
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-acorn-newspapers
Columnist
- Wrote columns about teen culture
Agoura Hills, CA
Journalism
Bachelor's degree
Northwestern University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university/
- Graduated cum laude with a 3.83 GPA
- Minored in political science
- Concentrated in Mandarin Chinese
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Cum Laude
Northwestern University
Second place, AEJMC Student Magazine Writing Competition
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
On the cusp of true independence, the middle children of higher education hang in the purgatory between being a child and being all grown up.
@bettabujos
Bullet journaling IG
https://www.instagram.com/bettabujos/
Icing on the Cake: University of Iowa's Friends Without Borders program is more show than substance
Two students from different cultures form a deep bond—but their friendship is an exception at this peer matching club.
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The Long Road
After a tragedy shakes the Northwestern community and its Chinese international studentry, hope is found in an unlikely place: Evanston's city government.
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WNUR-FM 89.3
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wnur-89-3fm
News Anchor
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Sheridan Clayborne
𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 @ 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (𝐘𝐂 𝐒𝟐𝟎, 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠) | 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 | 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝟑𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎
San Francisco, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moiradoconnell
Moira O.
Content Strategy | Passionate about UX process  | Ex-FB
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amar-shah1
Amar Shah
Masters Candidate at University of Chicago  & Chaplain at Northwestern University
Greater Chicago Area
https://mm.linkedin.com/in/balloon-house-60675719a
Balloon House
Founder at Balloon House yangon
Myanmar
https://id.linkedin.com/in/kurnia-balon-a747b8174
kurnia balon
Marketing Executive di kurnia balon
Jakarta, Indonesia
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Alon Balon
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Jakarta
https://id.linkedin.com/in/balondekorasiulangtahun
Balon dekorasi ulang tahun
Balon Dekorasi Ulang Tahun anak  jakarta murah, balon dekor, balon dekor ulang tahun
Jakarta
https://id.linkedin.com/in/ari-lamatenggo-b1569a116
Ari Lamatenggo
wiraswasta di FAMILY BALLOON INDONESIA
Indonesia
https://id.linkedin.com/in/inotek-balon-62631251
Inotek Balon
PT. INOVASI TEKNOLOGI BALON
Jakarta, Indonesia
https://id.linkedin.com/in/dekorasi-balon-08a0a6151
DEKORASI BALON
dekorasi balon at dekorasi balon semarang
Indonesia
https://id.linkedin.com/in/balon-imagination-47423a120
Balon Imagination
Party decorator at Balloon imagination
Indonesia
https://id.linkedin.com/in/harfandi-warna-balon-20b455bb
Harfandi Warna balon
Owner di Warna balon
Banten, Indonesia
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fortuna dekorasi balon
OWNER di CV.FORTUNA BALON
Jakarta
https://id.linkedin.com/in/balon-tangerang-9730831b6
balon tangerang
Decorator
Tangerang
https://id.linkedin.com/in/bams-balon
Bam's balon dekorasi
Serving full dedication
Jakarta Metropolitan Area
https://hu.linkedin.com/in/alberto-falcone-5100a259
Alberto Falcone
Owner Balloon Lab Ltd
Hungary
https://id.linkedin.com/in/jendral-balloon-b832b810b
jendral balloon
Solusi Media Iklan dan Dekorasi Anda
Jakarta
https://id.linkedin.com/in/surya-balon-4407a2134
Surya Balon
marketing balon promosi
Jakarta
https://id.linkedin.com/in/tatik-yuliani-2a93a16b
Tatik Yuliani
All about balloon
Indonesia
https://id.linkedin.com/in/art-balon-a94787104
ART BALON
Absolutte of the Art Balon
Jakarta
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Northwestern Club of the San Francisco Bay Area
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SIGP 2018 Recipients
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