Adam Salandra Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Served as content marketing manager, leading content and social strategies for marketing team
• Created and applied the official Brand Voice & Tone Guidelines for the entire company
• Wrote newsletters, blogs, landing pages, ebooks, case studies, webinars, and sales sequences

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Craft compelling copy for ads, landing pages, and social media campaigns
• Interview employees, customers, and vendors to create human interest stories for the company website and internal newsletter
• Pitch, write, and edit stories for Ember, MedMen's lifestyle magazine
• Draft emails, speeches, and talking points for senior leadership

• Develop processes to most effectively communicate company news both internally and externally
• Write human interest stories and company updates for MedMen's Newsroom site
• Conduct interviews for employee spotlights and craft copy for the internal newsletter

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Assigned and edited breaking news entertainment stories from a team of reporters
• Wrote in-depth stories breaking down the biggest headlines in Hollywood
• Used superior entertainment news judgement to ensure the most important stories were tackled

• Wrote about the latest entertainment news and trends in film and television with a unique voice and point of view
• Produced weekly 'Drag Race' power rankings, interviewed each episode’s eliminated contestants, and covered the finale red carpet
• Covered annual tentpole events, including fall TV, award season, and Comic-Con
• Interviewed celebrities on red carpets, junkets, and at live events
• Hosted weekly shows in the FANDOM studio as a pop culture expert
• Managed several freelancers, assigning and editing their stories each week

Los Angeles

• Wrote on-brand copy for landing pages, emails, blogs and marketing materials
• Partnered with designers to create eye-grabbing ads and digital posts
• Broke down copywriting briefs to understand client’s exact needs
• Ran social media accounts in brand voice while engaging consumers and fans
• Developed an editorial calendar for company blog and wrote must-read weekly posts

• Produced and hosted digital segments, including interviews at press junkets and red carpets
• Covered major LGBTQ milestones, including the historic Supreme Court marriage equality verdict and the Pulse nightclub tragedy in Orlando
• Won a Wowie Award for exceptionally fast reporting of breaking news
• Wrote unique, relevant questions for on-camera interviews
• Pitched ideas and took assignments for daily blog posts and articles

• Created and produced the network’s first LGBT show to a live streaming audience
• Facilitated discussions as panel moderator to make each episode flow smoothly
• Scheduled celebrity guests to appear on the show and developed interview questions for them
• Utilized social media to reach a wide network of fans

• Delivered entertainment news to a live audience across the country
• Gathered the biggest stories of the week for on-air discussion
• Interacted with fans and viewers throughout live broadcast

CNN Los Angeles

• Discussed the day’s biggest pop culture news stories with host Rocsi Diaz
• Broadcasted live across the country from L.A.’s CNN Building
• Researched trending topics to stay educated for daily discussions