Alexander K. Email & Phone Number

United States

Boston, Ma, Us

- Sr. Assistant Director on the hybrid marketing and communications team for Northeastern University's Undergraduate Admissions enrollment.- Oversee on traditional print and mail marketing for all prospective and admitted students with Associate Director. Projects include the yearly Admitted Student package with folder, booklets, cards, poster, and pamphlets.- Collaborate with the Global Experience Office (GEO) on marketing and communications efforts for all first-year global programming, which includes N.U.in, Global Scholars, and London Scholars.- Coordinate, copywrite, test, and manage emails for campus partners including Admissions and GEO.The Admissions Communications team is a hybrid marketing and communications team which blends traditional and digital marketing efforts with a focus on communication strategy. The team is made up of experts in skill areas such as: marketing, communication, analytics, and strategy. We are an agile and flexible team that aims to enable better storytelling by stronger reporting and strategic analysis of our marketing and communications efforts.

Draper, Ut, Us

- Consumer Trends Reporter working with the Digital PR team on reports and news articles across the consumer brands portfolio of sites at Clearlink.- Collaborate with Digital PR specialists plus the SEO, UX, editorial, and marketing teams on campaigns.- Report on emerging consumer trends through survey data, research, and interviews. This includes topics such as the streaming video space, the internet, cell phones, small businesses, security and safety, and other campaigns.- Find insights in data with reports, maps, and survey pieces, write contest announcements, produce stats and facts pieces, and compile news updates. - Content published on sites including Business.org, CableTV.com, WhistleOut.com, SafeWise.org, Reviews.org, HighSpeedInternet.com, Move.org, SatelliteInternet.com, and The Penny Hoarder.- Cited and linked on sites including CNBC, CNN, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Forbes, Yahoo, and local news outlets. Interviews for ABC7-LA, NBC 10, The List, and Broadband Breakfast.- Drive over 220,000 page views and 615 backlinks.- Launched news initiative with DPR Manager and SEO Manager. Write news content for CableTV.com, WhistleOut Canada, and SafeWise.org. Over 11,000 clicks and 310,000 impressions in first two months of project.- Maintain news content project as sole writer and project manager. Coordinate with SEO, UX, editorial, and DPR teams. Write and edit all content in a timely fashion for publication.

Draper, Ut, Us

- Collaborate on the consumer brands and consumer copy teams- Work for Business.org, helping small business owners and decision makers find the right tools and services to help them grow their businesses- Find more info on my work and role below.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

- Staff writer focused on inventory management, ecommerce, and dropshipping.- Collaborate on the consumer brands and consumer copy teams.- Research products, applications, and services to determine what the best options are for small business owners.- Write new articles and update older pieces based on rankings including price, features, and usability.- Work with SEO keywords and SERP guidelines to promote pages.- Pitch new pieces and follow industry trends.- Collaborate with the editorial team on pitching and editing.- Upload pieces to Business.org using WordPress.- In final three months, top pages generated 15,000 page views, 8,800 affiliate link clicks, and $86,000.- Launched weekly newsletter “Simple Solutions” to help small business audience understand business trends and news. Collaborated with the email, marketing, UX, and graphics teams to come up with the design. Wrote all content and conducted expert interviews. View newsletter: https://www.business.org/tag/newsletter/

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Worked on all five monologues from the HWS Theatre spring 2021 production of Tone a Blind Eye to adjust color, temperature, contrast, and vibrancy. - Used reference photos and Jamboards to ensure cohesion.- Collaborated with the cinematographer Kelly Walker and the director H. May to figure out the right tone for the color in the videos.- Completed three passes on all of the monologues to show a “before” and “after” for the color correction and grading.- Finalized the grade and correction on all clips and exported project file.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

- Read through publications to find adaptable IP- Worked with Editor to find best content- Had stories featured on the StoryScout website for purchase and adaptation- Maintained a grid of articles and comments- Tracked news trends to predict popular articles

New York, New York, Us

- Write articles on small businesses and best practices.- Digital copywriter focused on articles about COVID-19 pandemic relief for business owners and their employees.- Develop educational, researched pieces utilizing resources including U.S. Congress legislation, updates from the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA), and testimonials published via trade organizations.- SEO content experience with an understanding of optimization.- Collaborate with the editorial team.

- Worked with the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute (ESSYI) and its director, Professor of Science and Environmental Education Jamie MaKinster- Helped move the summer program from in-person to remote by assisting with asynchronous learning videos- Collaborated over Zoom on a series of three videos that students would use to enhance their learning experience - Helped coordinate filming and led the edit and captioning of videos- Edited asynchronous videos for the Ontario County Landfill, Zurich Bog, and the HWS Solar Farm including captioning and graphics

Burbank, Ca, Us

- Assistant to Sam Kozhaya, EVP of Business & Corporate Development, and Matthew Erramouspe, Chief Legal Officer and EVP- Heavy calendar/scheduling, coordinate with major studios/agencies, liaise with CEO’s office, roll calls, file expenses and invoices, experience working from home

Burbank, Ca, Us

- Answer high volume of phone calls- Greet and check in all guests- Schedule fitness sessions – over 40 individual personal trainings and group classes- Reserve conference rooms- Read scripts and projects for TV Development and Global TV- Desk coverage for the EVP Film Creative Affairs; VP of TV and Digital Studios; and the Executive Director of TV Development

Burbank, Ca, Us

- Coverage of scripts and pitches- Create and maintain TV horror grid of projects developed and produced- Meet with executives to discuss projects- Create and maintain a book grid for President of Television that includes weekly additions and comments sourced from trade publications- Compile grids of writers, directors, producers, and showrunners for shows in Development. Call managers, lawyers, and agents to check availability.- Cover desks for the Executive Director of TV Development, VP of Television Development, SVP of TV Current & Development, EVP of Film Creative Affairs

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Write articles for HWS Update and magazine Pulteney Street Survey- Interview alums and students- Reach out to alums and students for updates about current roles and experience- Edit and produce videos for the Colleges' YouTube and social media- Liaise with Vice President for Marketing and Communications, Director of Communications, and Senior Editor- Selected articles can be found at: https://www2.hws.edu/author/ak7889/

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Video work for the Colleges; editing, fieldwork, and branding- Shot and edited videos for Commencement, the HWS Sailing Team, Orientation, Homecoming, Convocation, William Smith Founder's Day, Reunion 2019, Welcome Back Concert, and Presidential Announcement among others- Photographed various events around campus for features- Edited the Reunion Herald, a version of the newspaper created by the Office of Communications and Advancement to keep alums returning to campus up to date.

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Hired as writing tutor at the Center for Teaching and Learning; work with students in one-on-one meetings- Selected first to be Writing Colleague and completed two classroom placements before hired as Writing Fellow.

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Work under the technical director at Hobart and William Smith Colleges with various jobs in the theater.- Hang and focus lights for the stage productions, build set pieces, arrange the theater for performances ( Theatre CV available upon request)- Stage Manager (Boeing Boeing, 2017), Assistant Stage Manager (5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, 2018; Twelfth Night, 2016), and sound board operator for all shows- Pioneered the use of projections in the theatre for three shows: 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (2018), Love/Sick (2018), and #TheBallantineDays (2019)

Geneva, Ny, Us

- Work with various admissions counselors and Director of Admissions, John Young- Contact and host prospective students, and create multiple videos for the Admissions Office used for marketing

- Covered the desk of two managers- Logged and rolled calls, scheduled and confirmed meetings for clients- Confirmed client payments

- 'The Herald' and the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education launched the new podcast Career Journeys.- In production: January - November 2019; episodes recorded: March - August 2019 in the WEOS NPR studio; episodes edited on Adobe Audition and released: June 2019 - August 2020.- In each episode, alums at the top of their fields will discuss their professions and the paths that led them there, with me. Guests include Brad Falchuk, the writer, producer, director and co-creator of shows like American Horror Story, 9-1-1, Pose and Glee; Thomas S. Bozzuto, chairman and co-founder of The Bozzuto Group; Judge Shireen Avis Fisher, Justice of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; Dr. Mark Mapstone, psychologist and pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher; Aileen Gleason, senior vice president of Global Product Solutions at Bank of America Corp.; Michael Rawlins, principal user experience design architect at the Walt Disney Company; Jessica Knoll, New York Times best-selling author of the novels 'Luckiest Girl Alive' and 'The Favorite Sister'; Warren Littlefield, former president of NBC and current Executive Producer of The Handmaid’s Tale and Fargo; and Josh Horowitz, MTV News correspondent and the host of the TV show After Hours and the podcast Happy Sad Confused.

- Serve as editor, executive producer, co-writer, and co-creator of podcast aiming to educate the community about campus issues.- Works with host, the Managing and News Editors of the Herald, and Finger Lakes Public Radio (WEOS) during production and writing.- Guests have included Mark D. Gearan, Professor of Physics Steven Penn, Professor of English Melanie Hamilton, and a State of the Colleges series with the Deans and President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.- Premiered ten-part series on Tommy the Traveler and 1970s campus unrest during the summer of 2019. Was the co-creator, producer, co-writer, host, and composer of the series. Also conducted all of the twenty-one interviews.

- Independently published monthly in print and online: hwsherald.com (redesigned website, Spring 2018)- Oversee staff writers, editors, and special contributors; lead meetings; liaise with advisor; work with Editors to maintain story budgets and make sure each issue has enough articles; edit articles and complete layout of issue in AdobeInDesign. - In charge of general content and review for the Herald.- Oversaw the major pieces and investigations that shaped the Herald.- Interviewed by Finger Lakes Public Radio (WEOS) and appeared on WEOS and WXXI News Rochester.- Led major investigations at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.Spring 2018: Accusations of plagiarism against President Gregory J. Vincent, including an independent investigation into all six claims of plagiarism from the dissertation and the anonymous email detailing claims; the climate on campus around sexual misconduct and student experience, which included eighteen interviews with faculty, staff, administrators, and survivors of sexual harassment and assault, also reported on blue lights, statistics, social space and fraternities, reporting concerns with Title IX, and respect among peers.October 2018: Coordinate college system. Solicited eight viewpoints written by transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming identifying / questioning students and alums; wrote context and history piece which included interviews with Deans and comments from senior staff and the Interim President.May 2019: Race and diversity at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Solicited over twenty viewpoints written by students of color; wrote context piece which included interviews with committee members, Campus Safety incidents, faculty, staff, and comments from senior staff and the Interim President- Interviewed author Jeff VanderMeer and artist Patrick Kana in Fall 2015 and Fall 2016; Commencement Speaker announcement in 2018 and 2019; interviewed President-elect Joyce Jacobsen and led coverage in Spring 2019.

- Assisted the Editor-in-Chief and layout and design for each issue.- Coordinated articles and writing for each issue.

- Appointed News Editor as a first-year student and writer.- Compiled a story budget for each issue.- Edited news articles submitted to the paper.- Wrote own articles on a variety of topics as well.

- Worked with the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute (ESSYI) at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) as a photographer, videographer, and editor.- Shadowed the program; photographed and filmed classes along with excursions to the Ontario Country Landfill and Recycling Center, Zurich Bog, Fribolin Farm, and Solar Farm.- Interviewed students, faculty, and HWS student instructors for video testimonials.- Organized and edited the content into two marketing videos, one HWS-student-focused video, and one photo library - all of which were utilized by the Office of CommunicationsPhoto Collection: https://www2.hws.edu/news/this-week-in-photos/this-week-in-photos-essyi-2019/

Us

- Manage a staff of Instructors, interface with parents and Sailing Committee on a regular basis, plan and implement schedule of events, and teach classes using Sonars and Optimist Prams, along with private lessons open to the public and various skill levels- In charge of administration, curriculum, hiring, and boat maintenance for the Junior Sailing Program

Us

- Full-time Instructor teaching all available courses to sailors- Taught in Sonars, Vanguard Prams, and Optis

Bath, Gb

- Worked with the Dean and Director, Assistant Dean of Students, and Academic Administrator to organize social and cultural events, and market and publicize the program- Created a series of videos to be used to market Advanced Studies in England to colleges and universities in the U.S.

- Assisted on film shoots, post-production work, and general production and office tasks- Completed dissertation on experience and film projects while in England with Suited & Booted. (Dissertation available upon request.)

- Worked under the direction of Augustus Schoene-Rene, the technical director, on dance recitals, concerts, and theatrical productions- Lighting designer on four productions and spotlight operator on one concert (see Theatre CV)

- Was awarded the Junior Instructor of the Year Award in 2013 and 2014.- Taught classes ranging from Beginner to Intro to Racing- Taught in Optis, 420s, and Sonars- Sailed on the Pleon 420 Race Team while working as Junior Instructor