Ava Diaz Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

-Edited all content for ten national biannual and quarterly Meetings + Events publications-Content directed the Northeast and Southeast Meetings + Events magazines-Created monthly newsletters for the Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northeast, and Southeast titles-Managed a team of regional contract editors and oversaw operations between the edit and art departments

Edina, Mn

-Lead the team in a positive, constructive manner -Interact with the girls so that they can feel comfortable within the space and with the team. -Assist head coaches with choreography and counting.-Organizing events and promoting the program throughout the community and surrounding suburbs.-Engage in school spirit as the team works to represent the school at local and state competitions and showcases. -My passion for dance is fulfilled through the dedication and commitment to the team.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

-Create, develop, edit and proof all editorial content for Maple Grove Magazine -Assign stories, develop concepts and manage manuscripts to ensure quality content for the Maple Grove community-Manage Maple Grove Magazine's social accounts to help reach larger audiences and promote content

Minneapolis

~Formerly Tiger Oak Media~-Craft 4-6 stories each month across 9 community lifestyle magazines-Conduct interviews with a variety of sources for each story -Attention to detail and commitment to producing quality content for the print and digital platforms

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

~Formerly Tiger Oak Media~-Editorial Intern for Edina, Southwest Metro, Maple Grove and St. Croix Valley magazines -Cold called sources for fact checking-Participated in the magazine production process

- Redesigned and developed the existing website to help fuse media with commerce to visually appeal to the consumer-Wrote biweekly lifestyle blog posts-Designed graphics and brainstormed campaigns for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube-Styled photo and video shoots and took footage for the social accounts and the website -Assisted with influencer outreach-Developing weekly newsletters featuring the latest collection drops, sales, and announcements

The University Of St. Thomas

-Assigned stories to staff members with the goal of attaining the most effective and appropriate media mix.-Offered editorial insight, approval and feedback on outlines, storyboards, scripts, photo, video, audio and written content.-Set agendas and coordinate new initiatives for TommieMedia content on all platforms.

University Of St. Thomas

-Working knowledge of Associated Press style and rules of grammar, punctuation andspelling.- Proficiency in shooting video, gathering audio or taking still pictures- Commitment and dedication to helping produce daily content on stories of all topics.-Covered the GOP party for the 2018 Midterm elections

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Caller Mentor -Connected with alumni over the phone about their experiences while they attended.-In four semesters I raised $21,447 for the St. Thomas Annual Fund.-Informed alumni about future events held by the university.

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

-Attended editorial staff meetings and participated in the magazine production process -Fact checked stories for the custom publications -Wrote articles for various publications such as Real Food, Official Visitors Guide:Twin Cities, Bloomington magazine and M500 as well as weekly blog posts for minnesotamonthly.com -Assisted with administrative tasks in the office

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Summer Publishing Institute, Publishing, Certificate Graduate Workshop

Communication And Journalism Major And English Minor

Activities and Societies: TommieMedia

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Edina Dance Team, Edina Hornettes fall dance team, Edina Track and Field, Normandale Lutheran Church Youth.