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Tampa, FL, US

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Edited academic manuscripts for grammar, proper acronym usage and adherence to Chicago Manual of Style; including monographs and occasional papers.
• Coordinated JSOU editorial process with editor-in-chief and managing editor, edited and revised assigned products, confirmed data and sources used were valid and accurate.
• Supported the peer review process by coordinating with subject matter experts to maintain high standards of content.
• Researched and edited scholarly works and other academic publications (i.e. JSOU Annual Research Plan and other military professional educational or Center for Strategic Studies products)
• Tracked distribution of manuscripts through research and production process.
• Maintained electronic and hard copy archives, personal and common area and assigned office equipment.

Spring Hill, Florida

• Initiated targeted outreach missions, such as Open Houses, Hurricane Training Camps, a group shadow day for prospective students and on campus events to reach prospective families increasing enrollment by 27% and.
• Developed and implemented first school marketing plan; Used graphic design & editing skills to redesign all promotional and advertising materials annually.
• With the advent of the Coronavirus, the school closed for events and visitors. To continue marketing the school, I created a new video to promote the school, an extended Virtual Open House video, and then created a.
• Executed a strategic parent review campaign and Google Analytics training to raise Bishop’s Google search position to a top spot in school-related search results
• Increased retention by Expanded and managed the school’s social media footprint by launching an Instagram page, recruited students to submit content of their activities; created the “Bishop Families First” business.
• Implemented targeted outreach missions and trained Student Ambassadors to represent the school in the community.

Pentagon

• Responsible for all aspects of production of the Acquisition Career Management office’s quarterly magazine, The DACM Corner.
• Served as liaison between Public Affairs Offices and contributors and the DACM office.
• Solicited and edited submissions from a variety of sources, including General Officers or Senior Executive Service-led Program Exchange Offices, Subject Matter Experts and Systems Commands employees.
• Designed all magazine page layouts and graphics using industry-standard software including Publisher and InDesign.
• Prepare organization’s All-Hands, informational briefing slides for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development & Acquisition and weekly informational briefing to the Chief of Staff for the Director.
• Completed and published the DACM office’s Strategic Plan FY16-21.

Griesheim, Germany

Stars & Stripes Newspaper serves the entire European Command’s military and family population with a combined print and on-line readership in excess of one million people. As the Assistant Features Editor I was responsible for sorting the Associated Press wire stories for the Features Department. I was responsible for editing and proofreading copy from.

Gainesville, FL

In my senior year at university I secured a required internship through the College of Journalism at Florida Living Magazine (now called Florida Monthly Magazine). I was so successful they converted my position to the first-ever paid internship at the magazine and asked me to stay. I was responsible for researching and writing descriptions of events.

Bs, Journalism, Magazines

Activities and Societies: Outside Concentration in Art History Journalism specializing in Magazines. with an outside emphasis on Art.

Associate Of Science - As, Journalism