Brad Spiegel Email & Phone Number

Chelmsford, MA, US

Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States

Create content for the Office of Communications on a freelance basis. Work with the director to come up with insightful stories that both highlight compelling members of the school’s community as well as serve as marketing material to entice prospective students.

New Hampshire, United States

Pitch stories that affect all areas of New Hampshire to be used by members of a news service. Most stories are Covid-19 and pandemic related. Responsible for finding sources in many areas of the state for each story.

Saco, ME

• Writer: Utilizing my expertise in reporting, writing, inbound marketing, social media and marketing, including contributing to local newspapers and company websites/blogs.

Boston, MA

• Inbound Marketing: Increased website hits and social media followers by 100%, as well as engagement across all channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr and LinkedIn, as primary writer and.
• Ideas: Created new features, content and enhancements to the website and social media channels that advanced objectives and strategic plan, including use of video, photo galleries and charts.
• Change Agent: Influenced corporate culture by educating, teaching, and obtaining buy-in from staff and contributors to prioritize the use of consistent style, tone and voice on the website to ensure quality and to.
• Collaboration: Changed in-house culture by creating editorial calendar for all departments to contribute to website/social media. Directed cross-functional teams including senior managers to form strategic.
• Implemented new public relations and communications strategies for increased membership, social media and website interaction.
• Lead reporter at company’s annual convention and trade show that attracts 10,000+ industry professionals as well as other industry events.

• Producer: wrote stories, took photos and video for online-only, hyper-local publication. AccomplishmentsHelped raise number of visitors and time spent on website. Engaged community with coverage.

Waltham, MA

• Project Management: Created new initiatives for trade shows, seminars and continuing education. Saw participation increase in offerings due to promotion and new avenues such as social media.
• Marketing: Developed in-house and outside plans for B2B and B2C; created online and print collateral.
• Media Relations: Pitched story opportunities for local and national media outlets about mutually beneficial stories. Influenced preferred placement of stories. Managed media requests, wrote/edited press releases.
• Social Media: Increased interaction by 50% by creating new features such as contests, polls, trivia and personal stories, resulting in new business and brand recognition.
• Advertising: Came under budget by creating new online and print campaigns through various media channels in order to promote in-house offerings.
• Coordinated company’s presence at festivals and expos.Accomplishments

Lynn, MA

• Publicity: Introduced new demographic of readers by forming relationships with city’s younger population.
• Manager: Directed newsroom operations: assigning stories, hiring, promoting, training, scheduling and evaluating staff. Deployed reporters and photographers to cover breaking news or timely stories.
• Editor: Created new editorial calendar to streamline process and save time. Wrote stories and editorials, and edited stories. Daily page layout. Kept website updated with new stories throughout the day.
• Installed new culture in newsroom that had become stale and uninspired.Accomplishments
• Managed editorial department finances for a daily newspaper that covered five cities. Decreased expenses through consolidation of staff and increasing operational efficiency. Analyzed syndicated sections’ return on.
• Awards: New England Press Association Right To Know and Election Coverage awards.

Waltham, MA

• Editor: Chartered new waters as manager of written, photo and video content on website during the infancy of online media, creatively using print and online media together to grow online presence while keeping.
• Writer: Produced columns, editorials, news and feature stories.
• Multi Media: Fostered a supportive environment for unique creativity and design with the goal of using illustration, charts and photographs to tell stories and build unforgettable images that enticed readers.
• Public Relations: Created the newspaper’s brand as a committee and board member to a variety of community organizations. I was the voice of the company by speaking to clubs, businesses and students.
• Committees/Boards: Waltham Partnership for Youth; Waltham Emergency Committee; Reagle Players.Accomplishments
• Awards: New England Press Association: Community Involvement; Special Award for in-depth coverage of hospital closure; Series Award for staff for three-day coverage of homeless in the city; New England Newspaper.

• Editor: edited articles; collaborated with reporters for accuracy and clear and concise stories
• Layout: produced 20- to 40-page paper with Quark, including story placement, sizing photos, creating charts, and writing headlines and cutlines.
• Manager: assigned breaking stories at nigh.
• Award: NEPA, page design.

• Editor: page design and story editing on night copy desk

• Editor: Edited stories and section layout for the Business section. Assisted with other section on a need-basis.

• Editor: page design and story editing for daily paper; responsible for weekly Community, Life and Senior sections

• Reporter: Reporter for the sports section, covering professional, college and high school teams. Compiled all-star teams, season previews and year-end stories. Wrote feature stories, game stories and game analysis.

• Reporter: Reporter for the sports section, covering professional, college and high school teams. Compiled all-star teams, season previews and year-end stories. Wrote feature stories, game stories and game analysis.

Dos Palos, CA

• Editor: Sports editor for three weekly papers. Responsible for game coverage, feature stories, photos, copy editing and page layout.

• Reporter: Sports reporter for daily newspaper, covering high schools and colleges.

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism

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