Breck Pappas Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Maintain, improve, and add content to Mount Vernon’s website (mountvernon.org)
• Research and write original content for digital platforms on a wide variety of topics
• Consolidate academic writings into materials designed for general public consumption
• Work with departments across the organization to highlight their research online
• Review marketing materials for historic accuracy
• Explore Mount Vernon’s archives to produce original content or supplement existing content

Mobile, Alabama Area

• Hired as an editorial assistant, I was promoted to staff writer and eventually senior writer for Mobile Bay Magazine, Mobile’s premier glossy lifestyle magazine. In this role, I penned over 100 magazine articles across.
• My responsibilities stretched across every aspect of the editorial process, including scheduling and organizing photoshoots, assigning and editing freelance articles, working closely with contributing writers.
• Regularly used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Kaikoura, New Zealand

• Spent a year traveling and working across New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Spent six months of that time working at Dolphin Encounter, an adventure tourism company that facilitates open-ocean swims with wild.
• Responsible for preparing all land equipment and gear for dolphin swimmers and organizing boat supplies.

Mobile, Alabama Area

• Proofread and fact-checked press releases, monthly newsletters, and various advertisements for clients stretching across the country. Performed edits with AP style. Occasionally worked with PR as a contributing writer.

All Saints Episcopal Church

• Led the youth program at All Saints Episcopal Church in service/outreach projects, church-related activities, and mentoring.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Worked at Trinity University as a Residential Counselor for the Duke Talent Identification Program, coordinating activities and monitoring student behavior around the dorm.

Austin, Texas Area

• Performed website maintenance, updated tour calendars, created daily music blog, in charge of twitter and Facebook pages.
• Provided A&R presentations for the label: scouted new bands, collected their music and videos, gave feedback concerning the band’s potential.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Sports Editor and Contributing Writer for school newspaper, Order of the Gownsmen (academic honor society).

Education record