Cindy Aviram Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ, US

Greater Phoenix Area

• Leader of first-in-class editorial team that integrates brand storytelling with strategic copywriting expertise to inspire audience engagement and donations.
• Direct editorial and messaging strategy on nationwide fundraising campaigns, helping to generate millions of dollars annually in mission funding and in-kind support
• Provide brand- and message-aligned copy, and support content strategy, for a variety of organizationally managed channels and resources including social media and video scripting
• Manage one editorial team member and oversee the work of multiple freelance writers
• Write and edit donor acknowledgements, proposals and solicitations, helping to secure millions of dollars annually in individual donations
• Write and edit content about children's wish experiences that organization's 58 chapters nationwide can leverage for their own fundraising and marketing needs

• Managed blog editorial calendar that supported strategic messaging goals and increased audience engagement
• Streamlined content review process for creative project stakeholders, reducing rounds of revisions by up to 85 percent
• Managed one intern and delegated and oversaw the work of multiple freelance writers
• Served as Communications Lead on Employee Wellness Committee

Freelance

• Provided strategic content development and counsel for various content marketing agencies and their healthcare clients

• Led support from sale through implementation of client-customized versions of health benefits communication SaaS for organization’s largest clients, including PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Michigan State University, and.
• Managed two interns

Evanston, IL

• Led relationships with and developed content marketing strategies for major health care clients, including Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northshore University Healthcare System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• Conceptualized, created and edited engaging and results-oriented content for newsletters, magazines, e-newsletters, digital slideshows, social media and blog posts
• Proactively accommodated clients’ immediate and long-term project needs, ensured clients’ deadlines were met by managing editorial calendars and production schedules, and applied editorial skillset to sales opportunities
• Thought leader on award-winning content strategy that elevated organization’s product offerings
• Delegated and oversaw the work of multiple freelance writers

Evanston, IL

Aurora, IL

• Established new look and feel of daily newspaper while managing writing staff. Contributed editorial expertise and publication guidance during pivotal moments in news cycle, including elections and high-profile.

Aurora, IL

• First place Journalism Excellence Award for News Story Series, “Facing the Economic Crisis” (Northern Illinois Newspaper Association, 2009)
• Second place Journalism Excellence Award for Best Headline Writing (Northern Illinois Newspaper Association, 2009)

Aurora, IL

Naperville, IL

Naperville, IL

Quincy, IL

• Copy edited and designed multiple articles and newspaper pages daily. Leader in Entertainment section redesign.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Copy edited multiple news and business articles daily for accuracy and clarity
• Designed multiple news and business section pages daily
• Set editorial and design guidelines for copy desk staff
• Wrote multiple headlines daily

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Government reporter - covered Columbia City Council, community protests, new laws, local elections
• Wrote feature stories with community interest in mind
• Self-edited work; collaborated with other editors to enhance writing and editing skills

Glenview, IL

• Wrote interview- and research-based articles for fashion, wedding, automotive, and back-to-school sections for multiple Pioneer Press newspapers