Collette R. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As a trending news editor, I assign and edit coverage of food, viral, tech, social media, and travel news. I lead a team of three news writers and run a monthly content series called Life Behind the Likes. I provide editorial assistance to breaking live coverage events, especially during awards season. Day-to-day duties include contacting brands about new releases they have coming up, assigning trending stories, crafting headlines to be optimized for search, and editing up to 25 trending news articles a week.

Greater Chicago Area

-Research and publish quality "Trending Social News" posts within tight deadlines (e.g. tech, food, lifestyle trends) -Advanced to a self-publishing position in December 2017 -Publish "breaking news" posts when needed-Utilize SEO best practices to drive readers to the article -Format and layout posts using Typeset-Prioritize work on the most pressing topics

Greater Los Angeles Area

Reporting directly to the Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Scheduling, I dealt with a wide-variety of tasks on a daily basis. Day-to-day tasks included answering phone calls, maintaining student attendance, processing transcript requests, issuing student driver permits, and greeting all visitors to the Main Office and directing them to the appropriate department.One of my main duties was maintaining the student and parent demographics which including updating the information in Q (the school's database) and disseminating those changes to the relevant parties in a timely manner. Remaining highly organized was key in this process.Another main task was coordinating the registration for Advanced Placement tests. I entered every test into our Access registration system and collected and reported all payments. In total, there were over 1,200 tests ordered. Student communication was key and I facilitated that by utilizing the Remind.com messaging system in order to ensure we ordered the correct number of tests.Other tasks included coordinating and printing out all of the graduation awards, creating and maintaining an informational email list regarding bus services, in which I utilized Google's mail merge attachment to expedite replies and helping with other projects assigned to me. My organizational skills and attention to detail allowed me to remain effective and efficient throughout my time in this position.

My posts center around the Millennial experience, especially that of women. I have had thirteen articles published on Elite Daily, and my articles have received over 2,000 likes as well as hundreds of shares on Facebook.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I was the full-time assistant to the Head Librarian. My foremost duties include supervising and assisting the students while they were not in classes. I also shared effective research methods to aid in their writing processes. My other duties include preparing newly added library materials for circulation, running circulation reports, shelf reading and creating themed displays for different events, e.g. Banned Book Week.I would also complete miscellaneous projects as they came my way.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I assumed the majority of the duties of the Registrar while she was out on disability leave. These included handling calls in the Main Office, processing transcript requests, assisting with Extended Time final exams and AP test registration, and any other task that was assigned to me.I worked in the Student Center assisting with various Graduation related tasks, e.g. inspect and count diplomas, caps & gowns, Grad Night tickets, Graduation DVD orders, etc.I assisted in the Counseling Department with whatever the Administrative Assistant needed including preparing for College Night, creating excel documents with pertinent data for Career Day, Graduation, and CSF.I assisted the Treasurer with inputting invoices in Financial Edge, filing, and mailings.

Chicago, Il

I was a member of a three person team in charge of reaching out and assisting Enablon customers as they prepared to attend the 2014 6th Annual Sustainable Performance Forum in Chicago.Email and phone campaigns were our main methods of contact. After registering individuals, it was imperative to maintain regular contact with them to ensure that their interest in the event remained high. Converting registrants into attendees was vital to the success of the event.The majority of my registrants were able to attend the event because of my clear communication of travel and lodging options and detailed event itineraries, which allowed them to plan out their schedule beforehand.

Greater Chicago Area

This was a seasonal position that ran for six weeks every summer. I worked five summers as a recreation leader at Mt. Greenwood Park in Chicago.I led a group of 20 children ages 6-12 through daily activities such as sports, arts & crafts, and weekly field trips.I created daily schedules for the children incorporating all of the necessary activities.