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Greater Seattle Area

- Managing projects and accounts.- Overseeing daily business operations.- Developing and implementing growth strategies.- Training and managing interns.- Creating and managing projects.- Improving revenue and driving sales.- Evaluating performance and productivity.- Analyzing accounting and financial data.- Researching and identifying growth opportunities.- Generating reports and giving presentations.- Creating content and examining SEO strength of content.

Greater Seattle Area

Help with website management and changes, server management and troubleshooting, email setup and other duties as each arises. Also, help out with social media, photography and marketing needs as they arise.

Greater Seattle Area

Content Manager for Do206.com overseeing website events, news email campaigns, social media channels and more.

Seattle, Washington

- Capture photos and video of events, products, weddings and more.- Create unique videos for websites, advertising campaigns and publications.· Developed websites such as BellinghamHerald.com, DBSkimboards.com, DBlongboards.com, OXSenterprises.com, WildBuffalo.net and more.· Trained WWU students on how to update and design the WesternFrontonline.net and how to prepare for an ever changing world of new media journalism.· Created media for unique social media campaigns for companies like CenturyLink, Sphero, Social Native and Do206 and more.- Created inbound marketing campaigns via social media, email and blog posts.

Tacoma/Seattle, Washington

I oversaw the websites of the Origin Distribution brands that include DB Skimboards, DB Longboards, Cloud Ride Wheels and Atlas Trucks. My job features capturing photos and video, managing social media and email campaigns along with running advertising campaigns, managing the websites and a plethora of other tasks. Part way into the job I also took over all team manager duties at Origin. • Updated the Origin brand websites (DBlongboards.com, DBskimboards.com, AtlasTruckco.com, CloudRideWheels.com and OriginDistribution.com) with new blog posts, products and instructional content.• Created online videos for all of the Origin Brands ranging from product videos, instructional videos, even recap videos. • Social Media Manager for DBlongboards, DBskimboards, Atlas Trucks and Cloud Ride Wheels.• Captured, edited and implemented all product photos and product descriptions for the four websites. • Managed the skateboard and skimboard teams of over 50 team riders. Created contracts for deliverables and expectations. Created media exchanges for products along with managing reimbursements and entry fees. • Planned and managed team trips to contests and for film trips to create product videos and photos.• Created and promoted local skateboard and skimboard events to create a community around the brands and for people to demo the gear available at Origin.

Bellingham, Washington Area

• Captured photos for The Bellingham Herald website, newspaper and associated magazines. • Captured and edited videos of local events, news stories and features in Whatcom County. • Taught fellow photographers and reporters how to capture and edit video.• Helped assigning editors find new photo assignments and schedule the other photographers on staff.• Designed, developed and maintained the bellinghamherald.com with the McClatchy corporate staff.• Created an online social media schedule and made updates along with teaching others how to make updates.• Collaborated with the news, advertising and marketing departments for online projects.• Helped with day to day technology needs.

· Designed, developed and maintained the bellinghamherald.com. · Collaborated with the news, advertising and marketing departments for online projects. · Proposed, created and implemented niche websites and blogs for special-print publications. · Maintained the internal network and implemented new computer systems. · Managed numerous corporate IT projects, such as outsourcing print and setting up data centers. · Created and updated content on the website.

· Checked articles for AP style and grammatical mistakes. · Wrote a technology column and managed a blog answering readers tech questions. · Created online Flash multimedia projects to accompany stories for bellinghamherald.com. · Trained and managed multiple employees on how to update and manage the bellinghamherald.com. · Shot and edited video and created a Flash video player to play it on the bellinghamHerald.com. · Maintained and supported MAC and PC's for sales reps, reporters and graphic artists. · Developed websites using PHP, Perl, CSS, HTML, JQuery, etc.

Archived stories from the daily newspaper.

Bellingham

Photographer and Content Manager for INNATE a screen printing and media shop in Bellingham, WA. Please note this was an unpaid volunteer job to help the local artist community in Bellingham.• Created t-shirt designs• Built the INNATE online web store and screen printing lead forms• Managed online ads• Captured product photos and promotional videos.• Managed the INNATE social media presence.• Organized events for local non-profits.

· Pulled stories off of the Associated Press Wire and placed them on kirotv.com. · Made info graphics for articles that were posted online. · Produced interactive ferry and road maps for the Web site. · Wrote small local stories and gathered information for the nightly news. · Edited video from the nightly news and posted it to the Web site.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Minor in Computer Science and Web Developer Certification

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