Sarah Ford Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Employ dynamic communication skills, cultural competency, and empathyto gather information from COVID-19 patients of varied backgrounds• Obtain and document relevant patient information with extreme attentionto detail and accuracy• Provide quarantine guidance and coordinate referrals for testing, healthcare, and other relevant needs

• Maintain an active and robust social media presence by creating andposting content, ads, images, links, and videos for Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn, and Instagram• Use HTML/CSS and Luminate Online to produce e-newsletters, emailcampaigns, and all other communications• Assist in developing and communicating organizational campaignsthrough email, in-house products, and newsletters• Develop concise, compelling content to use in appeals (print andelectronic), blog posts, newsletters, acknowledgment letters, etc.

Greater Denver Area

- Plan and prepare stories for print by assigning and developing story ideas with freelance writers for monthly publication (circ. 7,000)- Create and manage editorial calendar, shipping list, in-house design, photo shoots, illustrations, etc. - Ensure accuracy and consistency in final product through fact-checking, editing, copy editing all content - Create, adhere to, and track editorial budget; manage payments for accounts- Maintain all external organizational communications including newsletters, press releases, donor and supporter communications (i.e. annual appeals), etc. - Assist in writing and editing organizational grant submissions- Meet with VOICE Vendors one-on-one for workshop writing to hone writing skills- Recruit and manage freelance contributors, volunteers, interns - Manage online presence via website maintenance and social media feeds - Work with Ad Sales Rep in conjunction with advertisers to manage ad layouts- Manage all projects completed by graphic designer, including fundraising documents, marketing literature, etc. - Act as point-of-contact for media inquiries, as a spokesperson at community events and as a liaison in collaboration with other organizations and businesses - Assist with special events and fundraisers throughout the year

Greater Denver Area

• Write urgent stories for CBS4 morning news • Track local, national and international breaking news; update on air and social media in real time• Utilize studio, set, and graphical elements to creatively showcase stories• Coordinate, write and manage execution of CBS Denver weekday and weekend morning shows• Manage production of national broadcast cut-in segments

Greater Denver Area

• Manage and mentor high quality, vetted writers who create on-demand topic and location-driven content for large media brands, including CBS Local, CBS Sports and Time Warner • Coordinate production/delivery of content and special projects while providing creative guidance to contributors, usually on tight deadlines• Oversee sponsored campaigns, including pitching, editorial calendar creation, production, editing and delivery• Work in CMS systems Wordpress and Kapost• Supervise the approval and submission of more than 100 CBS lifestyle articles weekly, while maintaining direct communication with all market editors, supervisors, and more than 100 freelance writers.• Work directly with editors and directors of all markets to ensure satisfaction with content• Manage more than 100 freelance writers and provide writing and style coaching• Participate in weekly meetings with CBS New York to discuss status and direction of OnTopic program

Morocco

Participated in SIT Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media program in the fall semester of 2014, an innovative study abroad program focused in international reporting based out of Rabat, Morocco.Reported feature stories from throughout Morocco for www.reportingmorocco.orgParticipated in intensive journalistic studies led by renowned journalistsDeveloped skills and knowledge in feature and multimedia reportingParticipated in intensive language studies in Modern Standard Arabic Spent five weeks producing an independent article on the status of educational rights for children with disabilities in Morocco and the larger MENA region, which was published on globalhealthub.org

Denver

Thoroughly fact-checked articles and contentAssisted editors on packages and projectsProduced articles for front of the book and onlineAssembled events for online calendar and "best bets" sectionsAssisted with online content and blogging

Supervise floor of 30+ residentsDevelop, implement and evaluate educational programs in coordination with university staffEnforce university policy Respond to incidents in-building and act as first contact in emergency situationsProvide paraprofessional counseling to residents

Supervise production of a weekly 16 page paperEdit all weekly contentManage a staff of 30+Update and maintain duclarion.com website and contentLay out pages with Photoshop and Indesign Contribute weekly contentCover campus crime and campus safety beat Assist in supervision of payroll and adherence to a tight budgetDigital DirectorSupervise a team in developing new digital and online strategy and contentOversee weekly social media use and evaluate weekly success and areas to improveCreated new "digital-first" posting strategy emphasizing online content Established new multimedia features including videos and weekly slideshows Implemented blogs and a blogging platform Manage all social mediaNEWS EDITOR September 2012- March 2013Managed team of writers, pitched and assigned section content, produced 2-3 stories weekly, edited all section content and completed lay out of three page section on Adobe InDesignAlso was responsible for campus and surrounding area crime beat

The Sigma Iota Rho Journal of International Relations is a premiere undergraduate international relations research journal with a circulation of 3,000 copies, which are distributed to over 160 undergraduate international relations programs. The journal is produced by the Sigma Iota Rho Honor Society for International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.As an Associate Editor for the journal my tasks are: Blind review submissions to the journal to determine the best entries for publicationHelp determine strength of arguments, research and writing of submissionsAssist in macro and micro edits to argumentation, style, grammar, etc.Assist layout team in finalization of completed journal

Durango, Colorado

Worked as a temporary winter break reporter at the Durango Herald doing general reporting for the news section during 2012 and 2013. Circulation 8,000Reported on events in Durango and La Plata area Produced daily stories under strict deadlineWrote feature stories for center spread Assisted in online content

Aided in concept development for monthly publicationWorked with writers on story and concept developmentEdited and fact checked articles Contributed feature articlesRegularly reported on issues of poverty and homelessnessOrganized spreads and page content

Writing intensive internshipReported for paper's special sections, profiles and general business topicsProduced stories on strict deadline with special attention to detail, format and business styleContributed profiles to the 40 Under 40 special issue

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And International Relations

Education record

Activities and Societies: Head News Editor and Reporter with school paper (El Diablo), Speech and Debate Team