Gina Debacker Email & Phone Number

Lawrence, KS, US

Lawrence, Kansas Area

• As a special issues editor, I managed the creation of four Mother Earth Living-branded issues per year that each had their own niche focus. (For example, our best-selling Guide to Super Herbs.)Responsibilities:
• Curated content for four special interest publications per year, and mapped issues
• Communicated with designer about page design
• Edited articles to check for style, grammar, factual errors and clarity
• Chose artwork
• Wrote cover lines and worked with Premium Content team to oversee cover design

Topeka, Kansas Area

• I was brought on board a new team to launch Mother Earth Living magazine, a national print and online publication for those interested in maintaining a healthy home and natural lifestyle (from the garden to the table.
• Spearheaded special interest publications (curated content, mapped issues, and communicated with our designer to build twice-a-year publications with a niche focus)
• Managed the health section of our publication (helped iron out the details regarding our editorial calendar, assigned articles to freelance writers, curated additional content, and edited first drafts to check for.
• Edited articles and wrote short and feature-length information-packed articles for print
• Assisted with web management and social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube
• Helped grow website traffic from 250K to nearly 1 million visits monthly, and created web reports that analyzed our progress

Topeka, Kansas Area

• As editorial assistant, I acted as a print, web and social media editor for The Herb Companion magazine, a national print and online publication for those interested in everything herb-related (grow with herbs, cook.
• Managed our website and grew website traffic from 13K to more than 250K visits monthly, and created web reports that analyzed our progress
• Posted content from our print publication onto our website, and optimized it for the web
• Created content for the web and outsourced content from interns and outside guest bloggers
• Managed social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
• Wrote, edited and launched weekly e-newsletters

Topeka, Kansas Area

• As editorial intern, I worked with the editorial team for Natural Home magazine, a national print and online publication for those interested in energy-efficient homes and an eco-friendly lifestyle. Responsibilities:
• Wrote articles for print and web, ranging from short blurbs to feature-length articles
• Edited articles

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Produced online content as a part of custom marketing strategies for various purpose-driven clients. This includes producing product round-ups for DoneGood.co, and reconfiguring interview transcripts into SEO-driven Q&As and articles published on Forbes.com.