Heather Brady Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

• Manages all organizational social media handles (currently Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and leads social strategy.• Develops and implements marketing and communications strategies for content promotion and growth of Sojourners’ platforms, including print and online publications, with the editorial and multimedia staff.• Manages home page and content landing pages for sojo.net• Implements, analyzes, and adjusts strategies for the growth and engagement of Sojourners’ email constituency using a CRM and working cross-departmentally to help oversee overall list health.• Tracks social media best practices and uses those platforms for audience engagement, cultivation, and list acquisition.• Compiles and tracks weekly analytics across platforms to gauge trends and growth.• Manages audience response to Sojourners’ email communications and publications (i.e., comments sections and feedback forms).• Coordinates and writes the Response section of Sojourners magazine.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Producer for two podcasts: one about women entrepreneurs and one about finance technology development• Adviser for CNN reporter working on in-depth stories about the American West, indigenous populations and sociopolitical divisions• Contract producer for the Hoover Institution’s immigration policy fellow, organizing conversations among thought leaders across the political spectrum and prepping background information for related blog posts, games• Contractor for the National School Board Association’s marketing department, producing marketing copy and materials and working with the design team to achieve their objectives

Washington, Dc, Us

• Helped develop a content calendar from the ground up for the newly created Culture & Exploration desk• Pitched the desk’s newsletter concept• Pitched and wrote short- and longform stories• Wrote quick-turnaround news stories based on news events that fell within our desk’s content area• Headed the data analytics for our team, using Adobe Analytics/Omniture and Google Analytics to monitor performance of all stories, flag top and bottom performers, and pitch new stories accordingly• Wrote assigned stories, created photo galleries, produced story text for videos while working closely with video producers• Top edited stories for Culture & Exploration desk• Traveled to, interviewed, and regularly interfaced with Nat Geo Explorers for stories about their work and breakthroughs

Washington, Dc, Us

• Developed content for and project managed digital edition of National Geographic magazine’s “Gender Revolution” issue, finalist for 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting• Curated homepage content for nationalgeographic.com and doubled homepage metrics• Wrote and built stories for News and produced pages for other daily content sections• Advised NGM editors and designers and helped build digital versions of magazine stories• Trained editors and writers in content management systems• Produced content for Apple News distribution platform• Created digital strategy for and produced one-off projects• Coordinated sponsored and special content for production and promotion

Washington, Dc, Us

• Provided editorial quality assurance for digital versions of the monthly magazine, content across the nationalgeographic.com website, proprietary apps, digital newsletters and Snapchat content• Fact-checked, copy edited and provided quality assurance for Nat Geo Travel’s social media posts, Intelligent Travel blog posts and daily photography feature• Organized meeting series for digital editorial team to collaborate and train with stakeholders across organization

Washington, D.C., Us

• Redesigned and rebuilt chevychasepc.org, the church website, to be mobile-friendly, with a responsive design and an open-source WordPress content management system• Managed all internal and external communications, including weekly and monthly newsletters, information on the website, social media accounts and digital and print marketing • Advised coworkers and congregation members about communications best practices • Designed digital and print logos and materials • Provided additional administrative and technical support

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

As Digital News Writer/Editor:• Developed, managed and executed all online coverage on weekends • Reported, wrote and edited hourly news stories and breaking news for online publication • Collaborated with on-air reporters to produce online versions of their stories • Created and posted multimedia content in stories – audio, video, photos and photo galleries • Managed website content and layout • Used content management systems, social media and breaking news alerts to find, post and promote stories As Freelance Arts Writer:• Reported, wrote and edited performing arts and features stories for online publication • Collaborated with Living page editor to plan and execute story ideas, including text and multimedia elements

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

• Built and managed data for interactive news stories • Coded interactive news stories • Pitched story ideas to the Interactives desk editor and created them from the ground up • Learned to code in HTML, CSS and JavaScript and learned to use GIS mapping data and shapefiles • Wrote stories for other sections of the website

Washington, Dc, Us

• Worked as a web producer for NPR news programs, writing Arts & Life web text and creating build-outs in CMS • Worked as a web producer for NPR Books, compiling a “New In Paperback” series, posting book reviews and contacting book publishers for excerpts, images and other materials • Assisted the Digital Media Arts desk; compiled weekly futures reports for pieces in online Arts & Life section • Sat in on show broadcasts and interviews with hosts and their guests • Reported and blogged using multimedia platforms for Intern Edition, a show produced by interns

Fredericksburg, Va, Us

• Wrote articles for several sections, including News, Business, Region, Spotsylvania Extras, Healthy Living and Weekender; wrote news articles covering local reactions to the Arab Spring protests in Egypt and the Middle East; covered community policing efforts to change alcohol and panhandling issues in Fredericksburg • Pitched story and column ideas to section editors and the managing editor • Published the first column to be written and printed by any intern at the paper

Master Of Professional Studies, Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts, English