Heather Burson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Freelance projects as assigned, including, but not limited to, preparing press releases and editing articles.

- Wrote, edited and produced AgLink, Oregon Aglink's quarterly membership magazine.- Managed web content on www.aglink.org, Oregon Aglink's membership website, and www.oregonfresh.net, Oregon Aglink's consumer website, both Wordpress-based.- Photographed and edited photos for Oregon Aglink's Annual Meeting, booth at Oregon Ag Fest and Friends of Oregon.

- Greeted customers, directed incoming calls, assisted customers with purchase decisions, managed inventory and cashiered.- Performed market research for Keurig and Nescafe Dolce Gusto.- Demonstrator for Krups Nescafe Dolce Gusto, Keurig and Tassimo, collected and submitted customer feedback to Keurig that led to the development of the Keurig Vue.

- Wrote feature articles.- Compiled art gallery, garden tour and performance arts listings. - Wrote captions for feature articles.- Secured high resolution photos for articles.- Coordinated ads and coupons. - Assisted accounting by picking up checks from advertisers and making bank deposits.- Maintained Excel spreadsheets of marketing contacts for art.

- Wrote press release for Convergence Networks.- Edited newsletters. - Helped write media pitches. - Compiled research and prepared Excel documents for MotorSilk guerilla marketing project. - Lectured on Web 2.0 to Dayton Communications team; inspiring additional client services.

-Wrote lifestyle copy and articles for South Sound, 425 and Tacoma Live magazines and blog entries for South Sound and 425 magazines.-Edited South Sound and 425 magazines.-Assisted with marketing needs, wrote press releases.

Media Lab is an elite, invitation-only PLU course and an award- winning student media organization that has developed partnerships with businesses, media outlets, non-profits and other entities.My duties included: - Media relations for MediaLab documentary about the Alaska Canada Highway, secured coverage in Tacoma Weekly and Tacoma News Tribune.- Media.

Wrote articles profiling distinctive alumni for Scene magazine, PLU's quarterly alumni publication.

- Prepared press releases, resulting in articles published in 14 different publications- Assisted with media visit- Co-author of crisis management article for publication by Association of Zoos and Aquariums - Wrote copy for horticulture website, educating zoo-goers about their contributions to the Oregon Zoo's animal enrichment program- Wrote copy for.

Ba Communications, Public Relations And Advertising

Activities and Societies: University Singers, MediaLab, Communications Program Study Abroad Participant January 2007 to.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society and Company (show choir)