Hope Johnson Email & Phone Number

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Waukee, Iowa

• Managed the nerve center of the school of 1,000 students and 100 staff members by prioritizing multiple tasks and working independently and with teams
• Provided high-quality customer service as the primary building contact, responding to 50-75 calls and 50 emails daily by answering questions, managing complaints and acting quickly to solve problems
• Facilitated all building purchasing by creating purchase orders, placing orders and reconciling credit cards statements
• Organized staffing information to maximize clarity and efficiency by updating staff phone lists, room signage, mailboxes, and website lists on an annual and as-needed basis
• Researched, wrote and distributed weekly email announcements to audience of 2,200 students and family members to provide time-sensitive information about events, activities and athletics opportunities. Advised.
• Implemented multiple systems to communicate with both internal and external audiences via bulletin boards, email and social media via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Edited and proofed multiple editions of more than a dozen national publications for Meredith Integrated Media, including Publix Grape, Publix GreenWise Market, Publix FamilyStyle, Kraft Food and Family, Nestlé Very.
• Applied each individual client’s style and MIM style during editing
• Consistently met tight deadlines

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Short-term project to update copy in company's planned-giving library of materials.
• Edited multiple planned-giving publications for content and style for five to 10 Stelter clients daily
• Ensured revised content conformed to latest national planned-giving legislation

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Helped launch team niche vehicle, dmmoms.com
• Contributed content to encourage site traffic and monitored site for compliance with stated policy
• Assisted with website promotion

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Used research, reporting skills to compile and write comprehensive monthly listings of 20 to 35 events for the niche publications 50Plus and Des Moines Moms
• Wrote five to 10 expanded event articles for each publication each month for Eighth Street Publications, a division of The Des Moines Register

Lexington, Kentucky

• Worked as slot (final editor) for both news and features copy
• Edited 12 to 20 articles daily on deadline for newspaper’s two editions
• Administered copy-editing test for applicants

Greater Omaha Area

• Edited 10 to 20 articles on deadline daily for newspaper’s six editions
• Helped design the copy desk department for newsroom redesign
• Worked to boost staff morale

B.A., News-Editorial Journalism And Psychology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: The Times-Delphic, campus newspaper, editor 1993-1994 Earned Green Eyeshade Award for promising copy editors..

College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: Newspaper, softball team Served as editor of school newspaper, The Corral.