Fostering collaboration and innovative solutions to help solve Maine’s most important long-term challenges.

Responsible for consistent internal and external communications, media relations, content creation, campaign development, news judgment, and event planning in the fast-paced environment of Rhode Island's largest human service nonprofit agency. Copywriting for everything from social platform messaging, to C-suite legislative testimony, and everything in between to align the agency's needs for all external messaging and event campaigns. Established a new annual public art event to raise awareness for one of FSRI's programs, Red Scarves Across the River, to engage the community on World AIDS Day. Provided content for multiple publications across platforms, wrote client success stories, maintained a photo archive, provided event and fundraising support, and led a website upgrade. Overseeing one direct report and 3 interns per semester.

Featured personality on the monthly blog rotation for Goodwill International, Inc., promoting the brand, thrift shopping, thrift culture and environmental consumption.

Responsible for maintaining brand voice, creating relevant content, updating customer-facing design, and marketing materials for recycling tech company. Increased online engagement by 300% and provided social platform customer service for Maine and New York markets. Created an 8-part YouTube storytelling series on the benefits of using CLYNK services, as told by real customers. Maintained up-to-date knowledge on recycling trends, news, and waste stream best practices. Managed relationships with associated vendors. Duties utilize platforms including Emma, Wordpress, Google Analytics, POS, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Suite, and Procurify.

Responsible for brand storytelling, digital marketing management, national media relations, design, Google Analytics, data reporting, advertising, art direction, product photography, eCommerce website management (WordPress/WooCommerce/Stitch), creating blog and email newsletter content, curating social feeds, and occasional office dance breaks. Experience in WordPress, Adobe Suite, Woo Commerce, Stitch, MailChimp, Google Analytics, Tailwind, asset management and Asana.

Responsible for creating marketing calendar, developing campaigns, creating advertising assets and communicating with customers and staff of 30 Goodwill stores in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Worked with the advancement team to promote the brand, curate social media presence, create online content, and promote Goodwill's mission of sustainability and job creation. Experience in Tableau, Wordpress, Emma, and content management.

Oversaw contributor submission process and maintained quality control in the image collection. Responsible for organizing and distributing content to global stock image partners.

Worked as photo editor for two magazine products, eventually working as a primary web editor, producing stylized photo slideshows and print-to-web content. In November 2014, I researched, edited and produced the top three most popular slideshows of the month at aarp.org, totaling 16.4 million views. Additional duties included managing photography freelancers, lining up photo shoots, handling budgets, digital asset management, brand reinforcement, visuals research, and image licensing. Skilled in Adobe Suite, DAM, CMS, IMPT, and SEO optimization. Experience working with online, tablet, print, news, and book publications. Editing work samples available at www.jennaisaacson.com.

Founded a Kickstarter-funded documentary project on people, places, and things surrounding thrift culture in all 50 States. Funded through Kickstarter and a matching sponsorship from Goodwill Industries Intl. (www.allthriftystates.com)Interviews about the project featured in Washington Post, Boston.com, The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYU, NY Daily News, Huffington Post, Cause Beautiful, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Treehugger, Earth911, Refinery 29, ReadyMade, among others.

Taught visual storytelling and multimedia. Created lesson plans and coordinated guest speakers to teach the basics of multi-platform storytelling, including lessons in audio, video, still photography and linear editing.

Independent photojournalist covering D.C. area news, events, weddings, and personal projects. Worked as an LLC, responsible for creating my own marketing strategy, growing a social media following, managing company finances, and growing a client base.

Duties included story sourcing, editing in Adobe Creative Suite, deadline production, web publishing and some light writing duties (AP Style). Also worked in video production in conjunction with in-house TV station, SNN.

Staff photographer for the Columbia Daily Tribune creating daily news product as well as long-term projects, multimedia, editing and light writing duties (AP Style) on deadline.