Jessica Offenberger Email & Phone Number

Thousand Oaks, California

EDITOR III (May 2022 - Present)PUBLISHING EDITOR II (March 2021 - May 2022)PUBLISHING EDITOR I (August 2018 – February 2021)ASSOCIATE PUBLISHING EDITOR (May 2017 – August 2018)Responsible for the financial, editorial management, and development of society and SAGE-owned peer-reviewed journals in the Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM) fields. Role includes forming an annual strategic plan for each journal in the portfolio that outlines specific actions designed to increase goals of publication (i.e. usage and citations), maximize editorial quality, and increase the financial bottom line. The position includes strategic project responsibility to support our teams and shared processes, including managing internal and external relationships with colleagues that influence journal performance. Departments include marketing, production, circulation, art, customer service, IT, and finance, as well as external relationships with sales reps, editorial board members, authors, journal editors, and society contacts.Help build a suite of How to Get Published resources for Marketing and SAGE Campus, working across departments to bring this to fruition. Host workshops at various conferences and institutions, including Pepperdine University, Georgia State University, and Middle Tennessee State University. Led a SAGE webinar with approximately 3,000 registrants in March 2020, which won a 2021 APEX Award of Excellence in Virtual Communications Education & Training.Stay current with trends, both locally and globally. Engage with new and emerging technologies to develop efficiencies and streamline existing work processes. Ability to work with diplomacy, foresee and address trends, situations, and challenges appropriately, and effectively manage time to meet deadlines and work professionally under pressure, among other traits.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Published “Flavors of Life,” a non-fiction book that documents the stories of 62 Amsterdam restaurateurs from around the world, originating from 41 different countries. The book explores how all these people landed in the same industry, in the same city with a common passion – food.Planned, wrote, and designed a full color, non-fiction book. Communicated and coordinated in English and Dutch with 70+ multicultural people throughout the process.Developed and executed strategic marketing plans to support the company, sales initiatives, and goals, including social media campaigns, media relations, website optimization, blogging, events and lectures, community outreach, and distribution.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Developed high-quality, engaging content about Amsterdam, discussing restaurants, hotels, attractions, nightlife, and more. Met tight deadlines set by the editorial team. Actively promoted content on social media platforms.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Involved in all the sales and marketing activities required of working at a start-up IT company. Led the business development team from February 2012 to March 2013.Developed and implemented strategic marketing plans to support the company, sales initiatives, and goals, including website optimization, public relations, email campaigns, advertising, search engine optimization (SEO), blogging, and social media.Engaged and negotiated with potential and current customers. Provided customer relationship management services and managed expectations.Interviewed, hired, and trained new business development employees. Also helped set-up call center and staff to facilitate customer support.Attended Glomex events, Exhibition for the Incentive Business Travel and Meetings (EIBTM) in Barcelona, Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events (IMEX) in Frankfurt, Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) in Berlin, and International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Milan.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Developed high-quality, engaging content about Amsterdam, discussing restaurants, hotels, attractions, nightlife, and more. Met tight deadlines set by the editorial team. Actively promoted content on social media platforms.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Provide information about points of interest and various neighborhoods around Amsterdam, featuring: museums, cafes, night clubs, parks, and more.

Greater Detroit Area

Managed several clients and projects. Met client expectations by meeting deadlines and budgets, producing wireframes, managing website content alongside web designers and other project managers, and maintaining mature business through consistent and clear communication. Created MediaG newsletters, maintained company social media, and organized internal events.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Led campaigns for clients, including the Michigan Association of Chiropractors and the Michigan Propane Gas Association. Key activities involved writing articles and pitches, media relations efforts, and communicating with professionals in a clear and consistent manner.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted with preparing the paper for print. Key activities included laying out pages, selecting photos, and proofing. Demonstrated initiative by taking on additional responsibilities outside the internship parameters. Wrote articles and produced web pieces. Published on the front page and section fronts.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Rotated editorial desks. Key activities included producing multimedia pieces, writing articles, editing stories, laying out pages, and photographing news spots and feature stories.

Hold full responsibility for Web site, including enhancing the site for better presentation, readability, sequencing, and layout of stories; lead staff of 50, consistently manage staff of 20Edit and upload articles to the Web site weekly, as well as videos and other multimedia pieces. Promote SpartanEdge to receive additional recognition locally. Plan and fulfill management goals, such as increase staff size. Motivate staff and hold workshops to further staffs’ skills

Earned managing editor as a second semester freshman, a rarity in editor selection processOrganize and plan meetings; communicate with staff daily; maintain weekly EdgeCast. Oversee and brainstorm story ideas, as well as upload and edit articles for Web site

Write compelling stories for the Website, such as coverage of "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day." Brainstorm story ideas

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted with preparing the paper for print. Key activities included laying out pages, selecting photos, and proofing. Demonstrated initiative by taking on additional responsibilities outside the internship parameters. Wrote articles and produced web pieces. Published on the front page and section fronts.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, 3.84/4.0 (Journalism Gpa: 3.96/4.0)

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant for “Arabs, Jews and the News” Documentary, Vice President of Education for Alpha Omicron Pi.

4.0

Activities and Societies: Co-Editor-in-Chief of The NorthEnd (school newspaper), Staff Writer at The NorthEnd, Member of Rugby Club.