Jill Giocondo Weston Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Writing and submitting grant applications• Complete reports and statistical analysis of activities as required for grants• Research various types of grants available and the criteria to qualify for each grant, and present information at grant management meetings• Assist with compliance with grant and funders’ requests for data and reporting• Coordinate with interdepartmental leadership on program needs for effective grant applications• Maintain a master funding grants calendar outlining the full cycle of each grant. Track all progress and activity details• Develop/maintain foundation relationships before, during and after the grant process• Responsible for writing and editing content for fundraising appeals, newsletters, annual report, brochures, thank-you letters, and other marketing materials

Syracuse, New York Area

• Worked with the Director of Volunteer Services to communicate with and schedule volunteers for both Thrifty Shopper and Rescue Mission volunteer opportunities• Utilized Volgistics, online volunteer database, to track volunteer hours, volunteer shifts, and create reporting for volunteers• Train and supervise holiday center temporary staff• Work with Director of Special Events to coordinate volunteer staffing needs for events

Syracuse, New York Area

•Create content for the Purcell School Purcell School of Professional Studies section of the Le Moyne college website; also identify existing content that is outdated, and identify content sections that need additional material or updates•Work with the Web Manager to manage the content, page structure, links and organization of pages within the Purcell School•Maintain College brand guidelines, and ensure editorial quality and consistency when creating content•Build new web pages and design new page layouts using the Content Management System

Syracuse, New York Area

•Worked with the volunteer services staff to set up and staff the Holiday Center.•Enrolled individuals in the meal delivery program, and entered data in to the meal delivery system.•Handled incoming calls from potential volunteers and assigned individuals to holiday volunteer positions.•Responsible for responding to voicemails and emails in a timely fashion.•Confirmed volunteer assignments through phone calls, letters, and email communication.

Syracuse, New York Area

• Created compelling product copy written to meet the style, tone and voice guidelines for national electronics, sporting goods, toys and home improvement retailer websites in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. Optimized content for search engine optimization (SEO).• Met daily and weekly quotas to ensure the team reached the client’s deliverable daily and weekly quotas. Daily production levels of up to fifty (50) unique product records per day.• Managed teams of up to forty (40) editors and writers, including coordinating with the project manager on due dates for project deliverables and managing client editorial requests. Reviewed content from the copy writing team to ensure copy adhered to client guidelines and style requirements.• Responsible for creation, implementation and maintenance of style guidelines that adhere to client voice, style and tone standards. Ensured style guideline rules were adhered to by the creative team during the content creation process. Also, created and maintained team process documentation.• Corresponded with clients regarding style requirements, due dates, update project requests and project goals. • Managed team members, including interviewing candidates as part of the pre-hiring evaluation process and developing a writing test for new candidates, completing monthly, weekly and yearly performance evaluations for team members and working with team members through regular team meetings to meet our team goal.• Developed and presented company-wide workshops covering editorial topics, including creating compelling content, and creating and managing documentation.• Created taxonomy for multichannel retailer websites.

Syracuse, Ny

Syracuse, New York Area

Cortland, Ny

Authored several articles a day in a deadline-driven environment covering all businesses and three towns for the daily newspaper in the Cortland area

Geneva, Ny

Responsible for maintaining and running the Lyons bureau including coverage of all town, village and school news for the towns of Lyons and Wolcott