Karissa Montania Email & Phone Number

• StyleBistro.com
• Generated SEO-driven and e-commerce content to drive traffic, engagement, and revenue
• Created high-performing content for organic and marketing channels with an average of 2M page views and 30 page views per session
• Improved impressions by 20% for SEO-driven content on StyleBistro.com
• Created and pitched fashion, beauty, lifestyle content
• Created interactive lifestyle quizzes based on analytics, SEO, and traffic reports

San Francisco Bay Area

• StyleBistro.com
• Responsible for creating lifestyle content focused on celebrity fashion and beauty
• Created high-traffic articles and features (over 5M page views) for StyleBistro.com
• Researched and analyzed competitor brands
• Curated, researched, edited, and wrote editorial content
• Experience with analytical tools (Looker)

• Worked with E-I-C on "trends" section, highlighting styles from seasonal runway shows
• Assisted on styling feature and product shoots, including pulls/returns
• Utilized Excel to cross-reference and pull data from previous stores featured in magazine

• Wrote feature articles promoting new stores and restaurants in Waikiki shopping area
• Aimed toward attracting tourists and locals to gain interests in new businesses around Waikiki
• Interviewed business owners and workers and performed background research
• Assisted on Jan. 2015 Cover Shoot: Worked with editor on fashion concept, performed tasks of pulling and returning clothes for stylist
• Fact-checked Dining Guide listings, contacted restaurants for information

• Wrote music articles for "Listen Up" section
• Contributing Writer for NYLON Guys Sep. 2014 issue
• Contributing Writer for NYLON Guys Nov. 2014 issue

• Worked directly with Editor-in-Chief on research projects for “Trends” section, highlighting products from Ala Moana stores in creatively styled format
• Compiled lists of current fashion news related to features section
• Assisted E-I-C with administrative tasks: mailing issues to companies and clients
• Wrote articles for “Newsworthy” section: latest on design collaborations, store exclusives, special products and new launches
• 100,000 circulation of issues
• 57,000+ Digital App Downloads

New York, NY

• Transcribed interviews for features editor, fact-checked fashion market and beauty pages
• Compiled research for upcoming stories, wrote music pieces for “Good Listener” online content
• Contributed to NYLON GUYS Magazine after internship and wrote music articles

• Edited staff writers' articles, held staff meetings, wrote features articles and fashion column pieces
• Oversaw the fashion column and organized and produced weekly stories regarding trends, fashion shows, and local designers

• Features writer for UH Manoa newspaper
• Focus on fashion writing
• Wrote weekly articles for print and web content

• Wrote company proposals for clients
• Utilized social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and assisted in managing accounts
• Performed duties of setting up for events
• Created schedules for clients on Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

• Intern at Pacific Basin Communications
• Worked in the fashion department under the managing editors
• Assisted in fashion shoots, garment deliveries and pick-ups, attended staff meetings, contacted PR companies for look-books, high-res image requests and outfits

Education record

Study Abroad Semester (Spring 2014) Coursework included: Renaissance Art: Early Italy Video & Digital Cinema Techniques Multicultural.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Key Club, Tour Guides, Operation Smile, Outdoor Education, After School Care

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dean's List

Communications And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega (National Co-ed Service Fraternity), Student Blogger (Communications Department)