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King George, Virginia, United States

Provided administrative support for the Franchise Fund Support Services contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology. Notated weekly Infrastructure Operations team meetings. Manages SharePoint Excel spreadsheet of completed Requested Item tickets.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Worked with report writers to ensure the clear, concise, and correct language, terminology, classification markings, and formatting of Mission Assurance and Balanced Survivability Assessment reports in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Nuclear Enterprise-Mission Assurance branch. Responsible for finalizing, compiling, and disseminating completed reports to DoD clients via secure networks. Aided in department writing style guide training for mission assurance SMEs.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Served as the managing editor for “Combatting the Blue Threat,” a monthly USMC newsletter published by the Commandant of the Marine Corps Safety Division and disseminated to every Marine and various USMC partners. Collaborated with contributors, project team members, directorate heads, military officers, and SMEs to develop top-to-bottom editorial content.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Created original daily content for the three largest owned and operated sites covering a wide array of topics including politics, news, sports, culture, and entertainment. Curated content for daily email newsletters. Proofread freelance content. Successfully drove more site traffic than any other writer.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Wrote original daily political op-eds and blogs for all owned and operated sites. Copyedited digital and direct marketing fundraising campaigns. Generated and disseminated twice-daily email newsletters across three different subscription lists. Provided live, on-site editorial coverage of CPAC 2015-2017. Also served as in-house graphic artist utilizing Photoshop and Canva.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote press release announcing the 2014 recipients of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, presented annually to one Baseball Hall of Famer, one current MLB player, and one U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer who each possesses the values, integrity, and dedication to serving our country that Bob Feller himself displayed. Distributed press release and coordinated media outreach with PR team. Voluntary contract position.

Produced weekly news and opinion content for MLB and WWE sub-sites. Collaborated with editors on article topics and formats. Promoted to “Featured Columnist” with front page “real estate” after first month.

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Copyedited print and digital content, including ads, proposals, brochures, and white papers, for multiple DoD clients. Collaborated with project managers to develop and maintain client style guides.

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Spearheaded graphic design concepts for new company website. Launched and managed new company Facebook page. Collaborated with company executives on marketing and promotional projects, including the design of new company brand logos and merchandise.

Wrote B2C copy for websites, video scripts, brochures, list pages, and library articles. Served a diverse set of small business clientele, including entrepreneurs, law firms, and restaurants. Successfully met deadlines while working entirely remote.