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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Greater Boston Area

Oversee strategy, design, and production for printed and digital content including the institution's website, digital platforms, video and audio, social media, and assorted collateral, with a focus on accessibility and expanding audiences.

Greater Boston Area

Oversee strategy and production for all printed and digital marketing content, including the institution's website, social media, e-communications, a quarterly magazine, and assorted collateral materials. Collaborate interdepartmentally to produce videos and an interpretive mobile audio guide. Collaborate on branding refresh and strategic planning.

Greater Boston Area

Oversee strategy and production for all printed and digital marketing content, including the institution's website, social media, e-communications, a quarterly magazine, videos, a mobile guide, and assorted collateral materials. Oversaw complete redesign of the ICA’s website, an extensive project that involved working interdepartmentally and with external contractors to assess needs and goals, develop communications strategies, implement the structures and content to achieve them, strengthen the institution’s voice, and amplify the mission.

• Provide editorial and research services for clients including PBS, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Sundance Channel, Bookforum, Entertainment Weekly, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Modern Painters, Philadelphia Weekly, Wax Poetics, and Assouline.• Contribute reported pieces and reviews to outlets including the Huffington Post, Slate.com, Artinfo.com, Modern Painters, Art+Auction, Entertainment Weekly, the Village Voice, Art New England, New England Home, Photo District News, ARTnews, Philadelphia Weekly, Emerging Photographer, RL Magazine, and the New York Sun.

Greater New York City Area

• Oversaw editorial team producing daily news coverage for premier arts and culture website; assigned, edited, and wrote news items and features on a range of topics and issues.• Continually worked to improve organization, search engine optimization, and tone and direction. • Strategized with top management to promote site and increase readership and page views; unique viewers increased 500 percent and page views increased 450 during my employment.• Met with editorial leadership weekly to improve cooperation and synergy among company brands.• Oversaw social networking initiatives; conceived and produced weekly e-newsletters.• Oversaw all photo editing for site; produced slideshows and other multimedia offerings.• Managed writers, editors, designers, and interns; oversaw hiring for editorial staff and interns. • Managed budget.

• Oversaw editorial team producing daily news coverage for premier arts and culture website; assigned, edited, and wrote news items and features on a range of topics and issues.• Continually worked to improve organization, search engine optimization, and tone and direction. • Strategized with top management to promote site and increase readership and page views; unique viewers increased 500 percent and page views increased 450 during my employment.• Met with editorial leadership weekly to improve cooperation and synergy among company brands.• Oversaw social networking initiatives; conceived and produced weekly e-newsletters.• Oversaw all photo editing for site; produced slideshows and other multimedia offerings.• Managed writers, editors, designers, and interns; oversaw hiring for editorial staff and interns. • Managed budget.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote and edited news items and features daily; worked with contributors around the world, soliciting pitches and editing news articles and reviews.• Managed workflow for team of writers, editors, designers, photo editors, and production.• With editor-in-chief and developers, planned and implemented site redesign that improved organization, readability, and search engine optimization.• Helped determine and maintain site’s tone and direction.• Oversaw internship program; assisted in hiring of junior staff.• Oversaw web production for two monthly print magazines; produced weekly e-newsletters, slideshows, and other multimedia offerings.

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote and edited news items on a wide range of cultural issues, including art, artists, and cultural policy for website and quarterly magazine Museums.• Took part in strategizing sessions to reconceive site and magazine’s content and design, including proposing new columns and rubrics.• Promoted within six months.

• Managed and edited monthly news sections. • Solicited pitches from global correspondents; assigned, wrote, and edited articles on topics including museum business, cultural policy, authentication issues, and property disputes.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Contributed weekly columns “I Wanna Know,” answering reader questions about local culture and history, and “The Space,” profiling living spaces, as well as frequent features and reviews.• Hired as editorial intern; promoted within three months.

Berlin Area, Germany

• Edited and produced triannual, bilingual news magazine, press and marketing materials, and special 50th-anniversary publication featuring essays by prominent alumni including Jonathan Franzen and Rita Dove. Approved all English-language materials and correspondence.• Supervised corporate redesign; produced PR brochures, postcards and posters.• Redesigned and maintained website.• Oversaw alumni relations, including managing extensive database; assisted in event planning; represented the Commission at events; and served as press liaison. • Assisted the American Program Unit as needed with selecting and supporting grantees.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Developed marketing and publicity plans and copy for new and backlist titles. • Assisted with editing, production, and administration.• Hired as editorial assistant; promoted within six months.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Cultural Reporting And Criticism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa