Krystal Hagan Email & Phone Number

Work closely with specifications writers and specifications team across Perkins&WillCoordinate and schedule meetingsCollaborate with specifications coordinators throughout Perkins&Will Understand the specification structure and table of contentsSelf-check work for accuracy, omissions and legibilityEnsure tasks are completed in accordance with Perkins&Will standards and the Project Delivery Manual

Austin, Texas Area

Provided support for approximately 60 employees, including organizing and scheduling events, presentations, meetings, appointments and educational opportunitiesReviewed and copy edited educational specifications and ~120 reports for local school districts; ensured documents were clearly and concisely written for administration, staff, teachers, parents and community members Organized orientation and training of new employees in conjunction with offsite human resources manager, including updating new-hire onboarding process Communicated and collaborated with employees from other U.S. and international offices Served as point person for maintenance, shipping, supplies, equipment and invoicingCoordinated merger of 2 offices into new space, including communicating and scheduling with staff, executives, vendors and building management; readied office for first-day operationsReceived peer-nominated Leadership Award in Nov. 2019, March 2021 and Jan. 2023; promoted to Associate leadership role in May 2022

Austin, Texas Area

Edit email marketing messages for several industries, including financial, legal, mortgage/real estate, home services, wellness, auto, and marketing agencies for OutboundEngine; ensure messages are sent in proper form and adhere to in-house and AP styles; proofread for clarity, grammar, and spelling (September 2016-present)Created targeted email marketing messages focused on the mortgage/real estate, insurance, wellness and legal industries for OutboundEngine, conforming to in-house and AP style guides (March 2014-July 2019)Wrote targeted promotional product email marketing messages for OutboundEngine (January 2017-August 2019)Wrote informative and entertainment-focused online articles for Family Circle; conducted internet-based research to identify trending news and entertainment topics (November 2017-July 2019)Created slideshow-style, search-optimized feature articles for MSN.com; conducted internet-based research to identify trending news and entertainment topics; adhered to multiple weekly deadlines (May 2009-January 2015)

Austin, Texas

Scheduled and managed monthly artists' market, serving as principal point of contact for ~12 market vendors each month, coordinating design and layout of market booth spaces, managing load-in and load-out of vendors and other aspects of operations during eventsOfficial 2017 East Austin Studio Tour stopMaintained database of 60+ market applicants and potential applicantsManaged the application review/acceptance processDirected Facebook campaign for each market, including writing vendor features and responding to questions and feedback from publicCommunicated with 400+ musicians, venue supporters, and local vendors via monthly emails, using MailChimp

Austin, Texas Area

Edited legislative documents, including bills, resolutions, code revisions, council publications, and correspondence for grammar, spelling, accuracy, and form; adhered to deadlines in high-pressure, fast-paced environment during legislative sessionWorked with drafting attorneys, reviewers, legal editors, researchers, and information systems staff to ensure accuracy of draftsResearched statutory history and performed related office tasks, such as document tracking and checking statute and case citations using multiple resources, including internal enterprise software, the Bluebook style guide, and LexisNexis

Austin, Texas Area

Ran online resale business, with duties including copywriting, product photography and photo editing, customer communication, search engine optimization, product shipping and bookkeepingCoordinated social networking campaign using Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platformsParticipated in local markets, which included interaction with customers and show coordinators

Austin, Texas Area

Verified accuracy of technical specifications and contract documents for architectural/engineering projects while complying with multiple weekly and monthly deadlinesCoordinated project teams comprising multiple in-house staff and departments and outside consultants and clientsOversaw documentation, processes and staff education for green-building projects, e.g. LEED and Austin Green Building

Austin, Texas

Coordinated special projects, including visitors’ publications and national/local contest entriesWrote and provided supporting materials for entertainment featuresConducted deadline-based research using the internet and LexisNexisMaintained hard-copy and online research materials and electronic and microfilm archives

Naperville, Illinois

Copy edited one daily (circ. 21,000) and 11 weekly (total circ. 180,000) newspapersWrote news and feature headlines and contributed to entertainment featuresSubstituted for features and entertainment editors; budgeted stories; complied with deadlines

Chicago, Illinois

Edited/copy edited quarterly international women's music, film, and arts magazine using Chicago Manual, AP, and in-house style guidesWrote entertainment features and headlines; conducted interviews; complied with deadlinesSupervised freelance writing staff

Greater Chicago Area

Compiled and copy edited Metromix listing and articles for website and RedEye daily commuter publicationWrote headlines and short features; complied with deadlines; reported on and fact-checked local events

Greater Chicago Area

Edited and published news, arts, and sports stories for internet-based wire service using AP and U-Wire style guidesDetermined news value of approximately 100 stories daily and revised for national audienceSupervised student editors at universities across the United States

Paralegal Certificate Program

Activities and Societies: Valedictorian - Spring 2014 Class

Bachelor Of Journalism, News & Public Affairs

Activities and Societies: The Daily Texan

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