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Reston, Virginia, United States

Lead writer for CACI external content Manage external content for CACI.comCoordinate marketing collateral for external events and trade shows, to include ads, interactive kiosk content, social media content, and thought leadershipUtilize SEO tools to amplify CACI.com content presence

Reston, Virginia, United States

Create content and collateral for CACI.com, advertisements, and trade showsDevelop trending articles, case studies, and long-form written piecesEdit and evaluate all digital content for consistency, style, and errors

Reston, Virginia

• Write, edit, staff, and release press releases, media advisories, talking points, and other public relations materials.• Work with technical and business leads to help develop, plan, and conduct public relations and public affairs programs to improve and support company business objectives with the media, public, industry, and other external stakeholders.• Help develop and track metrics and processes to measure PR impact on the business.• Assist in developing content for SAIC’s social media channels.

Provo, Utah Area

Manage team of news reporters to pursue engaging stories to attract both new and existing audiencesEdit and proof all news stories for clarity, accuracy and styleCoordinate assignments to offsite columnists and freelancersDesign and publish newspaper pages daily using InDesign.Prepare online article assets for best digital presentation, including best practices for SEO and web readabilityLead weekly reporters' meeting, generating story ideas and develop content plansManage Daily Herald Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels.

Provo, Ut

Award-winning writer: Won 13 awards in state and regional professional contests, including the Utah chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Utah Idaho Spokane Associated Press Awards.Actively pursue breaking news while simultaneously engaging with audience via social mediaProduce average of four to five articles per day, resulting in over 1,300 bylinesOptimize reporters’ content, including headlines, section tags and metadata to improve SEO qualityProduce web exclusive content such as slideshows and galleries to attract different market segments

Provo, Utah Area

Maintain engaging corporate Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat with average of five posts created a day while developing growing brand voice and image.Direct creative promotional campaigns using Facebook and Twitter ads and multimedia materials like videos and interactive social media posts.Grew Facebook reach 45% and Twitter impressions 72% in just two months.Engage with customers online to improve total customer experience

Cover BYU Sports and general Utah Valley recreation

Salt Lake City, Ut

Manage story flow and content via our CMSManage social media accounts and promotion of contentEdit headlines for SEOEdit video and podcast weekly

Provo, Ut

Oversee weekly publication of newspaper product with head editorCopy edit stories for factual and stylistic accuracyDirect 10 desk editors on management of stories Lead semi-weekly meetings with editors to organize weekly paper and website simultaneouslyDecide weekly on story layout and budget

Produce content for mensjournal.comAssist in product testing for gear lab.Streamline website publication by helping with digital spreadsheets and documents.Transcribe interviews for accuracy and fact check.

Provo, Ut

Coordinate coverage of off-campus newsCoordinated live on-site coverage of 2012 presidential debate in Denver with other reportersProvided live multimedia coverage of each presidential debateManage social media contentDirect weekly meetings with 10-12 reporters to better advance their reporting skillsDesign and publish a page weekly using Adobe InDesign CS6Publish and promote web content including slideshows, blog posts and Storify on a daily basis

Report primarily on local high school sports.Enterprise articles with editors.Publish articles complete with pictures.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Edit and produce VOs and SOTs for daily news programs using Avid Newscutter XP.Interview high school, collegiate, minor league and professional athletes.Edit and produce Packages on high school, minor league and professional athletes.Experience with live production equipment and anchoring experience.

Provo, Utah Area

Cover the International News and the Utah County Legislature beats.Write an average of two articles per week for publication on and off beats.Awarded by editors as “Best Team Player” on Metro desk.Attend weekly meetings with desk reporters and editors.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communications, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists, Metro Desk Reporter at Daily Universe

Digital Marketing Certificate, Digital Marketing

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