Responsible for facilitating communication between the government organization and both the news media and general public.Plan communication strategies to inform the public about an organization’s services and to guide the public in response to disaster or crisis situation through press releases, press conferences and social media management.

Research, write and edit stories, features and articles for use in print and online version of the seaside lifestyle magazine, Cape May Magazine.

• Researched, created and presented tactical and strategic marketing plans.• Project management and execution of marketing plans.• Managed client marketing and advertising budgets.• Created estimates and invoices for client projects. • Provided leadership for Customer Service Representative and Pre-Press Departments.• Created public relations materials.• Media management.

Responsible for researching, writing and editing a weekly column at the direction of the editor. Also responsible for the photography to accompany each piece.

Planned, directed and coordinated marketing strategies, advertising campaigns and brand awareness initiatives.

Responsible for creating and guiding the strategy for all communications, website, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate the NASW Aviation Museum mission. Led the NASW Aviation Museum team in all aspects of grant research, grant writing and grant administration. Planned and managed the annual calendar of events for the NASW Aviation Museum including fundraisers, weddings and tourism-based festivals. Responsibilities include:Develop, implement, and evaluate the communications plan across the NASW Aviation Museum audiences.Lead the generation of online content that engages audience segments and leads to measurable action. Manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic material including, but not limited to, press releases, newsletters, brochures, social media sites, and the NASW Aviation Museum website, Track and measure the level of engagement within the network over timeManage all media contactsGenerate proposals for: unique projects and programs; unique institutional and individual funders.Write or supervise writing of all proposals, budgets, reports, and other ancillary materials.Manage existing grants by: tracking grants; developing internal reporting systems; writing reports; maintaining excellent historical records; working with staff to ensure each project or program is meeting proposal conditions and expectations.Created and managed special events.

Launched seven hyper-local community magazines throughout New Jersey.Manage content for all magazines, plan upcoming coverage and themes, assign stories to contributors, work with photographers for event coverage, write stories, edit and lay out each publication. Work with in house content management system, inDesign and inCopy, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Lync.

General assignment reporter covering a municipal beat for weekly print and daily online publication.Duties included coverage of municipal meetings, events, court cases, schools and daily interviews. Also responsible for photography to go along with each story.

Covered breaking news, as well as local politics,education, as well as local enterprise and feature stories. Assisted in managing capemaycountyherald.com and creating multimedia content including photos and video.