Lauren Boudreau Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, US

o Create, lead, and implement communications strategies geared toward internal and external outreacho Work with executives to write speeches and letters for appearances, press events, and publications o Manage social media presence, develop content, and create best practices for messaging, content, and sharing updateso Development of in-depth feature.

Melville, NY, US

· Responsible for curating, editing, and writing articles for quarterly 80-page company magazine and working with designers to conceptualize magazine from start to finish· Cultivated communications strategy and developed/coordinated social media content· Organized and executed company events through partnering with business leaders· Researched, wrote, and.

· Pitched and wrote two to six articles per week on lifestyle topics · Found and cropped own photos and edited own work while finishing multiple stories on a deadline

Hicksville, NY, US

• Responsible for accuracy, clarity, and achievement of marketing and retail advertising objectives across all media including newspaper inserts, ROP, direct mail, radio, TV, outdoor and in store messaging (POP).
• Review print content and broadcast advertising for accuracy and consistency of product terminology and pricing; as well as adherence to styles and guidelines within the framework of current graphic designs and well as.
• Consult daily with Advertising/Marketing, Merchandising and Traffic to obtain information on products and services.
• Convert ad content to accurate production of advertisements and collateral copy, paying attention to spelling, grammar and context.
• Ensure consistent theme and tone in all brand and product messages
• Develop and maintain copy “database."

· Managed and held accountable five freelance writers while ensuring their stories were published on time, contained no fact and content errors, and photos were sized appropriately · Pitched and created new content daily on lifestyle topics · Edited photos, GIFS, and created social media posts for stories while adapting voice to fit each style of article

New York, New York, US

-Proofread documents created by Card Creation team to ensure client requests were included and requested changes were made-Responsible for proofreading at varying stages of the document’s lifecycle – first drafts to changes to final version ready for print-Marking corrections using Adobe, working in Excel, Access, and Outlook

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-Searched for historic footage for documentaries-Found subjects and organizations for documentaries-Researched historical facts-Researched advertising and marketing methods to promote films-Created and maintained social media site and website for films to engage users

Pitched four story ideasManaged four-five writers Copy edited all stories for the magazine Helped find and contact sources Worked with writers and assigning editors to develop story ideas and edit their storiesWrote 40 social media posts for each upcoming story Uploaded and proofread stories for websiteCropped, selected, and edited photos for website

Wrote 3 to 5 stories for each issue (600-1000 words each)Copy edited the newspaper owned by the same publisher (Eagle Newspapers) and the magazine Interviewed and researched subjectsResearched products and story ideas for Fab Five section

Served as one of two editors for the front-of-book sectionGenerated 10 story ideas for each issue (1 issue per semester)Assigned stories to writersManaged 10 writersGuided writers and helped them with reaching sourcesHeavily edited stories I received Provided art direction

Copy edited all stories that came through the newsroomFact-checked 2-3 stories that were assigned to me by reaching out to the sources and looking up facts

ROOTS & WINGS PUBLISHING is part of a multi-faceted, independent small business, owned and directed by Puja A.J. Thomson. My focus was to gain experience of working in the publishing field with a small press and authorWorked off-site independently and completed tasks within an agreed scheduleStudied how to write a book proposal and prepared a query and.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Magazine, Newspaper, And Online Journalism

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

English