My goal is to help this community that I love by assisting small *local* businesses with their social media and marketing efforts. That means anything from Facebook posts to business consulting to helping negotiate ad contracts. I am also available to write and edit content for websites, profiles and business plans! Let me help you and your social media grow, along with your business.

Currently managing all online web content, social media profiles, advertising campaigns/ relationships and collateral/menu creation for the Arapahoe Cafe.In the past:Implemented company catering policies, wrote and designed catering satisfaction surveys in addition to company policies and the employee handbook. Also initiated workflows and forms for inquiry processes.Scheduled, oversaw and executed all catering events, primarily at hotels, convention centers, food festivals or our internal venues for events ranging from weddings to corporate meetings for 25 to over 200 people.Scheduled banquet service personnel, assigned specific tasks or services, ensured safety and sanitation codes were followed and trained staff. Worked with chefs to write menus and coordinate staffing, food preparation activities, and service standards.

Multi- industry writing for website copy and blogs for a variety of businesses including but not limited to attorneys, dentists, health and wellness, and digital marketing.Write content that is reader-centric, benefit focused and brand distinctive while incorporating white-hat SEO tactics and appropriate calls-to-action.

Office Manager and key Marketing Agent for 7 Loan Officers in new Cherry Creek location, helping over 450 individuals yearly in the Denver Metro Area with home loans. Managing office and helping to grow a new branch of Nova Home Loans in the Cherry Creek Area. Including but not limited to all administrative tasks for office such as inventory, mailing, clerical functions, event organization, etc. Responsible for social media and marketing activities for Loan Officers including but not limited to customer retention plans, collateral design and implementation, event organization, etc.

Key brand manager for 5 brands including AVA Rafting, Peak 1 Express, Colorado Zipline, Breckenridge Whitewater and Colorado River Rentals.Responsible for all content for collateral materials, websites and social profiles all owned and operated by AVA; including www.coloradorafting.net, www.mountainshuttle.com, www.cozipline.net, www.breckenridgewhitewater.com & www.coloradoriverrentals.com.Implemented full site re-writes and new content creation, while leading an exterior design team for both Breckenridge Whitewater and Peak 1 Express.Executed content editing & creation, HTML editing, image creation, and managed various social media efforts including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc. for all sites.Managed all Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools, Google Adwords & Choozle profiles for all sites. Restructured and enhanced SEO content for all sites to boost YOY organic reach and overall traffic, in collaboration with 51 Blocks.Wrote and designed all company communication including lead emails, email newsletters, press releases, blogs, sales alerts and full marketing plans and budgets for all companies.Attended and led community events, press relationships and executed all advertising campaigns including print, radio and online. Elicited and negotiated deals and discounts with referral sites and generated contests, promotions and sponsorship in order to enhance visibility for all companies. Also, pursued and enhanced all e partner relationships with Sales Manager in order to establish relationships and maximize referrals.

Key brand manager for agency that serves 21,000 seniors annually at 3 locations in the Denver Metro area. Created and updated content for the agency’s various social media efforts including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Blogger, LinkedIn, etc.Wrote all public relations materials for agency's 6 departments including news releases, media alerts, fact sheets, etc. Contributed to ongoing SEO and management of www.SRCAging.org to increase web traffic. Managed complete website redesign and content renewal made live in January, 2014.Designed collateral, invitations, banners, etc. via Adobe Photoshop and InDesign for agency use.Pitched story ideas to local media and track the success of news releases through Benchmark and newspaper clippings. Worked with the media for all events and agency updates.Collaborated with respective program managers to obtain content to write compelling feature articles on participants for use in agency publications and on the website, blog and YourHub.com. Acted as a key player in all legislative decisions made by agency. Part of the Legislative Advisory council and involved with appeals for funding, legislative events and the agency's strategic plan.Planned and executed all SRC events, including resource fairs, fundraising events and agency wide meetings. Promoted SRC with giveaways and marketing collateral at several events off-site including expos, fairs, and trade shows.Oversaw department in Marketing Director’s absence for over 6 months. Including managing staff, interns and budget.

Worked closely with Marketing Department in order to expand community knowledge of company.Wrote press releases, managed social media outlets, attended and assisted with event planning.Organized published newsletter and wrote articles for the spring edition.

Worked for Sews News, Creative Machine Embroidery and Sew It All magazines.Wrote press releases, managed social media outlets, attended events and assisted with event planning.Organized and published company newsletters and wrote articles for the spring and fall editions.Assisted editors and designers during photo shoots, organized models and facilitated all freelance writer communication.

Interned at conversion-driven marketing agency specializing in search engine marketing (SEM) and lead generation strategies.Worked closely with Storytelling department helping to develop white papers, press releases, list management, website design and client satisfaction surveys.Also worked with accounts coordinators on social media efforts and Google Analytics.Analyzed, wrote and conducted competitive analysis and research.Executed and wrote PPC ads, SEO, White papers, Press Releases, etc.

Wrote news stories, arts and entertainment editorials, food review and opinion columns for a major university circulated newspaper to 15K readers weekly.Met deadlines and attended weekly staff meetings.Utilized my administrative talent in researching story information, writing, editing and communicating with other staff members.Also contributed to designing, initiating and implementing the classified ads for the newspaper in Quark.