Linda Gerhardt Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Va

I'm the gal in charge of our digital marketing strategy. I write ebooks and manage our blog, Mightyblog, manage giving days, manage our social media channels, and spend lots of time giving webinars.

Alexandria, Va

In this position, I managed social media accounts for the shelter (including a Facebook Page with over 22,000 followers), built e-newsletters and e-blasts in Constant Contact, wrote and edited marketing materials, updated and maintained our Wordpress site (creating content, working to implement SEO best practices, running Google Analytics), and worked to increase adoptions and elevate the shelter's status in the community through strategic communications and public outreach. I also served as IT coordinator for the shelter with the city government.

As Marketing Communications Coordinator, I worked in the Companion Animals department to ensure our programs and campaigns ran efficiently. I coordinated strategic communications efforts to further the organization's work in the animal welfare field, acted as a liaison with vendors and partner organizations, wrote and edited publications and web content, organized departmental meetings, and provided general administrative support to senior staff. I also worked to address pet care inquiries from HSUS supporters across the country.

I provided general office support for the veterinary ophthalmology practice. Duties included scheduling appointments, surgeries, and coordinating emergency intakes with referring veterinarians, preparing medical records, processing and balancing financial statements, and providing a high level of customer services to clients.

Certificate, Web Development/Design

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