Maddi Williams Email and Phone Number

Promoted to General Manager of Wagner's RunWalk of Tuscaloosa,AL. Specializing in customer service, staff management, gait analysis, inventory, scheduling and delivering overall retail growth through marketing, event planning and other grassroot strategies. Proud to serve you Tuscaloosa!

-Research the client’s background and business needs-Build trust with the client by demonstrating knowledge of the client’s needs and an ability to creatively solve marketing problems-Present a broad spectrum of advertising options that will meet the client’s needs-Locate and contact potential clients to offer Northport Gazette’s advertising services-Describe how certain types of advertising will effectively promote products and services-Recommend sizes, formats and durations for advertising-Prepare an official proposal and contract based on the advertisements discussed with the client, including an estimate of the cost of the advertising-Negotiate any aspects of the proposal, from scope to total cost-Show ad proofs to clients for approval-Serve as liaison for design team and advertising client

-Produces engaging content and copy for social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter - Actively reviews insights -Expands company network through engagements and regular activity on said platforms - Maintains modern and professional company's image via media avenues-Studies competitor pages and educates self through literature and videos on strategies to improve company’s social media presence

-Generates approximately five to eight written news and feature articles per week for publication on a tight deadline.-Conducts multiple interviews with officials and professionals and attends meetings, court hearings and events.-Maintains positive and trusting relationship with stakeholders.-Manages customer needs with subscriptions orders, phone call inquiries and in-person concerns or questions.-Captures photographs to accompany news articles and assists in the layout of each weekly publication.-Formulates writing marketing copy-Coordinates documentation for legal advertisement, promotional and subscription payments, -Manages corporate social media identity-Demonstrates proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign-Translates complicated facts and information into copy that is readable

-Advocated for the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation at an international level through events, weekly blog posts and social media content-Educated thousands of school children on the Foundation and disease through numerous public speaking events- Organized a dozen educational events about the foundation-Raised funds for the Foundation at events-Reached 40,000 Facebook users through a video that features my voice and image regarding CdLS education -Gathered donations and sponsorship from local businesses for events

- Assist special needs client with tube feeding- Stimulate client through crafts, music, walks and community engagement.- Performs physical therapy tasks to improve their mobility.- Engage client with community through activities and events

Full time news reporter that covered Windham County. Served readers for 10,000 circulation and 16,500-plus social media followers.-Wrote two or more news stories per day on a tight deadline-Conducted interviews and maintains relationships with important figures and members of the community. -Made bi-weekly live radio appearances to discuss news stories written over the last two weeks.

-Staff writer for News and Culture.-Conduct in-depth interviews with multiple sources-Research-Writing articles for publication (print and online).-Meet tight deadlines-Coordinate with editor and sometimes photographer-Write two articles/ week-Capture photos to accompany articles-Follow assignments given by editor-Pitch unique story ideas

Samples of videography projects completed for personal projects or journalism classes while at the University of Maine.

-Enhanced cross-cultural communication during interviews with international subjects-Wrote several stories for OM’s regular magazine publication.-Reported at Lark in the Park Sidcup for 10 days. Photographed hundreds of subjects, interviewed, edited articles and generated three news articles for print per day.-Filmed, edited and wrote language translation subtitles for promotional video (see YouTube link).