Martha Harmon Email & Phone Number

Portland, Me, Us

Portland, Maine Area

Responsible for layout, design, editing, and customization of long-form mathematics curriculum for print and digital platforms; creation of marketing materials including infographics, sell sheets, giveaways, brochures, and advertisements for print and digital media; writing and organizing metadata for digital curriculum products; management and training of employees and freelancers; project management.

Portland, Me

Edited, proofread and developed educational content for print and digital media, with a special emphasis on math and science; worked closely with writers, graphic designers and marketing department to develop quality products and meet deadlines; trained new hires; managed permissions requests; maintained corrections database; assisted with writing, editing, and researching RFPs, copyright compliance, and applications for grants/outside fundingAccomplishments in this position:* Wrote a parent guide explaining the Common Core State Standards for math and language arts; the guide has generated sales of more than $107,000 since 2012 and has been translated into more than two dozen languages* Co-developed two math programs for struggling students in partnership with Wake County, N.C., high school curriculum experts: "Introduction to High School Math" and "Foundations of Algebra"* Revised several existing math and science product lines to correlate with updated national learning standards, resulting in revived sales

Schools In Freeport, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth/Cumberland And Falmouth, Maine

Taught all grades and subjects, specializing in language arts and history

Bradenton, Fl

Taught advanced, mainstream and inclusion language arts at Manatee County’s most popular magnet middle school; incorporated technology into lessons via SMART Board, ELMO, Web quests and PowerPoint; integrated experiences in media and graphic design by developing lessons with real-world career applications, such as “Creating a Media Kit to Promote a Product” and “Storyboarding and Writing a Comic Book;” yearbook committee member, two yearsAccomplishments in this position:* Boosted sixth-grade state writing assessment scores in my first year of teaching, contributing to my school being designated an “A” school by the Florida Department of Education for the first time* Earned Recognition of Excellence award, Educational Testing Service, for a perfect score on the Praxis II English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge test

Bradenton, Fl

Primary editor and designer for all daily and special-edition business copy; responsible for meeting daily and long-term project deadlines; edited and wrote stories for publication in print and online; coordinated story and photo assignments and selection; assisted in supervising reporters; trained new hires; served on style guide committeeAccomplishments in this position:Earned several awards for newspaper design (including seven first-place awards) from state chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Press Club, competing against larger papers with greater resources

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism; History Minor, 3.729 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Campus newspaper and yearbook; Habitat for Humanity student chapter; karate--B.A. Journalism, history minor.

Post-Graduate Reporting Fellowship, Advanced Reporting And Interviewing Techniques

Intensive six-week news reporting and writing fellowship awarded competitively by the Poynter Institute, owner of the Tampa Bay Times.