Mary Avant Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Remote

- Current and past clients include Pura Vida Bracelets, Bustle, Tastemade, Walkee Paws, Rockets of Awesome, FSR magazine, Rivet magazine + more.- Produce copy, content and brand campaigns for assets such as email, website, blog, print + digital marketing, advertising, social media and internal communications.

Austin, Tx

-Provided direction and oversight of placement-related programs, including Dog Behavior Follow Up, behavior consults and pre-foster/pre-adoption training, foster daycare, and foster training classes.-Worked in partnership with organizations like Austin Animal Center, Canine Center Florida and Best Friends Animal Society to organize transports and trades for behaviorally challenging dogs.-Created team schedule and reported weekly data to ensure the Behavior Team met its goals and critical KPIs.

Austin, Tx

-Conducted behavior consults, training sessions, and dog meet and greets with fosters and adopters.-Created in-home pre-foster/pre-adoption training session program.-Trained and managed DBAL staff and volunteers to facilitate behavior consults and pre-training sessions.-Participated in daily behavior modification training and ran playgroup 2-3x/week.

Austin, Tx

-Screened and matched potential adopters with dogs who best fit their lifestyle and preferences.-Communicated dogs' history and behaviors, and facilitated introductions between potential adopters and APA! dogs.-Advocated for the longest-stay, most-at-risk and hardest-to-place dogs in APA!'s care.

Carlsbad, Ca

-Oversaw all marketing and sales initiatives for the jewelry company, resulting in 40% year-over-year e-commerce growth.-Managed social media accounts and created copy for email, website and printed collateral.

Greater New York City Area

-Crafted promotional and editorial copy for email, site, store signage, direct mail, advertising, credit card marketing and other omni-channel needs for LOFT, a leading women's retail brand.-Participated in high-level concepting for the brand's seasonal campaigns and product stories.-Collaborated with marketing and design teams to concept storylines, develop partnerships and write copy for branded events and promotions.-Developed compelling marketing copy that consistently reinforces the LOFT voice, keeps customer needs top-of-mind, and remains relevant and relatable to the client.-Provided all editorial and promotional content for LOFT Outlet.

Remote

- Created a distinctive brand voice by composing copy for product descriptions, story cards, marketing campaigns and all brand communication for jewelry concept Mala and Mantra- Crafted social media strategy and produce content for all social channels—including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram—websites and blogs for Aesthetyx Collection and Mala and Mantra, a pair of Southern California–based jewelry and apparel brands - Collaborated with media, influencers and bloggers to secure media placement and form brand partnerships to promote and develop each brand- Assisted in creating business plans and fundraising campaigns to help launch and grow jewelry brand Mala and Mantra.

Remote

Collaborated with Los Angeles–based editors to create online fashion, style, beauty and health features and slideshows for national websites like eHow Style, Mom.Me, typeF.com, and Footnotes, the Famous Footwear blog

Remote

Researched, pitched and created at least two celebrity style articles and slideshows each day for the Fashion & Beauty vertical.

Chapel Hill, Nc

-Interviewed prominent brand leaders and executives to create features and original online content for QSR, the leading trade publication for the limited-service restaurant industry.-Coordinated social media accounts, including Facebook, Google+, YouTube and Twitter; compiled QSR’s daily newsletter, A.M. Jolt, which reaches more than 43,000 subscribers every day.-Managed a team of freelance writers to develop story ideas and assign departments for the monthly print issue; proofed freelancers’ copy, as well as each monthly feature, food department stories, columns and the final proof before it went to press.

36 Cooper Square, 4Th Floor, New York, Ny 10003

-Wrote spotlights, trend pieces and full-length features covering industry trends and breaking news for Footwear Plus and Earnshaw's magazines, which cover the footwear and childrenswear industries.-Collaborated with editorial team to proof each issue, then edited the final proof on PubPress before it was sent to press.-Represented each magazine at tradeshows, collection previews and sponsored events, and acted as the face of the brand at desk-side meetings and press events.

Durham, North Carolina

-Conceived story ideas and composed original content for QSR magazine, including online news briefs, Web Exclusives and full-length print features focusing on the quick-service restaurant industry.-Used Drupal to help launch and create content for a new Web magazine, RMGTmagazine.com (now fsrmagazine.com), which focuses on the full-service restaurant industry.-Proofed copy for both the website and print magazine.

Chapel Hill, Nc

-Wrote stories for an online publication focusing on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.-Interviewed students and conceived topics for pieces like "Campus Celebrity" and "My Campus".-Promoted and publicized the magazine around campus and in the community.

Chapel Hill, Nc

-Generated article ideas, researched, and wrote pieces for the fashion, body and eats sections of the monthly issue, a regional magazine for women in the Triangle.-Managed email accounts and fielded calls to prepare the monthly "Update" and "Events" sections for the magazine.-Proofread the magazine in its entirety before it was sent to press.

Durham, Nc

-Provided assistance to customers, which included performing fittings and offering an efficient and friendly cash-wrap experience.-Fielded questions and concerns from customers about the products and service of the company.

Dublin, Ireland

-Researched and wrote business and economy-related articles for both the print magazine and the company's website.-Interviewed prominent individuals in the community, including the Lord Mayor and Ambassadors at the Embassy of Brazil in Ireland.-Attended business seminars and press briefings for story ideas and background research.-Edited between 15 and 20 pieces for each monthly print edition of the magazine.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Master Of Arts - Ma, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism And Mass Communication