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*Managed all parenting content for Lifehacker.com's "Offspring" vertical. *Pitched daily news stories. *Wrote and/or edited 2-3 posts per day. *Coordinated a team of freelance writers. *Managed the department's freelance budget. *Moderated and grew the Offspring Facebook Parenting Group https://kinja.com/megwalbert

*Managed all parenting content for Lifehacker.com's "Offspring" vertical for four months while the regular editor was on leave. *Wrote and/or edited 1-3 posts per day.*Coordinated a team of freelance writers. *Managed the department's freelance budget.*Pitched monthly "evergreen" stories and daily news stories.*Managed, engaged and grew the Offspring Facebook Parenting Group. Upon the regular editor's return, wrote 2 posts per day on the topics of parenting and… Show more *Managed all parenting content for Lifehacker.com's "Offspring" vertical for four months while the regular editor was on leave. *Wrote and/or edited 1-3 posts per day.*Coordinated a team of freelance writers. *Managed the department's freelance budget.*Pitched monthly "evergreen" stories and daily news stories.*Managed, engaged and grew the Offspring Facebook Parenting Group. Upon the regular editor's return, wrote 2 posts per day on the topics of parenting and general interest as a regular contributor until taking the full-time parenting editor position upon her formal departure in September, 2019. Show less

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Area

Specializations include civic journalism, news reporting, feature writing, corporate blogging, website language, branded marketing and social media content, newsletters and press releases.CLIENTS-The New York Times-The Arizona Republic / Republic Media-Lifehacker-The Morning Call-The Huffington Post-Penn State University-SunGard K-12 Education/PowerSchool-Abrazo Health Care-Zao525-iMarketer-United Capital Source-Playworks-Mission… Show more Specializations include civic journalism, news reporting, feature writing, corporate blogging, website language, branded marketing and social media content, newsletters and press releases.CLIENTS-The New York Times-The Arizona Republic / Republic Media-Lifehacker-The Morning Call-The Huffington Post-Penn State University-SunGard K-12 Education/PowerSchool-Abrazo Health Care-Zao525-iMarketer-United Capital Source-Playworks-Mission Driven Events Show less

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Area

Creative nonfiction writer and personal essayist on the topics of parenting, foster and adoptive parenthood, and marriage. Bylines include the New York Times, Huffington Post, Brain Child, Literary Mama, Mamalode, Today's Parent, Romper and BlogHer. Author of the 30-part "Foster Parent Diary" series on The New York Times' Well Family website.Named a BlogHer "Voice of the Year" in 2015 and 2016. Performed a live reading of an essay about motherhood for the 2015 Listen to Your… Show more Creative nonfiction writer and personal essayist on the topics of parenting, foster and adoptive parenthood, and marriage. Bylines include the New York Times, Huffington Post, Brain Child, Literary Mama, Mamalode, Today's Parent, Romper and BlogHer. Author of the 30-part "Foster Parent Diary" series on The New York Times' Well Family website.Named a BlogHer "Voice of the Year" in 2015 and 2016. Performed a live reading of an essay about motherhood for the 2015 Listen to Your Mother (Lehigh Valley) show. Work was anthologized in HerStories Project's "So Glad They Told Me: Women on Getting Real About Motherhood." Show less

Coordinated all Public Relations efforts at the University, located potential news stories to pitch to the media, wrote news releases and feature stories, drafted public relations plans for large events, drafted and updated a University-wide crisis communications plan, managed social media campaign for the University's semi-annual Run to Fight Children's Cancer, created and updated University press kits.

Built all social media outreach from the ground up through Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and corporate blogging. Built relationships with local media, writing news releases and pitching stories.

Covered a variety of beats, including business, Phoenix neighborhoods, education and West Valley public safety. Shot, edited and produced video stories. Produced full story packages that included written articles, photographs and graphics.

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism And Mass Communications

Graduate Certificate, Nonprofit Leadership And Management