Meredith Mcgrath Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

• Worked on an as-needed basis onsite and in-office for destination management and event services company • Executed event transportation and registration onsite for programs • Gathered and produced props and decor for events• Assisted with preparations of onsite staff instructions and materials • Contacted vendors to check availability and confirm reservations

United States

• Executed onsite logistics of corporate events, incentive group travel and company-wide meetings for Fortune 500 companies in the automotive, financial, pharmaceutical and technology industries • Traveled internationally and domestically approximately 250+ days a year • Maintained knowledge in all aspects of event execution, including executive handling, contract and supplier management, crisis management and billing reconciliation • Acted as a liaison between clients and their respective suppliers, including hotels, airlines, destination management companies, etc.• Provided high level of customer service and consultancy to clients and guests• Effectively utilized creative thinking to resolve problems onsite• Ensured clients' and guests' expectations were met and maintained focus on event objectives to drive business results and improve engagement with customers, employees and channel partners

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted editors and writers in their reporting processes by conducting research, utilizing archives and databases, creating clip files, transcribing interviews and fact-checking• Curated culture packets ahead of each issue to inform editors about upcoming releases, trends and news across lifestyle topics • Performed administrative tasks, such as running errands, taking phone calls, arranging product sends and returns, organizing books

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

• Wrote stories covering innovators, game changers and business influencers across industries in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Stories contributed to the online publication's editorial mix of news, business intelligence, data and commentary.• Assisted with curating content for social media and daily newsletter

Columbia, Missouri

• Led and assisted class of 15 student designers each semester in sourcing, cleaning and analyzing data to design information graphics for daily publication in print and online• Graded assignments, co-lectured lessons, supervised lab hours

Columbia, Missouri

• Co-managed social media accounts, which involved strategically sharing content, responding to direct messages from readers and monitoring comment sections• Presented to local groups on newsroom's mission and engaged in conversations about topics for future reporting • Planned and hosted Facebook Live community pitch meetings to source story ideas and inform public of newsroom's projects

St. Louis And Columbia, Missouri

GapFit Specialist• Selected to help merchandise and promote the brand's athletic-wear line

Columbia, Missouri (Remote)

Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program• Created content, including fact sheets and portfolios, to provide the public with information on national natural resource damage assessment cases and restoration projects • Conducted research on projects and collaborated with case managers nationwide to accurately portray restoration efforts• Utilized Adobe Creative Suite to design publication materials

Columbia, Missouri

• Researched, sourced, pitched and executed weekly music content for the magazine’s website • Utilized digital storytelling tools and social media to expand on print-to-web content and live event coverage • Analyzed website and social media analytics to inform staff of audience behavior and online trends

Columbia, Missouri

• Responsible for creation and management of two to three pages of music content alongside one other music editor for Vox, a weekly arts and culture city magazine with a print circulation of 10,000 • Continuously researched and pitched local story ideas fit for the magazine and audience • Identified and confirmed sources, edited (on both macro and micro levels) and fact-checked each department story• Edited feature stories and packages • Collaborated with writers, photographers, videographers and designers to create print and online content and meet deadlines • Wrote headlines, cover lines, calendar entries, captions, table-of-contents blurbs and clips for Radar, a recurring front-of-book section on the week’s news and trending culture topics

Brussels Region, Belgium

• Aided international reporters and photographers in their coverage of breaking news and European affairs, including the Volkswagen scandal, migrant crisis, Brexit, Brussels attacks and other foreign policy • Regularly attended press conferences and events hosted by the European Union • Managed bureau Twitter account

Columbia, Missouri

• Reported and wrote various department stories for print, including profiles, previews, movie reviews, Q&As, and online articles • Pitched, researched and wrote a feature-length story examining Columbia’s food waste problem

Master Of Arts - Ma, Journalism, Journalism

Research: Extracting value from email newsletters in journalism Study detailed logistics and strategy of newsletter production at 20.

Bachelor Of Journalism - Bj, Emphasis In Magazine Journalism

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, Society of Professional Journalists, Mizzou Alternative Breaks, Mizzou Magazine ClubMinors.