Michael Alan Connelly Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Remote

- Builds and executes social media content plan for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.- Monitors social media engagement and produces monthly analytics reports for the management team. - Plans and promotes guest speaker events held at the club and via Zoom.- Writes and/or proofreads all materials published on website and social media channels.

Remote

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

- Managed 5 digital editorial teams for Lifestyle Asia, Prestige Online and ​Hello!​ Thailand. - Ensured that all sites achieve growth and meet KPIs for traffic and engagement.- Worked with Managing Director and Head of Sales to maximize revenue opportunities. - Hired and trained all digital staff in best practices for digital content and social media.- Devised and implemented marketing and branding strategies for all online titles.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

- Editorial lead for luxury lifestyle online platform that attracts 1 million readers monthly.- Implemented content strategy and editorial standards for teams based in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.- Liaised with sales team to produce top-quality sponsored content for luxury lifestyle clients.- Devised social media strategies designed to increase site traffic and reader engagement.- Responsible for newsletter strategies designed to increase site traffic and readership.- Served as the face of the company at events in Hong Kong and around Asia.- Directly managed editorial teams in Hong Kong and Bangkok.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Oversaw daily content for Fodors.com, which attracts 5 million monthly unique visitors.- Devised/executed analytics-driven strategy focused on long-term SEO benefits.- Assigned/edited all daily content; managed freelance writers and budget.- Led daily editorial meetings that brought together departments to maximize site’s impact.- Liaised with marketing/art departments to build and expand syndication relationships.- Worked with ad sales team to create editorial packages and meet other client requests.- Planned and maintained site’s editorial calendars, ranging in scope from daily to annual.- Produced daily/weekly newsletter (400,000+ subscribers) and planned future strategy.- Streamlined workflow; reduced content quantity while improving quality/growing traffic.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Assigned, edited, and produced online travel features; controlled budget/editorial calendar.- Managed team of 40+ freelance contributors and recruited new writers for travel section.- Assisted in planning/executing semiannual travel and culture packages for the magazine.- Contributed articles on travel and various cultural topics to magazine and website.- Oversaw weekly production of hundreds of event listings; curates Agenda calendar.- Produced online newsletters: Vulture (75,000 subscribers), travel (15,000 subscribers).- Reviewed weekly page view reports to monitor trends and highlights popular content.- Managed Facebook and Twitter accounts prior to hiring of social media managers.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Oversaw freelance budget and workflow for editorial team.- Supervised interns and led training in digital production and best practices.- Updated various hand-coded HTML pages with fresh content on a weekly basis.- Generated new source of page views by expanding online recipe database.- Managed team of menu collectors and database prior to acquisition of MenuPages.- Contributed daily posts to food blog; reviewed restaurants and gourmet food stores.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Built and maintained hundreds of online event listings using native CMS.- Assisted editors by fact-checking articles, collecting images, and compiling research.- Tested new versions of website software and proposed future improvements.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Assisted deputy editor in launching new website focused on cooking and food.- Wrote weekly posts for blog dedicated to covering cooking shows.- Promoted blog using Facebook and Twitter to increase site traffic.

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Served as the face of School of Law’s admissions office, welcoming visitors and guiding them to various offices.- Arranged tours and class visits for prospective students.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Sorted unsolicited submissions and routed story pitches to appropriate editors.- Reviewed manuscripts and selected strongest works for literary editor’s consideration.- Managed writer contracts and shipment of books and magazine issues to various parties.- Provided general assistance to editorial staff, including fact-checking and research.- Compiled data for the magazine’s After Hours section.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Oversaw theater section for daily student newspaper with circulation of 10,000.- Managed team of fifteen writers, created section style guide, and copy-edited all articles.- Wrote several cover stories, weekly theater reviews, and a biweekly opinion column.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Processed in-person, phone, and online ticket sales for venue's events and productions.- Responded to all customer inquiries regarding venue's events.- Attained proficiency in TicketWeb and WinTix ticketing systems.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: President of Resident Assistant Council, Student NewspaperMinors: East Asian Studies, History

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Chorus, Gospel Choir, Men’s A Capella Group, Newspaper, Theater, Yearbook