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Greenwich, Ct, Us

Stamford Ct

I manage the corporate external website, including writing, editing and uploading content to the CMS (Drupal) as well as managing the corporate Twitter and YouTube accounts. I work with web developers and key stakeholders to help improve and optimize digital content, so as to boost site performance and deliver an optimal user experience. I also assist in analyzing and reporting website and digital content usage data. In addition, I play a key role in the development of our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy, with strong familiarity of the Conductor platform. I also regularly put my project management skills to use for major site updates including the redesign of main landing pages and the addition of new page components.

Cos Cob Ct

Produced numerous high-quality white papers, case studies, trade magazine articles and brochures for various technology companies. Contributed numerous popular feature articles on a range of topics for local magazines and newspapers, including Fairfield County Magazine and The Settler - from how to service a swimming pool to feeding the homeless. I also occasionally contribute news stories to NewCanaanite.com, a daily news website serving the town of New Canaan CT.

Oxford Ct

Editor for online news website covering the mortgage industry where I have helped improve content quality and boost readership. In addition to posting all daily content, including news reports, blogs and features, I also handle all weekly e-newsletters and email blasts.

Oxford, Connecticut

Editor of two monthly print publications focused on the mortgage secondary market and mortgage servicing industry, where I improved content quality and assisted with the transition to digital editions. Confidently handled all production, including conceptualizing stories; assigning features to freelancers and contributors; writing articles and editorials; and giving the art department direction in terms of design and layout.

Helped establish fledgling local online news sites through community networking and comprehensive news coverage. Successfully grew readership by on-boarding dozens of new contributors, nearly doubling the volume of daily content. Boosted readership via social media channels including Twitter and Facebook.

Fairfield County

Played key role in the establishment of several local news websites in Fairfield County, Conn., including the Westport, Fairfield and Greenwich sites. Helped boost each site’s editorial presence in the community through coffee shop meetings and by participating in town events, as well as through improved coverage of town hall meetings and police.

Managing editor for top-ranked b2b news website covering the telecommunications and information technology industries where I helped grow the editorial team to 10 in-house editors and managed contributions from nearly 100 freelancers, quadrupling the volume of content, while at the same time improving content quality, tracking team/website performance metrics and boosting company revenues. Played a key role in the development of SEO strategies that consistently boosted page rank and daily site traffic.

Senior editor for b2b news website covering the telecommunications and IT where I helped boost content quality and quantity, as well as implementing SEO editorial best practices that boosted site rank. Helped company grow and scale through hiring and effective management of more than 40 international contributors and freelancers.

Bolstered the quality of content for both print and Web as managing editor for award-winning monthly trade magazine with circulation of about 25,000. Helped boost readership by conceptualizing new angles for stories; brought on new freelancers; streamlined production of weekly e-newsletters.

Writing editor for leading news website covering telecommunications and IT where I helped streamline publishing processes, improved the quality of the content and hired numerous overseas freelancers, leading to rapid growth and increased revenues. Served in a concurrent role as Associate Editor, Customer Interaction Solutions magazine, and launched popular blog focused on the contact center industry, “Making Contact.”

Broadened and improved town-wide news coverage, brought on additional freelancers and boosted circulation for weekly community newspaper where I managed all operations and a staff of five. Grew an impressive town-wide network of news contacts and played an essential role in the launch of newspaper’s website in 2004.

Darien Ct

Won numerous New England Press Association awards including Best Coverage of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks. Helped bolster both quality and quantity of content for busy weekly local newspaper where I developed and assigned story ideas, wrote editorials, edited press releases, processed photographs and handled pagination.

Darien Ct

Helped improve coverage of town events including meetings, political campaigns, police and fire. Improved coverage of local business beat by writing popular weekly feature, leading to increased advertising and revenues.

Bachelor'S, English/Journalism

English/Journalism

Performance/Production And Engineering

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