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I am a storyteller, strategic thinker, content creator and social media manager who helps the college shape and communicate its internal and external messages in collaboration with faculty members, students, administrators, staff, alumni, and partners in academia, health care, industry and government.The skills I can bring to your organization include:Creating press releases, in-depth magazine features, web content, persuasive letters and internal documentsLeading the… Show more I am a storyteller, strategic thinker, content creator and social media manager who helps the college shape and communicate its internal and external messages in collaboration with faculty members, students, administrators, staff, alumni, and partners in academia, health care, industry and government.The skills I can bring to your organization include:Creating press releases, in-depth magazine features, web content, persuasive letters and internal documentsLeading the creation of innovative forms of storytelling that incorporate video and graphics with the written wordCreating customer-recruitment content designed specifically for social mediaEditing a monthly newsletter and bi-annual magazineProducing videosManaging Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accountsAssisting with events by writing runs of showJuggling multiple projectsSecuring coverage in newspapers, TV newscasts, trade publications and online publicationsDirecting photo shootsCollaborating with a wide range of stakeholders on marketing plans Show less

I covered everything from snake bites and hurricanes to presidential campaign rallies and a $1-billion school construction program at this Gannett-owned daily newspaper in South Carolina’s largest county. My beats included:EducationCourtsPolice/Breaking NewsGeneral AssignmentSuburbs (Simpsonville, Mauldin, Fountain Inn and The Eastside)

The highlights of my first year as a full-time reporter at this daily newspaper on the South Carolina coast included award-winning stories about poverty and ambulance crashes.