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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Manage public relations, media outreach, and executive visibility campaigns for a diverse set of clients spanning multiple verticals.• Responsibilities include generating earned media through pitching and press release distribution, social media management, executive thought leadership writing, and website content creation for brands.• Author essays for industry award submissions.

Montpelier, Vermont

• Was responsible for overseeing various communications, public relations, and marketing initiatives for the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing and Agency of Commerce and Community Development. • Work included distributing press releases, generating earned media coverage of Vermont, serving as media point of contact for the department, drafting consumer and industry newsletters, managing social media accounts, and executing advertising campaigns.• Wrote for various marketing, PR, and communications advertising initiatives, including official state press releases, social media content development, email marketing, and copy for online and print publications.• Planned and coordinated media trips and social influencer marketing campaigns.• Represented the State of Vermont at industry and partner events and news conferences.

Burlington, Vermont

• Responsibilities included overseeing newspaper’s online and social media publishing, news reporting, and posting articles, video, and multimedia content to digital sites.• I managed brand social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.• Substantially grew digital traffic and audiences for website and social media accounts. • Wrote news articles for Free Press and other Gannett newspapers, including USA Today.• Won 2015 Radio Television News Association National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, and 2015, 2014 & 2013 Vermont Press Association First Place, Outstanding Website.• Won 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award in Online Deadline Reporting, and 2012 AP Media Editors Digital Storytelling and Reporting Award.

Mesa, Arizona, United States

• As lead online editor, I helped launch, grow, and manage website for what was formerly the second-largest daily newspaper in the Phoenix metropolitan area.• Responsibilities included writing breaking news reports, and posting news, images, video, and multimedia content on website. Leveraged knowledge of social media and SEO to build traffic and audiences.• Produced analytics reports of website traffic and performance.• Reported from the scene of breaking news events, including live professional and collegiate sporting events in the Phoenix area.• Won Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors’ Second Place, Best Arizona Metro Division Website Award.