Rebecca Olson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

• Works with development officers to create and implement a dynamic communications strategy for donors of all levels.• Manages the creative services team (four full-time staff) responsible for delivering on more than 150 projects each fiscal year including proposals, reports, mailings, case statements, presentations, custom swag and more.• Serves as senior copywriter and creative strategist for the organization, ensuring all materials look great and align with our messaging.

• Generated 20+ original stories and videos as part of The Campaign for PSU, a $300 million fundraising effort.• Managed outbound email system and co-led organization's migration to a new email and web CRM platform.

• Served as copywriter for The Campaign for PSU, creating persuasive copy and concepts for speeches, letters, case statements, video scripts, impact reports, email campaigns and more.• Communications lead for PSU Day of Giving (Winner of 2019 CASE Gold Award for Flash Campaign).

• Created the first comprehensive social media content strategy for Oregon’s largest institution of higher education, increasing overall engagement by 300% in one year.• Managed editorial schedule and story development for eleven issues of PCC Communities Magazine, a quarterly publication with a circulation of 300,000.• Served as senior copywriter for all signature recruitment, brand awareness, advocacy and fundraising campaigns. • Developed new weekly internal employee email newsletter “MyPCC Weekly.”• Served on College Advancement’s unit change team for diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Served as senior copywriter to develop materials to support PCC's recruitment, fundraising and overall advancement goals.• Winner of the 2016 NCMPR Paragon Gold Award for Best Feature Writing.

Content writer for "Idealists in Action," a blog featuring profiles of social good projects.

• Edited biannual literary journal featuring the work of emerging women artists and authors.• Organized fundraising events, led workshops, and managed 30+ volunteers.• Implemented first electronic submission management system, growing annual submissions by 600%.

Corvallis, Or

• Developed and wrote all external communications including promotional materials, email newsletters, press kits and direct mail pieces.

Led promotion and outreach for OSU’s visiting writers reading series by creating press kits, managing an email outreach schedule and organizing event volunteers.

Taught college-level writing courses in business communication, creative writing and composition.

Mfa, Creative Writing (Poetry)

Activities and Societies: MFA reading series participant, composition committee member, student mentor.Thesis title: "Her Hair is an Open.

English, Scandinavian Studies, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Brittingham Vikings Organization, Scandinavian Club, Illumination: Undergraduate Journal of the Humanities