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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Digital producer part of the audience development team of the USA TODAY-Wisconsin network which manages 3 major news sites – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, and the Appleton Post Crescent. I optimize digital stories for SEO, social media and online traffic, and create content like articles, photo galleries, videos and more. I also create audience strategy plans for investigative projects to ensure in-depth reporting has higher visibility and reach. In addition, I’m an SEO Searchlight Champion, an invitation-only emerging leadership program to learn advanced Search Engine Optimization techniques and foster leadership skills at both the newsroom and regional level.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed a team of freelance writers who were contracted to write SEO-optimized content for Wpromote clients.Developed SEO-optimized blog and web copy as well as keyword research for clients in various industries, mainly in hospitality.Other tasks included assigning clients to writers, managing writers’ workload, coordinating kickoff calls, and being the point of contact for all administrative inquiries.Coordinated content assignments with freelance and in-house writers for new clients coming onboard.Completed invoicing and budgeted expenses for the SEO and Content Marketing departments.Assisted the Content Development team with administrative tasks.

Dallas, Texas

Online publication focusing on fashion and culture trends in the localDallas-Fort Worth communityEdited stories and articles before publication and managed websitecontentPoint of contact for sources and press releasesEdited content for weekly newsletter

Denton, Texas

Westlake, Tx

Associate at a major financial services company in the Customer Research and Resolution departmentResponsible for carrying out detailed research in discrepancies for retirement plan contributions Responsible for processing earnings calculations for employer retirement plans associated with the companyResponsible for accurately posting researched discrepancies to the back-office processing system

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism

Concentration in Digital & Print media. Minor in International Studies.

Cross-Cultural Reporting And International Public Relations

Summer study abroad program in Fukuoka, Japan.