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Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Semester in Washington Politics Program is available for college undergraduates who are interested in spending a semester studying political management in Washington, DC.- Processed and maintained 40+ student application files per semester. - Maintained an Excel database of more than 300 program contacts. - Communicated regularly with applicants and program contacts, including Congressional offices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Hatchet is George Washington University's weekly student newspaper. It is financially and editorially independent from the university. - Won the Society of Professional Journalists national Mark of Excellence Award for Best Editorial Writing. - Led and planned editorial board meetings, composed of 7-10 Hatchet editors. - Wrote columns, blogs and staff editorials weekly and on strict deadlines. - Hired and trained a team of 30 writers, developed their ideas and edited their writing. - Developed skills in WordPress, Google Documents & Drive, AP Style and copy editing.- Coordinated weekly with GW’s media relations team and GW administrators. - Developed and launched personal essays, a brand new type of editorial content for The Hatchet.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Edited content, wrote frequently, helped to lead meetings and sourced content from outside sources. - Participated in editorial board meetings, and assisted the opinions editor in writing the editorials.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

The Institute for Women's Policy Research is a non-profit that researches policy issues important to women and women's lives, including poverty and welfare, work and family, and health and safety. - Updated media contacts in Salesforce and recorded more than 20 press hits daily.- Planned a communications strategy for an intern networking event that drew 100+ attendees. - Wrote articles and compiled press clips for IWPR’s quarterly newsletter. - Maintained and updated content on IWPR’s two web sites. - Learned about community organizing and advocacy in a weekly workshop at the Alliance for Justice.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Anchor Media is a social media marketing firm that specializes influencer marketing, with a focus on building personalized and creative online strategies. - Operated three clients’ social media accounts on a daily basis. - Created an Excel content calendar to plan each company’s unique upcoming social media posts.- Used Twitter and Facebook analytics to optimize companies’ social media content and grow engagement. - Wrote and strategically scheduled clients’ posts on Facebook and Twitter/Hootsuite.