Sarah Ensor, Mfa, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Easton, MD, US

Baltimore Metropolitan Area, Maryland, United States

• Leads editorial side of Communications & Content (C&C) team, which includes
• guiding overarching editorial processes across QIP and client projects;
• managing project assignments and workflow across the C&C editorial team;
• ensuring communications specialists are regularly meeting client needs;
• ensuring communications specialists participate in the professional development necessary to remain current on relevant style guides, Section 508 compliance, federal plain language… Show more Leads editorial side of.
• ensuring communications specialists participate in the professional development necessary to remain current on relevant style guides, Section 508 compliance, federal plain language standards, and software; and

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead a staff of three writers and editors working on briefs, white papers, case studies, video scripts, and web content for clients;
• Create and maintain a website and social media strategy for QIP;
• Plan and write or assign QIP's website and blog content;
• Develop internal and external marketing materials for QIP;
• Provide writing, editing, and layout services for clients and team members;
• Convert documents to meet Section 508 compliance requirements;

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Engage with experts in the field of education data to produce best practice guidance (briefs, white papers, case studies, etc.) for education stakeholders, particularly regarding the design, development, management.
• Support the development of outreach materials, such as brochures, flyers, presentations, press releases, newsletters, etc.;
• Support the development and management of several client websites (including content development… Show more
• Support the development and management of several client websites (including content development, design, user testing, and coordination of updates);
• Provide editing and layout services for clients and team members;
• Convert documents to meet Section 508 compliance requirements;

Editor at Shore Monthly, a regional lifestyle magazine serving the Mid-Shore of Maryland.

Queenstown, Maryland

• Maintained the success of a continuous public relations program;
• Provided editorial direction, design, production, and distribution of organizational publications;
• Coordinated media interest and ensured regular contact with target media and appropriate response to media requests;
• Wrote and issued press releases;
• Developed and implemented communications plans for specific advocacy and marketing campaigns as needed and distribution plans for communications… Show more
• Developed and implemented communications plans for specific advocacy and marketing campaigns as needed and distribution plans for communications products;

• Coordinated reporters at the daily edition, as well as reporters at four weekly newspapers.
• Wrote government, political, breaking news and feature articles.
• Edited copy.
• Participated in daily editorial meetings, reported front-page material to editors.
• Assigned articles, coverage to reporters.
• Worked with weekly editors to send appropriate copy to the daily paper for publication.

• Worked full-time from Sept. 2004 to Nov. 2005 as a Staff Writer for The Star Democrat, a daily paper in Easton, Maryland, and part-time from Dec. 2006 to July 2010.
• Wrote copy, generally covering local government for weekly newspaper The Times-Record.
• Wrote features articles for special sections of The Star Democrat.
• Worked independently, mostly from home, after birth of twins in Dec. 2006. In addition to covering local government meetings and social events, regularly… Show more Worked full-time from Sept. 2004 to Nov. 2005 as a.
• Worked independently, mostly from home, after birth of twins in Dec. 2006. In addition to covering local government meetings and social events, regularly contributed to special sections in The Star Democrat. Regular.

• Senior reporter for The Star Democrat, a daily paper, coordinating reporters at the daily, as well as reporters at four weekly newspapers.
• Edited copy.
• Participated in daily editorial meetings, reported front-page material to editors.
• Worked with weekly editors to send appropriate copy to the daily paper for publication, assigned articles to reporters.
• Covered county government, science, health.

Bachelor Of Arts, English/Drama

Mfa, Creative Nonfiction

Diploma

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Nonfiction

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Nonfiction

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Nonfiction