Sarah Whetstone Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

- People operations in a start-up environment- Worked with hiring managers and recruiters to secure and hire a top-tier team of homebuilding professionals - Led the new team in company culture, team building and promoted a positive, inclusive work environment- Managed build out of newly leased office space working with division leaderships and contractors to develop a smart, safe, healthy, beautiful and compliant office environment- Job postings and resume review- Offer letters, candidate screening, onboarding / offboarding- Scheduling and facilitating candidate interviews / exit interviews- Executive Admin / soundboard for Division President- General office manager / admin - inventory / ordering office supplies and company swag- Maintaining company licenses, memberships and subscriptions- In-house notary- Submitted expense and salary reports- Represented company at industry events we sponsored or attended (I can play a little golf!)- Facilitated employee reviews and recommendations- Planned recognition events and holiday parties- Assisted corporate marketing and HR with all company-wide initiatives

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Experienced Residential Loan Processor / Team Admin for high volume Senior Loan Officer in Austin, Texas- 2021 Branch of the Year- Rated #1 by JD Power & Associates for customer satisfaction in 2021. LOAN PROCESSOR DUTIES- Guide borrowers through underwriting to ensure smooth and on-time closing- Request all borrower and third party required documentation for file / follow up to ensure items received timely - Liaison between borrower and Underwriter, borrower and Loan Officer, borrower and Title- Review asset / credit / financial documents to anticipate and mitigate concerns as early as possible- Income worksheets, tax worksheets, letters of explanation- Fee reconciliation and preparation of Closing Disclosure - Utilize all resources and contacts to find solutions while ensuring an excellent borrower experience - Review investor documents for completeness, accuracy, all required signatories TRANSACTION COORDINATOR- Weekly pipeline reports (internal)- Weekly loan updates (borrower, buyer's agent, listing agent / builder, title company)- Ordering, tracking, price negotiation for appraisals- Order and review: Title insurance, home owners insurance and mortgage insurance. Make sure each is received on time and review to ensure they meet investor guidelines and internal checklists - Ensure we meet each loan's overlapping and shifting check points and deadlines- Proactively communicating status / changes to all transaction parties and players every Tuesday- Coordinate closings with TitleADMINISTRATIVE- LO's expense report (Concur)- LO's calendar (Outlook)- Gifting and Thank you notes- Ordering catering and booking venues - Invites / RSVPs / Headcount- Occasional business development: industry events (attending and planning / hosting), marketing materials, lead management, etc.)

3210 Esperanza Crossing, Ste. 122

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

• Assisting property manager in finding tenants to lease various types of commercial property throughout South Texas (downtown, office, warehouse, retail, medical)• Keeping company website and all listings up to date online and maintaining leasing prospect traffic report• Calling on leads to assess interest, lease space• Showing property to clients and prospects• Working with community and industry partners to form a collective vision for high profile properties in effort to create a community of tenant groups that serve each other's business interests and meet housing and retail gaps

Corpus Christi, Texas

SUMMARY: Guiding the organization into the internet era, I managed digital content initiatives for a group of television stations in South Texas.• Developed and presented workflows for news staff that would prioritize digital publication, while maintaining the traditional television news format• Development of social media strategy and maintenance plan in accordance with individual station brands• Managed team of 6 digital producers who spent more than 50% of their time on building social media platforms • Set daily social media calendars based on news of the day and advertising schedules • Used social media in conjunction with owned and operated digital products to create new revenue streams (primarily YouTube)• Created and implemented social media posting guidelines to reflect brand, maximize engagement and funnel audience to owned and operated digital assets (things we could monetize)• Used monitoring systems to scour social media for trending, relevant or local issues for story development and reporting assignments• Trained television personalities and other staff on social media best practices and writing for web• Navigated transition to YouTube video hosting • Used digital and social media platforms to keep public informed in the days and hours leading up to Hurricane Harvey and the months of recovery that followed

Gregory, Texas

• Increasing membership in a member-driven and funded corporation• B2B sales / marketing• Identifying strategic business partners and meeting with company decision makers to sell memberships• Creating sales collateral to promote value and benefits of membership• Event planning

Sinton, Texas

SUMMARY: Serving as Managing Editor, I oversaw all aspects of production of three weekly newspapers. Specific duties included:• Interviewing, reporting, editing, pagination, photography, photo editing, conceptual design for print products, managing reporting staff, assignments, crisis communication, handling complaints and corrections• Working closely with elected officials on a regular basis to help communicate important information to the public and clarify information for news stories • Maintaining a positive perception of the company • Working with the general public to develop news and feature stories • Constantly managing multiple projects with various completion dates • Meeting strict daily, weekly and monthly deadlines

Serving as Copy Editor for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, my duties included:• Using InDesign and Content Watch to Paginate (electronically design) pages in the Sports and Local sections • Working closely with editors and web master to deliver seamless print and web products• Updating all of the Lubbock Avalanche - Journal websites including redraiders.com and lubbockonline.com• Intensive copy editing for content and grammar• Giving final approval for pages to be sent to press• Updating Social Media

Serving as an intern for the Office of Communications and Marketing, my public relations duties included:• Writing and distributing web content, news releases, advisories, feature stories and expert profiles of professors and other higher education professionals• Pitched stories to local, state and national news outlets• Assisted in planning and carrying out news conferences and special events• Attended regular communications strategy meetings with university president and board of regents• Used Dream Weaver and Word Press to build Web pages for Texas Tech Today (today.ttu.edu)• Maintained online news clip archive and updated social media

Serving as Copy Editor for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, my duties included:• Using InDesign and Content Watch to Paginate (electronically design) pages in the Sports and Local Sections of a mid to large-sized daily newspaper• Working closely with editors and web master to deliver seamless print and web products• Updating all of the Lubbock Avalanche - Journal websites including redraiders.com and lubbockonline.com• Intensive copy editing for content and grammar• Giving final approval for pages to be sent to press• Updating Social Media

Serving as reporter for the San Patricio Publishing Company, my duties included:• Writing news and feature stories for a group of five weekly newspapers• Gathering information from public records at county courthouse• Designing page layouts electronically using Quark• Preparing newspaper for printing house• Strengthening skills in Adobe programs and InDesign

Bachelors, Public Relations

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