- Direct multi-channel marketing, advertising, branding, and public relations strategies for an educational non-profit with seven locations across Chicago; ensure ongoing alignment of messaging and communications.- Hire and manage a team of freelance designers and photographers; refreshed and continue to build a strong brand presence across multiple platforms.-Develop an organizational communications plan and create a marketing editorial calendar.- Implement PR outreach via press releases and public-facing copy.- Handle print and digital marketing, email campaigns, and the paid social media strategy, in addition to working with Development team on donor and board communications materials.- Oversee digital agency relations; led the RFP process and negotiated contract terms.- Participate in the strategic planning process to create new and enhance current programming.- Monitor press coverage and social media mentions.- Spearheaded a complete redesign of the website; manage and develop all website content.- Expanded social media presence; increased Facebook followers and likes by 14% and organic reach by 155%.- Increased website traffic: including 79% more users, 59% more new users, and 30% more page views; achieved 8.4K total views for the general business page in the last quarter.- Created the referral initiative to encourage families to recommend JCYS.- Designed graphic templates for each location and program to be used for future marketing and advertising.

-Assist with multiple facets of travel programs activities, including creating, marketing and evaluating trips (both global and those around the greater Great Lakes region); analyzing and improving the online experience of the Shedd Adventures websites; create a social media campaign for Shedd Adventures and participating in media outreach, developing and pilot testing programs, and surveying multiple audiences.-Develop pitches, story ideas and communications to help share Shedd's story and relevance.-Work closely with the Communications and Public Relations Manager to provide support for the Aquarium’s integrated public relations plans and media activities surrounding the launch of the new exhibit. and outreach strategy for national awareness days. -Coordinate logistics for media interview opportunities and events including press conferences -Work with the PR team develop a unique blogger community to create online evangelist for the Shedd brand. -Interact with both internal and external audiences via telephone or in-person. -Drafting press releases and pitches.

Serve as a producer of metadata for the 120 Sports broadcast.Creates data cards for the 120 Sports app including Twitter cards, photo cards, image cards, quote cards and data cards featuring statistics.Writes captions for photos featured in image cards.Creates image assets with special logos using Photoshop.Writes game recaps and updates as needed.Serve as a copy editor for metadata created by the rest of the application production staff.Serve as a backup Application Director.Help oversee Production Assistants on the application production staff.

Pitch topics and show segments to Producers.Assist in the development of the first version of the 120 Sports app.Shadow Producers and create rundowns using iNews.Stay up to date on trending news topics.

Graduate of the Second City Training Center in Chicago. Completed training in Writing and Writing for the Web.

Specializing in web-series production and development. Coordinate all aspects of production including coordinating shoot schedules, scouting field locations, talent auditions, and script edits.

Work heavily with Development and the Marketing teams of Harpo Studios to create new content that lives up to the standards of the most successful production company in daytime talk. Contribute to the pre-production and development of The Rosie Show, Oprah's Lifeclass, Super Soul Sunday, Oprah's Next Chapter, and a number of projects in the developmental phase.Create pitches for original content for the Oprah Winfrey Network.Analyze legal documents and databases for background information on show guests.Read and substantiate show scripts.Created daily executive reports on current media trends. These reports went to company executives as well as senior management. Researched and created content to be used in Harpo Studios and OWN Upfronts.

Appointed Acting Manager of the Research Department.Worked closely with Research Director to enhance the research, training, and overall operations of the department; assigning and distributing workload according to skills and deadlines; providing timely feedback on assignments with Junior Researchers; and supporting production teams by anticipating needs and providing pertinent research in advance. Senior Research Coordinator on many high profile shows such as The Dream Lives: A Martin Luther King Day Special, Oprah’s Book Club, Oprah's Season 24 Kickoff Party, "Waiting For Superman": The Movement That Could Revolutionize America's Schools , Christmas At The White House and Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular Pt. I and II.Manage special audiences; contacting field experts; coordinating field shoots; posting plugs on Oprah.com and selecting appropriate plug responses.Conducting pre-interviews and booking of show guests; assist in brainstorming and show development meetings with Producer’s and their production teams. Research and pitch show content and future show topics.

Conducted research and pre-interviews of potential guests for The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah’s Angel Network, and Oprah & Friends Radio.Research, organize, and present facts to production teams & verify facts used in final scripts.Assist production team in the field and during in-studio tapings.Specialized in research for Oprah’s Book Club and Oprah’s Predator Watch List.Provide viewers with information presented on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Analyze daily Nielsen ratings for the Washington D.C. area.Update and manage client and advertising database.Attend sales and client meetings.Track national sales commercial orders.Price negotiation, order placement, order fulfillment.Assist with weekly on-air programming.

Provided general assistance to writers, editors, and production staff regarding show production.Transcribed interviews and shoots & maintained tape library.Assisted the Audience Coordinator with loading the audience daily, delivered pre-show speech.

Stage Manager for numerous Gorilla Rep. shows all over New York City including 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' 'Henry V,' and 'Romeo & Juliet.'

Responsible for the research and compilation of information for nightly news segments.Assist in field shoots, B-Roll footage and post production edits.Search archived footage for past interviews and stock footage. Log interviews and footage from recent shoots.