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Chicago, Il

Generated content and dissemination strategy for promoting the organization overall, as well as individual programs, events, and special initiativesBuilt media relations by maintaining regular contact with key journalists, acting as primary contact to the media, pitching press contacts about key Art Center stories, and writing press releasesProduced quarterly print newsletter and other printed collateral materialsProduced all outgoing digital communications and managed organization's social media presenceCultivated relationships with other creative, cultural, and performance groups in Chicago in the service of audience-building and cross-promotionDeveloped audience-engagement events and initiatives

Greater St. Louis Area

Developed and implemented digital strategy for website, auxiliary microsites, email campaigns, online fundraising, blog, event marketing and social mediaProduced content for and managed production of segmented e-newsletters reaching more than 60,000 stakeholders, including volunteers, donors, staff and other diverse constituenciesAnalyzed key metrics, set benchmarks, researched best practices, identified new and emerging digital platforms to make recommendations that contributed to overall marketing and communication goalsProtected and maintained the organization’s brand identity and voice across digitalHelped launch two new websites: helpingpeople.org and 211helps.org

Conceptualized and executed editorial and marketing strategies for print, web, advertising, client partnerships and signature events, including Saint Louis Fashion WeekResearched, wrote and copy edited content, including editorial articles, web copy, weekly e-blasts, blogs, social media and event collateralManaged freelance writers, designers, photographers and interns

Columbia, Missouri Area

Pitched timely content, assigned stories to reporters and edited the magazine’s weekly print and daily digital editionsServing as an editor at Vox was a part of a capstone course (Magazine Staff) to complete my Bachelor of Journalism in Magazine Editing at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Vox is not a school publication, however. Rather, it is a weekly entertainment magazine published by the Columbia Missourian newspaper and distributed citywide.

London, United Kingdom

Summer internship while studying abroad in the UKResearched, wrote and edited department stories and cover features for print and webMy main project over the summer involved traveling throughout the UK on special assignment to produce a large feature story reviewing luxury hotels, spas and gourmet restaurants. It was one of the coolest things I've ever had the pleasure to experience!

Bachelor Of Journalism, Magazine Editing

Activities and Societies: Reporter for Columbia Missourian - Higher Education beat; Film/TV Editor at Vox Magazine; Magazine Club member.

Study Abroad - Summer Of 2006, Global And Cross-Cultural Journalism