Stef Newman Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• I manage a copywriting team of six talented pharmaceutical copywriters who write for HCP and DTC-focused pharmaceutical brands. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
• Mentor writers on projects
• Monitor copywriting allocations and timelines
• Plan copywriting budgets
• Estimate copywriting hours for potentially new projects
• Collaborate with editorial teams on process improvements to encourage robust communicationI am also a brand copywriter for HCP-driven pharmaceutical/rare disease communications. I create marketing-driven copy to.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• For the Critical Populations and Compromised People (CICP) Task Force:
• Copyedited more than 150 pieces of content for plain language review over the course of three months, including:o A written response from Dr. Rochelle Walensky to a Senator letter regarding mask recommendations for.
• Developed and cleared more than 100 prepared responses (PRs) from the public for CDC-INFO regarding COVID-19 questions and concerns.
• Led the development and execution of rollout plans for updated COVID-19 guidance for school nutrition workers, summer camps, institutions of higher education, and aquatics. This included executing relevant COVID-19.
• Developed and implemented new Statements of Purpose (SOPs) for communication improvement between the communications team and task forces for graphics and other needs.
• Brainstormed with the “Falcon” task force to help disseminate and promote a project based on research with educators, students, parents, and mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Vaccine Task Force, Social.

Atlanta, Georgia

*Wrote and edited social media messaging for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter for @CDCFlu and OADC channels. I also exclusively managed @CDCFlu’s Twitter account, which included scheduling all messaging, monitoring Twitter stats and public responses, and monitoring Twitter for appropriate “likes” and retweets from other Twitter accounts. Recent projects.

Greater Atlanta Area

• KWI is a full-service communications agency, whose clients include Chick-fil-A, Cox Communications (Technology and Engineering), CP Kelco, and Mandl & Co. Responsibilities included:
• Internal communications: Planned and wrote various employee communications for Chick-fil-A, Cox Communications and CP Kelco, including company-wide newsletters and quarterly reports, executive messages, PowerPoint.
• Communications planning and strategy: At Cox, I worked on developing content for the Technology division for CoxOne, Cox Communications’ employee intranet. I also wrote email campaigns for Cox’s annual giving program.
• Copywriting: For hydrocolloids manufacturer CP Kelco, I wrote concise copy and developed marketing and event materials for several high-profile conferences. Materials included a quality standards brochure for the 2016.
• Storytelling: For Cox, writing included local and national articles on various Technology-based initiatives and events. For Chick-fil-A, I developed and wrote articles for the LEADWELL internal website, highlighting.

Atlanta, Georgia

• The Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast is one of eight Consulates representing Israel in the US. This Consulate covers seven states: North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and.
• Wrote and edited speeches for the Consul General of Israel to the Southeast, Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer. Speechwriting included welcome remarks for events, a cyber security forum opening speech, op-ed articles for.
• Wrote press releases, talking points and other timely materials to inform Jewish organizations about Israel’s focus and point of view in times of crisis or breaking news. For example, after the Iran deal was announced.
• Pitched cultural and Israeli events to media for local coverage in print and online. I also interviewed Israeli cultural figures coming to Atlanta.
• Maintained the Consulate website, Facebook group and Twitter feed.
• Created and sent out a weekly newsletter to more than five thousand people, highlighting the week’s events and news from both the Consulate and Israel.

• HowStuffWorks and TLC.com (A Discovery Company) are comprehensive sources to finding out how, well, everything works. I was contracted to freelance science and general lifestyle articles. Duties include:
• Adhering to strict writing guidelines, including formatting and word count.
• Assuring the writing voice is adequate for a variety of readers to comprehend.
• Extensively research and cite information for articles, relying only on first-sourced information from the Internet.

Atlanta, GA

• Manheim, a division of Cox Enterprises, is the leading automotive remarketing company, with over 100 locations worldwide. I was part of the Shared Services division for Internal Communications. Responsibilities included:
• Writing and editing timely employee communications, including, but not limited to: company news, community involvement stories, technology and software product articles, product launch information and c-level executive.
• Creating editorial themes, calendar and content for Driving Force, Cox Automotive’s global and digital magazine. Driving Force was sent to more than 24,000 employees around the globe. It featured videos, articles.
• Lead project manager for Main Street, Manheim’s intranet, read by more than 16,000 employees. Projects managed included the Main Street community redesign and implementation of multiple software and cloud-based.
• Day-to-day management of Main Street, including managing an Editorial Calendar used by the Employee Comms team; intranet training for existing and new employees; and, curating an Atlanta Corporate employee group..
• Facilitated creation of two weekly newsletters: an executive digest, emailed to 600 C-Level executives as well as an all-employee news digest, emailed to more than 16,000 Manheim employees.

• In April 2013, I was hired to develop a book proposal for Brandi Bowles at Foundry Literary + Media. The proposal pitched a holistic pregnancy guide, titled The Mindful Mom-To-Be, with celebrity doula Lori Bregman. The.
• Collaborating with main author to develop chapter themes, research, content, remedies, recipes and more.
• Performing market research and aggregation of data for holistic remedies, yoga and safe diet programs including medical facts on childbirth, the birthing process, and the physical and emotional development of becoming.
• Studying market information and implement findings relevant to themes.
• Developing and writing 10 full chapters, totaling more than 80,000+ words.
• Copyediting chapters, ensuring a consistent voice and theme for the entire book.

• Goldberg McDuffie Communications is a leading firm in New York, specializing in publishing PR.
• Wrote press releases for both fiction and nonfiction publications, including Lisa Scottoline's bestselling novels "Devil's Corner" and "Killer Smile," Emily Giffin's "Love the One You're With," and the Clifton.

Greater New York City Area

• Doubleday Publishing is a subsidiary of Random House, Inc., one of the largest publishing and media companies in the world. As an Associate Publicist at Doubleday, I was responsible for handling all aspects of.
• Secured national and local press (print as well as TV and radio reviews and interviews).
• Wrote marketing and publicity materials, and coordinated events with the press to help promote authors.
• Kept thorough and organized budgets, established to fund everything from small tours to large, month-long national tours.
• Books included - The Gifts of the Jews and Desire of the Everlasting Hills, by Thomas Cahill; Choke, by Chuck Palahniuk; The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood; Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, by.