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Chicago, IL

• Manage the Rush University Medical Center Find a Doctor site, maintaining up-to-date data for a network of more than a thousand providers, managing a network of internal stakeholders and sources of truth.
• Manage projects related to the Find a Doctor tool, including integration with transparency data, the addition of open scheduling functionality, and a complete relaunch of the tool to apply a new system-oriented approach.
• Manage relationships with Rush University Medical Center's SEO and SEM vendors, contributing to SEO and SEM strategy and tactics.
• Manage Rush's web analytics in conjunction with Rush's web analytics vendor.
• Perform miscellaneous writing and editing for the web and print collateral as necessary.

Highland Park, IL

• Managed a team of full-time writers for a daily automotive web publication. Reviewed all site content for quality of writing, editorial tone, and optimization for search and marketing, using a custom CMS. Planned the.
• Successfully grew traffic and drove down bounce rates, particularly for key organic search traffic, which consistently rose over the course of my leadership of the site.
• Increased reader interaction in social media and email marketing, launching a successful email newsletter that beat industry averages for clicks.
• Worked closely with design and development teams on a site-wide redesign, improving end-user experience and adding intuitive navigation.
• Used Google Analytics to track site content and employee performance and to adjust content strategy, including creating and sharing custom dashboards, shortcuts, segments, and reports.

Greater Chicago Area

• Planned, edited, wrote, and published site content for TeachHUB.com. Planned a comprehensive library of lesson plans for K-12 education that aligned with Common Core State Standards. Planned and edited content for.
• Launched the award-winning TeachHUB.com magazine, writing and editing engaging consumer content, including film, book, and gadget reviews and articles on educational topics.
• Planned content for TeachHUB.com based on keyword research, news, and calendar year events. Edited incoming content from writers and bloggers. Wrote content as needed. Curated content from syndicates.
• Worked with social media, video, art, and web development teams to plan site features, design, and functionality.
• Led the Lesson Plan Library project. Planned content for a comprehensive library of K-12 lesson plans with an accompanying Interactive Whiteboard Activity library. Planning included full coverage of Common Core State.

Led editorial teams on a variety of projects, successfully meeting tight deadlines within tight budgets. Coordinated production and organization of project assets. Supervised freelance writers and in-house editors by assigning tasks, monitoring budgets, establishing timelines, and managing performance.

Teacher Edition editor, working on Grades 6-12 of Texas, California, Florida, and National editions of 2010 Literature program. Lead editor for Grades 6 and 10 Texas, responsible for meeting Texas state standards, supervising freelance writers, and content edits. Also worked with the Digital Path team to edit content for the web.