Trish Mcdermott Email & Phone Number

Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket, RI

Pawtucket, RI

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Analyzed, implemented, managed, and troubleshooted website content for hundreds of department sites on the Lifespan intranet (45,000 pages), ensuring content is organized in a clear, usable manner.
• Functioned as primary liaison to 300 web authors among Lifespan’s five hospital affiliates and corporate services.
• Researched, wrote, and edited materials in support of Lifespan’s intranet, including the homepage, news pages, and department websites.
• Contributed to the Web redesign projects for Lifespan’s new intranet site, including web vendor collaboration, content development and migration, research, and communication with web authors and stakeholders.
• Established in-person and online training curriculum and site guide to transition web authors to Lifespan’s new content management system, Drupal; lead training classes on new software.
• Produced monthly Lifelines Digest, an online communication that contains news and videos and is distributed to 15,000 employees, hospital presidents, and board of trustees.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Managed and directed the creation and curation of content for the public Providence College Web site (www.providence.edu) to ensure the site remained strategically focused, the integrity of the site architecture and.
• Oversaw the editorial governance process through which Web site content was created, submitted, and posted to the site; conducted regular content management training for campus Web editors; served as "master publisher".
• Researched, evaluated, and implemented the College’s official social media sites: Facebook and YouTube; oversaw all content that was published on the sites and moderated comments; formulated a campus-wide social media.
• Conceptualized, directed, and assisted in the production of all official College videos; branded the “Learn, Participate, Serve” video series on the College’s YouTube channel.
• Contributed to all aspects of the College’s 2003 and 2010 Web redesign projects, including design input, site architecture development, strategy meetings with campus stakeholders, content development, functional.
• Project-managed the creation of the online version of PC Magazine.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Gathered, wrote, edited, updated, and monitored production of content for all top tier pages of the Providence College Web site, reinforcing a positive public image of the College with interested constituencies.
• Curated content to maintain its currency and in accordance with the College’s marketing, branding, and mission.
• Envisioned, initiated, and created all new sections of the PC Web site, including the Teaching that Transforms faculty profile section and PC Now branded news section.
• Reviewed Web site pages for accuracy, consistency and adherence to style standards.
• Trained administrators, staff, and faculty on Web page creation and maintenance.
• Responded to internal and external Web site visitors with Web inquiries.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Managed comprehensive news bureau operations to promote significant activities, honors and accomplishments of the College’s students, faculty, and staff—reinforcing a positive public image of Providence College with.
• Worked closely with the Publications Center to research and initiate hometown news coverage and develop news stories for College publications.
• Served as a liaison to the media, including assisting in dissemination of breaking College news.
• Wrote all news releases for the faculty, staff, and students’ hometown news program and weekly releases for the Providence Sunday Journal’s “At the Colleges” column.
• Implemented and monitored use of news distribution and placement-tracking services for local and national publications.
• Served as coordinator for PC’s student and staff volunteers who participated in the national community service project, Rebuilding Together.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Assisted in researching, writing, formatting, and editing grant proposals
• Acted as a liaison between the Brown Outreach Space Grant Scholars and local K-12 schools to coordinate classroom presentations and community events
• Advertised and disseminated program information via Web, telephone, and in person
• Provided administrative and organizational support