Kate Whittle Email & Phone Number

Missoula, MT, US

I support the Communications and Marketing teams at a 500-person A/E firm. I'm experienced with digital marketing, internal communications, brand building and campaign strategizing.

Leading the marketing program at a growing firm with 6 branches and 70 employees. I coordinated the launch of our new website and 25th anniversary celebrations, and am building out project files and photos in collaboration with subject matter experts. I create materials to support business development, RFQs/RFPs and more!

Missoula, Montana Area

Coordinated marketing and PR at a 50,000-member outdoor recreation nonprofitLed many successful campaigns to drive fundraising and awareness of our programsExcellent feedback from members on my engaging and vibrant communicationsPosition expanded to include internal communications

Missoula, Montana Area

Operated a successful seasonal hot sauce business, where I source local, organic peppers and garlic to make a delicious fermented hot sauce. As a sole proprietor I am hands-on for every aspect of production, marketing, sales, distribution and accounting. It's been a fun way to share something I love to make with the community

Missoula, Montana Area

I managed the website and social media presence for regional newscasterTripled our Facebook following with my dedication and long-term strategyPlaced Google Ads and monitored AnalyticsIncreased user retention on the site and improved content using my professional writing skillsBreaking news coverage, content curation, copy editing, strategic promotions.

Missoula, Montana Area

Contributing scripts for "How to Adult," a weekly series aimed at a post-college audienceInitial assignment of 1 monthly script increased to 2-3 monthly scripts. Most popular videos have more than 360,000 views

Arlee, MT

Assisting with all aspects of planting, harvest, packing and farmers market salesResponsible for washing and bagging 90-plus pounds of salad greens every week at the height of salad seasonVolunteered to submit recipes to print out and distribute to farmers' market customers (ask me about my beet green pesto!)My boss praised my ability to keep up energy and.

Promoted to staff reporterAward-winning investigative workWrote at least two news pieces for weekly paper, contributed editorials, managed "Week in Review" section, submitted 3,000-word magazine-style features every other monthPraised by my editor for my ability to manage my time and meet deadlinesConducted investigations into meaningful and sensitive.

Missoula, Montana Area

Responsible for writing entire events calendar and copy editing paper each week, a position that my editor created specifically for me - after I was promoted these duties were performed by two peopleReceived and sorted approximately 50 emails daily according to date and relevancyManaged database of thousands of repeating or one-time event listings and film.

Missoula, MT

Responsible for proofing 40-page paper for grammar, spelling, syntax and AP style usage in the course of each production dayAlso proofed special editions such as Explorer, Feast and HeadwallTook the time to do fact-checking, which wasn't a required task of the job

Missoula, Montana Area

After just three months of serving as a copy editor, I was asked to step in and cover for our longtime arts editor while she went on three-month leaveContributed 1-2 weekly pieces analyzing and profiling local artists, musicians, directors and writers and their workPitched story ideas and mapped out storybook each weekAssigned and edited 5-6 freelance.

Missoula, MT

Responsible for taking reporters' TV scripts and editing them into print pieces for the siteWrote briefs for the websiteManaged social media postings for the station's presence on Facebook and TwitterEdited TV news broadcast into clips for the webPraised by my boss for catching headline mistakes even while off the clock

Pendleton, OR

Uncovering the quirks and complexities of the Round-up Town, from city government to K-12 schools.

Contributed one to two in-depth stories per week on wildlife management and agriculture in Montana.

General assignment, crime reporting, arts and culture coverage

Covered community news and events, anchored daily newscasts live on air. I learned how to get up early and sound professional and authoritative during an on-air news broadcast.

Beverly Hills, CA

Learned how to use Wordpress, curate content, write breaking news posts and analyze cultural trends.

Billings, Montana

During summers and holidays for two years, worked in the allergy office with answering phones, greeting patients, filing records and entering data.

Conducted phone polling for a nonprofit, bipartisan conservation group, leading up to the 2008 general election.

Bachelor Of Arts: Journalism, Journalism

Journalism, Print