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Whatever your story is, I can write it.
RESUME
FREELANCE WRITER
April 2020 - Present
My freelance copywriting experiences includes writing web copy, blogs, grants, marketing content, scripts, and ghost writing, as well as transcription and social media management. My main clients currently are Save The Children, Marketing Metal, and Symposia Labs.
PROGRAM MANAGER
LITTLE SPACE STUDIO
Sept. 2018 - March 2020
Managed all programming, including events, marketing, and space rental. Created and analyzed marketing and social media handbooks and data. Increased social media following by 100 % and ran multiple social media and email marketing campaigns. Built community relationships. Ran all social media platforms. Assisted with the overall management of the coworking studio and the building.
SENIOR REPORTER
GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL
Sept. 2012 - Sept. 2016
Wrote for both our print and digital publications. Wrote two of the website’s highest trafficked stories. Engaged with social media comments. Covered real estate, retail, nonprofits, higher education, technology, economic development, diversity, human resources, and the film industry beats. Represented us on West Michigan Week on PBS. Drew political cartoons.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT/COACH
CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE
Sept. 2017 - May 2018
Assisted the CM-Life advisor in coaching and training staff. Edited the newspaper, worked individually with staff on articles, and mentored students. Held weekly office hours and training sessions. Oversaw the newsroom during the campus shooting of 2018.
IMPROVISER, SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
NO OUTLET IMPROV TROUPE
Sept. 2014 - Nov. 2016
Performed improv comedy shows. Ran social media and increased following by 62 percent. Managed social media for the Grand Rapids Improv Festival. Co-hosted Comedy Outlet Mondays, a weekly comedy show.
MANAGING EDITOR, SENIOR REPORTER, VIDEO/PHOTO
CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE
Sept. 2008 - Aug. 2012
Managed and trained staff, developed, assigned and edited articles. Wrote editorials, columns, and articles. Shot and edited photo and video content. Served as foreign correspondent during the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
AWARDS
2011 - 2012
Michigan Press Association
2012 Multimedia Reporting: 1st Place CM-Life: “REMEMBERING 9/11,” 2nd Place
CM-Life: "STUDENT OVERCOMES COMA, NEAR DEADLY FALL"
Editorial: 3rd Place CM-Life: “LONG-TERM MISREPRESENTATION, NOT MISCOMMUNICATION.”
Society of Professional Journalists
2011 Mark of Excellence for a D1 College Paper, Breaking News Reporting. 2012 Mark of Excellence for a D1 College Paper, Editorial Writing