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EXPERIENCE
SCORE www.tnscore.org Communications Manager July 2019-present ► Manage blog content calendar and social media channels ► Produce two monthly newsletters ► Proofread and copyedit reports, memos, briefs and other communications ► Write news releases and a variety of email communications ► Using WordPress, update web copy, upload reports, memos and other materials Complete Tennessee www.completetennessee.org Operations & Development Coordinator March 2019-July 2019 ► Collaborate with team to maximize programs through effective communications ► Write briefs, perform website updates, host webinars, manage social media ► Prepare and submit funding proposals for local, state and national philanthropic organizations ► Program lead on TN Work Learn Earn, a statewide initiative connecting Tennesseans to jobs, careers and education pathways ► Support organizational needs and programs through the creation of materials, logistics management and partner outreach The Tennessean | Nashville, Tennessee Writer & Editor | Custom & Branded Content August 2010-February 2019 ► Manage the production of in-house magazines and special advertising sections: develop content plans, write original content, edit advertiser-submitted content, design special sections for print, proofread and publish content to the web ► Manage the creation, publication and promotion of branded content campaigns for Tennessee region: develop content plans for advertising partners, hire freelancers, edit/rewrite client-submitted content, select and edit images, write social posts and publish content online ► Work with sales, marketing and design teams to deliver projects on deadline ► Proof materials to outside vendors and handle corrections Editor/Team Lead | Custom Publications April 2006-August 2010 ► Served as team lead for a design and writing team that produced magazines, special sections, e-newsletters, ads, sales pieces, video scripts, marketing materials, etc. Copywriter | Creative Services April 1998-August 2006 ► Produced copy for special sections and advertising campaigns dianewordsmith.com | Nashville, Tennessee Blogger | Freelance writer/editor | Website manager June 2011-present ► Offer freelance writing and editing services ► Maintain website with two blogs, one covering general issues of life and another on writing/grammar topics DaVita Dialysis Centers Marketing Div. | Brentwood, Tennessee Freelance Writer, Editor & Proofreader February 2009-April 2010 ► Handled copy for training manuals and patient education materials |
EDUCATION
Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Tennessee Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, minor in Mass Communication ► Magna cum laude ► Phi Kappa Phi ► Writer for Sidelines (student newspaper) Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin, Tennessee Associate of Science in Communication ► Summa cum laude ► Gamma Beta Phi ► Humanities Award of Excellence ► R. Wade Powers Award for Exemplary Probity ► Writer and associate editor of The Settler (student newspaper) ► Air personality and news reader at WVCP-FM VOLUNTEER WORK Volunteer State Community College Alumni Association Advisory board member (2011- 2016) & board chairman (2016) ► Aided in developing events and strategies to increase alumni engagement ► Assisted with a strategy that increased likes on the alumni Facebook page by 87 percent and took reach from 7 to 847 in a two-week period ► Served as an administrator on alumni Facebook page ► Member of planning committee for annual fall fundraiser COURSES ► Nonprofit 101: Basics of Nonprofit Sector (Nashville Center for Nonprofit Management) TECHNICAL SKILLS ► WordPress, social media, Hootsuite, Emma, Microsoft Office Suite, InDesign (Adobe Creative Suite), Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Google AdWords certified, Photoshop, AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, ► Proficient on Mac and Windows platforms ► Page layout and design CERTIFICATES EARNED FROM LYNDA.COM
► Web Design Fundamentals ► Search Engine Optimization: Getting Started 
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