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Skills

  • AP Style Proficiency
  • Metric equipment
  • Relationship development
  • Communications
  • Project organization
  • Multicultural readership engagement
  • Customer service
  • Driving traffic through recurring columns
  • Problem resolution
  • Operational improvement

Work Experiences

  • Conducted public research surveys.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Boosted content visibility and revenue by $5.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • 9 articles featured as top stories.
  • Wrote articles and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to ensure a professional appearance.
  • Analyzed socio-political trends for initiative.
  • Conducted interviews with industry leaders.
  • Collaborated with multimedia teams to create visually-driven opinion pieces, increasing reader interaction and multimedia shares by 77%.
  • Saved $4 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.

Summaries

  • Columnist with a strong flair for analyzing social issues.
  • Adept at nurturing junior talent, leading to a 83% improvement in the acceptance of junior writers' content submissions.
  • Attracted diverse demographics.
  • Storyteller and interviewer extraordinaire.
  • Contributed to Media and Journalism.
  • Digital media expert with experience writing and editing for online platforms.
  • Challenged conventional wisdom.
  • Achieved procedure.
  • 2 articles featured as top stories.
  • Clear understanding of strategic planning and budget management as well as cross-functional collaboration training.

Accomplishments

  • Led efforts to implement SEO best practices that increased organic visibility of opinion pieces, resulting in a 6 boost in readership during major events like initiative.
  • Spearheaded headline optimization efforts, placing critical pieces at the forefront of search engines and increasing readership for specific topics by 72%.
  • Tailored content for niche markets, ensuring articles tapped into underrepresented reader interests and contributed to the 54% rise in niche market clicks.
  • Successfully pivoted editorial tone during category, maintaining journalistic integrity while increasing transparency and trust in the publication.
  • Amplified journalistic reach through creative tagging strategies and keyword usage, resulting in a 32% increase in organic traffic within several months.
  • Analyzed current industry trends and adapted writing focus to align with the most current topics, which increased relevance and actionable takeaways for readers.
  • Redesigned editorial workflow for submissions, reducing publication lag time by 15% and increasing freelancer collaboration across the board.
  • Developed strong relationships with thought leaders and influencers, leading to co-authoring opportunities and crossover content between various platforms.
  • Collaborated with 11 editors and fact-checkers to deliver opinion pieces on trending political or social issues just ahead of major industry events.
  • Led collaborations between the editorial team and video content creators to produce multimedia opinion pieces, improving online article engagement by 21%.

Affiliations

  • American Marketing Association
  • Opinion Writers and Columnists Guild (OWCG)
  • Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship
  • National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
  • Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
  • Breitbart Fellowship in Opinion Journalism
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
  • Association for Computing Machinery

Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Online Journalist – Summit Group
  • Content Marketing Strategy Certificate – Cedar Works
  • Advanced Editorial Writing Certification – Meridian
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Data Journalism Certificate – Ironclad Systems
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Certified Expert in Narrative Journalism – Lakeside Partners
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

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