My resume

 
 

DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND CREATIVE

Hillary for America | Brooklyn, NY | July 2016 - November 2016

  •  Set the editorial direction of the campaign blog, which had over 15 million unique visitors over the campaign, and 1 million unique visitors a month
  • Managed a team of 7 content strategists and writers
  • Developed interactive site experiences to educate and activate voters, driving over 1.5 million visitors through these features
  • Collaborated with the tech team to develop website feature enhancement, and test and optimize the website experience
  • Converted tens of thousands of visitors to email and SMS subscribers, and donors
  • Brought insights and content optimization strategies from across digital media to the campaign's own blog and website
  • Oversaw the campaign’s editorial work on Medium and Quora
  • Partnered with press team to develop content for external platforms, like Refinery29, People, Mic.com, and Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls
  • Led cross-team brainstorms and developed digital campaign concepts

 CREATIVE DIRECTOR & SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST

Blue State Digital | Washington, DC | January 2012 - July 2016

  • Generated digital campaigns—from concept to tagline to visual style
  • Produced, edited, and directed copy and visual asset development for sites, social channels, email marketing, and ads
  • Analyzed and optimized key performance metrics, including open rates, click through rates, engagement metrics, CPA, and lifetime value
  • Created pitches and proposal that won new business and up-sold current clients, directing the process from discovery to presentation
  • Lead website development, collaborating on content audits, content strategy, UX design, copy writing, and oversee visual design
  • Lead an 8-member rapid response team during high-pressure sports events
  • Ran an internal Facilitation Practice Group, cultivating a culture of creative thinking and innovation, and managed a team of trained facilitators
  • Facilitated ideation sessions, card sorts, goal prioritization workshops internally and with client stakeholders
  • Managed work of digital designers, copywriters, and strategists and provided feedback to advance their skills
  • Raised over $10 million dollars for non-profit and cultural clients
        
    Previously: Senior Communications Strategist, Communications Strategist, Communications Associate

Clients:
Team USA | The Rockefeller Foundation | 100 Resilience Cities | Google | High Museum of Art | GODIVA | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Communication Workers of America | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Be The Match | March of Dimes


OUTBOUND WRITER

Obama for America | Chicago, IL | August 2012 - November 2012

  • Drafted email content for President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, celebrities, and campaign staff to drive online fundraising
  • Directed development and design for the campaign’s email infographics
  • Managed voter mobilization email program for a key swing state
  • Led strategy and execution of the high-dollar email fundraising program
  • Oversaw the campaign’s SMS program, with over 1 million user

PRINT AND ONLINE SALES COORDINATOR

New York Magazine & nymag.com | New York, NY | July 2008 - August 2010

  • Created dynamic, results-driven paid advertising campaigns for advertisers on both print and digital platforms
  • Analyzed and optimized print and digital media campaigns
  • Cultivated client relationships, and developed pitch materials and briefs
  • Maintained database of business forecasts and projections
 
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ASK ME ABOUT

  1. Creating the perfect brainstorm agenda.
  2. Photographing Paralympic swimmer Brad Snyder at his training pool in Baltimore.
  3. Hanging a gallery wall.

SKILLS

Panelist & Facilitator
SXSW
SXSW Eco
Nonprofit Technology Network
Bridge Conference
New Organizing Institute
Roots Camp

CRM Management
Blue State Digital
MailChimp
Salsa

Analytics & Reporting
Twitter Analytics
Facebook Insights
HootSuite
Heap

Officer Tools
Keynote
Pages
HTML 5
Wordpress
Google Docs


education

American University
Master of Public Communication, 2011

Tulane University
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy & Political Science, 2008