ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MANIFEST LLC

March 2016 to present

Lead one of the agency’s premiere client relationships, which encompasses content strategy and development, visual design, SEO, and email, social and performance marketing. Serve as a partner for clients and agency client services to evolve relationships. Mentor and manage junior staff.

FREELANCE WRITER & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

2009 - present

Work has appeared in a variety of regional and national publications, including Men's Health, Gizmodo, and ThisOldHouse.com.

BOARD MEMBER, SURGE FOR WATER

Jan. 2016 to Jan. 2018

Served a two-year term as the volunteer development director and board member for a global 501(c)3 nonprofit that invests in safe water and sanitation solutions to help end the cycle of poverty.

EDITOR, WEATHER.COM

April 2013 - March 2016

Directed health/science vertical strategies, which included creating content (articles, slide shows, short videos, digital documentaries and long-form narratives) and managing, top-editing and mentoring junior editors. Helped deliver vertical traffic/ad impression goals, as the total site received more than 2 billion annual page views.

SENIOR EDITOR, EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM

Aug. 2011 - April 2013

Owned several high-priority site verticals, which required reporting and writing daily news articles, managing the homepage and social media channels and overseeing freelancers producing 30+ articles per month. Top-edited and mentored junior staff. Collaborated with UX, technology and design teams on new digital product development.

SOCIAL MEDIA/COMMUNITY MANAGER, EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM

Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2011

Directed and implemented social media strategy, which included coordinating a $100,000 ad budget. Ran reader contests and assisted with mobile apps. Grew social media audience 500 percent in six months.

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