Resume
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Content Marketing Specialist | Milliman MedInsight | Remote - Based in Seattle, Washington July 2022-Current
Led content marketing strategy for product launches, collaborating with product marketing team
Manage content and sales enablement management system, Highspot, supporting revenue team with sales conversations
Proofread highly-detailed technical content written by subject matter experts, third-party vendors and contractors
Led content creation, including press releases, social media, paid advertising, internal communications, webpages and more
Launched and designed content marketing project plans for marketing campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors and marketing interns for content creation
Marketing Specialist | Turtle Bay Exploration Park | Redding, California Feb. 2022-July 2022
Supporting marketing initiatives for Turtle Bay Museum, the Sheraton, and Mosaic Restaurant
Strategizing weekly social media content for Facebook and Instagram for four accounts
Creating in-house communications including: member newsletter, presentations, flyers, etc.
Creating and monitoring a wide variety of email marketing campaigns
Ensuring design and layouts of emails are optimized, user and mobile friendly
Marketing Contractor | Green Truck Grocery | Portland, Oregon Feb. 2021-Feb.2022
Defined company’s distinct brand voice through clear, engaging content
Developed copy for variety of deliverables (website, social media channels)
Proofread projects for grammatical accuracy
Added metadata to the website, including alt text, etc.
Associate Editor | Fresh Cup Magazine | Portland, Oregon October 2019-October 2020
Reported on the global coffee and tea industry news for feature-length articles
Managed daily content for company’s social media accounts
Curated and wrote weekly email digital newsletter called The Filter
Developed new social media strategy
Pitched promotional advertising opportunities for the company with advertising clients
Features Editor | Forest Grove News-Times/Hillsboro Tribune | Forest Grove, Oregon August 2018-October 2019
Interviewed sources in the Washington arts community and community members for articles
Maintained social media accounts, posting content to the web
Met daily deadlines; wrote three to six features (arts, theater, music) articles a week
Edited freelance articles for AP Style
Created weekly online/print community calendar
Collaborated with designers to create print pages proofs
Front Desk Associate | Blooming Moon Wellness Spa | Portland, Oregon May 2018-August 2018
Managed spa’s activity calendar of clients for estheticians and massage therapists
Managed and curated email marketing for the business
Ensured front-of-house hospitality, including welcoming guests and answering phones
Video News Writer | United News International | Portland, Oregon Nov. 2017 - May 2018
Researched daily international news and wrote six to nine news scripts a day for news videos
Collaborated in a start-up company environment
Fact-checked and copyedited briefs for accuracy
Advertising Sales Representative | WWU Student Publications | Bellingham, Washington Jan. 2016 - June 2017
Sold advertising space to local businesses
Reached out to potential clients and maintained current client accounts
Brought new advertisers into original client base
Editor-in-Chief | The Western Front | Bellingham, Washington June 2016 - Sept. 2016
Managed and assigned tasks to a newsroom staff of 10 editors and 20 reporters
Made decisions on overall creative content, stories and artwork for weekly publication
Previous positions on staff: reporter, news editor, features editor and online content producer from March 2015 - June 2016
Editorial Intern | Bellingham Business Journal | Bellingham, Washington June 2016 - Aug. 2016
Wrote feature stories on Whatcom County business owners
Researched business licenses and created daily news briefs
Copy edited pages prior to print
SKILLS
Software and tools: Adobe InDesign, Canva, Highspot, Mailchimp, MyEmma, Hootsuite, WordPress, Squarespace, SharePoint, Salesforce
Marketing and communications: Email marketing, B2B and B2C copywriting, UX copywriting, social media management, SEO principles, competitive research, graphic design, vendor management, AP Style, proofreading
EDUCATION
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA | Sept. 2013 - June 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in International Studies, graduated cum laude
Content Marketing Institute Certification
VOLUTEERING
Merchandise table attendant every April since 2015 for “April Brew’s Day,” the annual fundraiser for Max Higbee Center, a Bellingham nonprofit providing recreational services to teens and adults with developmental disabilities.
Thrift store volunteer at YWCA in Bellingham, Washington