February 2018 – present Austin, TX ● Contribute one to two blog posts per month to AustinMoms.com on topics including motherhood, family activities, and local businesses ● Volunteer at annual events for local moms and help promote Austin Moms on social media
Manager of Communications, The University of Texas at Austin October 2014 – November 2016 Austin, TX ● Coordinated communications for New Student Services (NSS), including publications, mobile applications, blog posts, videos, and emails, and created a new department website for the department ● Designed publications and graphics for print and digital use, and served as photographer at all orientation events ● Managed six social media accounts for NSS and the incoming freshman class, as well as a Facebook group for ~8,000 incoming students ● Developed consistent branding and strategic messaging for all orientation communications
Assistant Editor, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) October 2012 – February 2014 Reston, VA ● Coordinated online campaigns for Ranger Rick products and events, such as our first drawing contest and the release of our wildlife apps for kids ● Contributed to the development of NWF’s new kids’ website by participating in the planning and design phases of the project, migrating content, and creating new features ● Wrote two monthly magazine features for Ranger Rick Jr. m agazine, copyedited each issue, and performed research and administrative tasks
Editorial and Online Production Coordinator, NWF March 2011 – October 2012 Reston, VA ● Managed the kids’ section of the NWF website, including creating content and making design improvements ● Promoted Big Backyard and Wild Animal Baby magazines on social media outlets, doubled the number of Wild Animal Baby Facebook followers, and created a promotional video about the making of the magazines
Editorial Assistant, American Institutes for Research December 2008 – March 2011 Washington D.C. ● Copyedited various annual reports on education in accordance with established editorial style ● Supported the annual reports team by proofreading, researching, data checking, and formatting documents
TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
● Basic HTML/CSS ● Content management systems (Drupal, Sitecore) ● Constant Contact ● Qualtrics ● iMovie ● DSLR photography ● Microsoft Office Suite
EDUCATION
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: French and Psychology, May 2008 GPA: 3.9 (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude)