Community Advocacy Manager/Marketing

• Jun 2022 - Present

Marketing Communications Manager

• Aug 2020 - Sep 2022

Marketing Communications Specialist

• Sep 2017 - Aug 2020

Social Media Manager

• May 2015 - Apr 2018

I managed this nonprofit's Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages on a volunteer basis. My mission was to make the community more aware of the good work the center does and how residents and local businesses can help. I increased their followers from 34 to 830 in two years, all within our four ZIP code service area. I helped set up my successor and am proud to see they have continued to grow this page and their audience since my departure. https://www.facebook.com/MattieWilliamsNeighborhoodFamilyCenter https://twitter.com/MattieCenter https://www.linkedin.com/company/mattie-williams-neighborhood-family-center https://www.instagram.com/bandsnbeer/

Senior Page Designer/Copy Editor

• Oct 2000 - Sep 2017

Design newspaper pages under tight deadlines on a daily basis, coordinate content with bureau editors and photographers in other counties, choose and display content for web channels, send weekly newsletters focused on county coverage, edit copy, and write headlines using search engine optimization. I have guided a team of regional designers through change, helping management choose and implement more efficient processes. Design newspaper pages under tight deadlines on a daily basis, coordinate content with bureau editors and photographers in other counties, choose and display content for web channels, send weekly newsletters focused on county coverage, edit copy, and write headlines using search engine optimization. I have guided a team of regional designers through change, helping management choose and implement more efficient processes.

Page Designer, Copy Editor

• 1998 - 2000

Designed and edited everything from 1A to features sections, wrote headlines, helped choose daily content. Designed and edited everything from 1A to features sections, wrote headlines, helped choose daily content.

Graphic Designer

• 1998 - 1998

In a brief departure from journalism that ended when my boss lost her business to Hurricane Georges, I designed business documents, coordinated accounts, kept schedules, served as the main contact to local clients, and represented the business at public events. I also learned to fix most copy machine issues, a great skill in life! In a brief departure from journalism that ended when my boss lost her business to Hurricane Georges, I designed business documents, coordinated accounts, kept schedules, served as the main contact to local clients, and represented the business at public events. I also learned to fix most copy machine issues, a great skill in life!

Assistant City Editor

• 1997 - 1998

Supervised reporters, night editor of all breaking news, planned content, designed pages, hired and coached freelance writers. Supervised reporters, night editor of all breaking news, planned content, designed pages, hired and coached freelance writers.

Editor, The Gateway News

• 1992 - 1997

Started as a reporter at my hometown weekly, was quickly promoted to editor and put in charge of a reporting staff. Assigned, edited, and designed all stories, photos and pages, represented the newspaper at community events, and hired and coached freelance writers given a small monthly budget. Started as a reporter at my hometown weekly, was quickly promoted to editor and put in charge of a reporting staff. Assigned, edited, and designed all stories, photos and pages, represented the newspaper at community events, and hired and coached freelance writers given a small monthly budget.