Experience

Coates Kokes

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Rent.

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Media Content Specialist

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2022

  - Coordinated with clients to develop a strong social media presence and wrote short-form copy on local restaurants, events and amenities for hundreds of accounts, which resulted in increased traffic across their pages - Communicated and engaged with people by responding to reviews, posts and comments across several social media platforms simultaneously, including Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Instagram - Executed paid Facebook ad campaigns to boost content to a wider audience - Coordinated with clients to develop a strong social media presence and wrote short-form copy on local restaurants, events and amenities for hundreds of accounts, which resulted in increased traffic across their pages - Communicated and engaged with people by responding to reviews, posts and comments across several social media platforms simultaneously, including Yelp, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Instagram - Executed paid Facebook ad campaigns to boost content to a wider audience



Oregon ArtsWatch

• Portland, Oregon Area

• Freelance Reporter

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  - Interviewed community members in the Portland metro area in person, over the phone and through email about upcoming projects, concerts and shows - Launched new and dynamic stories with the approval and assistance of editors and publishers on deadline - Interviewed community members in the Portland metro area in person, over the phone and through email about upcoming projects, concerts and shows - Launched new and dynamic stories with the approval and assistance of editors and publishers on deadline



Street Roots

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Reporter

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  - Conducted interviews with local artists and wrote stories about plays and other happenings in the Portland arts scene - Brainstormed ideas for stories, opinion pieces and profiles with editors - Conducted interviews with local artists and wrote stories about plays and other happenings in the Portland arts scene - Brainstormed ideas for stories, opinion pieces and profiles with editors



Pamplin Media Group

• Forest Grove

• Forest Grove News-Times / Hillsboro Tribune Arts & Entertainment Reporter

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  - Compiled detailed information for local events calendar - Interviewed, researched, and wrote articles on 3 to 4 distinct subjects weekly - Worked directly with publishers and editors to ensure quality and timeliness of regular content - Collaborated with fellow reporters and editors weekly to brainstorm ideas for stories and interviews - Compiled detailed information for local events calendar - Interviewed, researched, and wrote articles on 3 to 4 distinct subjects weekly - Worked directly with publishers and editors to ensure quality and timeliness of regular content - Collaborated with fellow reporters and editors weekly to brainstorm ideas for stories and interviews