Allyson Harkey
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Richard Byrne
Allyson did proofing work for UMBC and did a tremendous job for us. Her work was thorough, exacting and punctual -- and I can recommend her unreservedly for editorial work of all types.
Richard Byrne
Allyson did proofing work for UMBC and did a tremendous job for us. Her work was thorough, exacting and punctual -- and I can recommend her unreservedly for editorial work of all types.
Richard Byrne
Allyson did proofing work for UMBC and did a tremendous job for us. Her work was thorough, exacting and punctual -- and I can recommend her unreservedly for editorial work of all types.
Richard Byrne
Allyson did proofing work for UMBC and did a tremendous job for us. Her work was thorough, exacting and punctual -- and I can recommend her unreservedly for editorial work of all types.
Experience
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Hager Sharp
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Strategist
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Feb 2018 - Present
Works across client teams on digital projects such as digital and social media strategic planning, engagement, social content creation, social media and digital monitoring and research, paid media, and reporting. Provides strategic guidance and implementation services customized to client needs.
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Digital Content Specialist (Account Supervisor)
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Jan 2018 - Present
Led stakeholder and partnership management activities and influencer marketing outreach for the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Nutrition Facts Label and Menu Labeling national campaigns.Oversaw creation of a new reporter’s toolkit on international sexual and reproductive health and rights for the United Nations Foundation’s Universal Access Project. Led social media support activities for the HHS Office on Women's Health, overseeing all digital content strategy, creation, and implementation.
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Digital Content Writer (Account Supervisor)
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Mar 2013 - Dec 2017
Led stakeholder and partnership management activities for the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Nutrition Facts Label and Menu Labeling national campaigns.Led social media support activities for the HHS Office on Women's Health, overseeing all digital content strategy, creation, and implementation.
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Freelance Writer/Editor
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2009 - Present
Document Development: Creation of content and design for materials targeting specific audiences, including press releases, lay-focused articles, funding announcements, newsletters, and employee manuals. Copywriting: Creation of white papers and detailed long- and short-form summaries from in-person meetings, recordings, transcripts, and/or notes. Detail level customized to your needs, from general action items to in-depth discussion delineation. Proofreading: Sharp eye and relentless attention to detail, with a focus on presenting the finest, most professional side of your business. From basic typo-only proofreading to full rewrite for voice, clarity, and consistency—with careful attention to protecting meaning and corporate personality. Over a decade of experience with APA and Gregg styles. (Proofreading services are included with all copywriting and document design projects.)
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PINKY SWEAR PRODUCTIONS
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United States
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Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder
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2008 - 2017
Pinky Swear produces plays with strong, engaging women's roles. Our productions are a little funny, a little dark, and a lot entertaining. We hire women whenever possible. As Co-Artistic Director: • Guide company’s overall artistic direction, incl. production choices, directorial choices, season planning, hiring of creative personnel, technical personnel, in-house staff (16 current) • Scheduling and management of bimonthly company meetings/call and annual state-of-the-company meetings, including delegation of tasks, notetaking, brainstorming, reporting of production progress • Fundraising, including identifying potential donors, researching and utilizing fundraising websites, grantwriting, fundraiser planning and coordination As Producer: • Oversight of all aspects of production, incl. marketing and press contact, casting and hiring of technical and creative personnel (9–14 per production), ticket pricing, performance scheduling • Front of house management, including box office management (sales, ticket reservation system, box office reconciliation, volunteer coordination and training), concession management (purchasing, sales, concession reconciliation), playbill layout, copywriting, and editing • Publicity and marketing, including collateral development, press release writing and distribution, social media management (Facebook: Pinky Swear Productions, Twitter: @pinkyswearprod), interviews • Audition management, including scheduling, communication with actors, editing and printing of audition materials, staffing, development of production fact sheets • Work closely with production team to ensure smooth collaboration and address issues quickly Other duties: • Copywriting, editing, and proofreading of all written and graphic materials, as needed • Properties design, including working with director to identify and procure properties and set dressing
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Lumina Corps
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Professional Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Health Communications Writer/Editor
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Oct 2002 - Mar 2013
Developed health communications materials from inception to delivery for a wide range of audiences and clients such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and the U.S. Department of Education. Responsibilities: - Writing scientific articles, short- and long-form reports, and white papers on topics such as thromboresistance in cardiovascular devices, meshfree computational environments for surgery simulation, non-invasive coronary and microvascular thrombolysis, brain-computer interfaces for prosthetics and robotics, hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI, cancer research and health disparities, cancer survivorship, and translational research acceleration. - Developing funding announcements and review processes for topics like advancing research on cancers in women and technology transfer in bioimaging. - Creating meeting summaries relating to hormone-related gene variants and environmental factors in breast and prostate cancers, electronic health records, and adverse events reporting, among other topics. - Providing writing/editing support for high-level advisory panels and funding review processes. Coordinated meeting logistics: - Liaising with vendors. - Developing submission and review databases and generating reports (e.g., topic stratification, target audience/submitter information, review analysis). - Working with clients to tailor abstract/poster sessions to target submitters and topics. - Overseeing design of meeting, abstract submission, and abstract review websites. - Drafting letters, agendas, and logistics fact sheets and copyediting/proofreading other materials. - Working with graphic designers to create meeting materials. - Developing abstract/poster announcements, submission guidelines, and review guidelines.
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eStara
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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2000 - 2002
Supported a 50-person organization, including the CEO, CFO, CTO, and international offices. Responsibilities spanned a wide range of activities, such as providing finance support in basic invoice maintenance and credit account maintenance, coordinating travel, researching, writing, and preparing company documents, coordinating meetings, maintaining office supplies, facilities, and equipment, managing records, and overseeing incoming and out-going shipping and mail. Supported a 50-person organization, including the CEO, CFO, CTO, and international offices. Responsibilities spanned a wide range of activities, such as providing finance support in basic invoice maintenance and credit account maintenance, coordinating travel, researching, writing, and preparing company documents, coordinating meetings, maintaining office supplies, facilities, and equipment, managing records, and overseeing incoming and out-going shipping and mail.
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Education
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University of Mary Washington
BS, Psychology -
Pace Academy