Experience

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  J.S. Held LLC

  • Tampa, Florida, United States

  • Content Marketing Specialist

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Tampa, Florida, United States

    -J.S. Held University content production and management-LinkedIn content marketing and strategy-Youtube content marketing and strategy-Web content management and strategyJ.S. Held is a global consulting firm with expertise in construction, environmental health& safety, forensic accounting, water & fire restoration, equipment, and forensicarchitecture & engineering matters.Established in 1974, J.S. Held brings together years of unrivaled technical expertise andunparalleled service to deliver reliable, comprehensive solutions to its clients. J.S. Held isrenowned for recruiting and cultivating distinguished experts and being a trustedpartner on the world’s most complex environmental, construction, accounting, andeconomic matters.

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  Gleim Exam Prep

  • Sr. Marketing and Communications Specialist

    • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

    -Integrated marketing strategy-Branding and messaging strategy-Brand position development-Marketing copywriting-Social and digital media strategy-Social and web content production

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  First Ventures Press

  • Publisher, Copy and Content Editor, Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2009 - Aug 2018

    Publishing of Lore Volume I: A Pirate’s Charm, fantasy fiction, December 2009.Publishing of Lore Volume II: East and Eight, fantasy fiction, December 2010.Publishing of Lore Volume III: The Old World, fantasy fiction, November 2011.Publishing of Earthshine, science fiction, 2015Publishing of Big Blue 10,022, science fiction / fantasy, 2018.Exhibiting the Lore trilogy at book festivals, including:AJC Decatur Book Festival, September 20101st Annual UCF Book Festival, April 2010Tybee Island Pirate Fest, October 2010Ft. Myers Book Festival, March 20112nd Annual UCF Book Festival, April 2011AJC Decatur Book Festival, September 2011St. Petersburg Reading Festival, October 2011Miami International Book Festival, November 2011Ft. Myers Book Festival, March 20123rd Annual UCF Book Festival, March 2012Litera at the Atelier Art Gallery, Miami, April 2012Port St. Lucie Book Festival, April 2012AJC Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Georgia, September 2012Miami International Book Festival, Miami, Florida, November 2012MegaCon, Orlando, Florida, March 2013Paris Book Fair, Salon du Livre, Paris, France, 2014AJC Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Georgia, 2015MegaCon, Orlando, Florida, May 2015AJC Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Georgia, 2018Awards: Honorable Mention, excerpt from "Lore"​, Young Adult category, 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Honorable Mention, "Lore Volume I: A Pirate’s Charm"​, Teen Fiction category, 2011 New York Book Festival Book Contest.Honorable Mention, "Lore" trilogy, 2011-2012 Los Angeles Book Festival Book Contest.Media coverage, including: The Journal Patriot, December 11th, 2010 The Gainesville Sun, February 13th, 2010 Ocala Star Banner, February 5th, 2010Florida Museum of Natural History online press room, June 10th, 2011InSite Magazine online, June 17th, 2011 The Journal Patriot, June 27th, 2011 The Book Club with John Austin, interview on WTAN 1340 Tampa, November 21st, 2011

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  UF Health

  • Gainesville, Florida

  • Marketing and Communications Specialist

    • Aug 2017 - Feb 2018
    • Gainesville, Florida

    -Planning and coordinating the "Our Community, Our Health" national town hall series (in-person and livestreamed event)-Planning and coordinating UF HealthStreet hosted public events -Managing the UF HealthStreet website and content-Managing UF HealthStreet social media channels and content-Designing graphics and graphic elements for use in UF HealthStreet publications, promotions, digital marketing, branding, etc-Planning and producing monthly UF HealthStreet emails and newsletters-General marketing and communications responsibilities-Supervision of marketing and communications team and interns

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  Atlanta Digital Studio, LLC

  • Atlanta, GA

  • Social Media Planner

    • May 2017 - Aug 2017
    • Atlanta, GA

    -Social media strategist-Social media planner-Social and web data analyst-Blog writer-Graphic designer

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  Atlanta Digital Studio, LLC

  • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Digital Marketing and Graphic Design

    • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Atlanta, Georgia

    -Development and creation of graphics, logos, and visual advertisements for clients for use on both physical and digital mediums.-Managing content and content marketing efforts on various social media channels for multiple brands.-Content planning.-Blog writing / writing for social media.-Brand development.

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  Florida Museum of Natural History

  • Staff Writer, Travel Writer, and Assistant Ecotour Guide

    • 2010 - 2015

    -Production of articles for McGuire Center Newsletter.-Representing the McGuire Center, engaging with international associates and documenting activities at the 2011 Biodiversity Summit in Quito, Ecuador.-Production of text and image-based marketing materials for Expedition Travel Co.-Writing / editing of grant proposal on behalf of the McGuire Center for the 2010 Guelph Barcoding of Life Institute Grant.-Acting as an assistant guide for Expedition Travel Co. on staff-led trips to Honduras, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Mexico and Kenya.-Responsible for post-expedition promotional / journalistic articles for Expedition Travel Co.