Grace Johnson
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Experience
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Peninsula Pulse
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Special Issues Editor
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Aug 2019 - Present
Responsible for the successful execution of the special editions of the Peninsula Pulse and each issue of Door County Living.Responsibilities include but are not limited to: ● Assist in the formulation of article ideas, creative treatments, photography, and art for special sections of the Peninsula Pulse and each edition of Door County Living. ● Assign articles and ensure that drafts are turned in on time ● Work with writers to improve articles, find sources, and guide pieces to the best version possible ● Work with writers, art director and photographers to gather images, graphics and art for each article ● Recruit and nurture freelance writers ● Participate in issue proofing of magazine and special issues ● Attend editorial meetings specific to Door County Living ● Create and manage process for copy editing of Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living● Develop promotional timeline and packages for Door County Living and special issues of the Pulse ● Promotional and community outreach events for Peninsula Publishing and Distribution ● Assist with web upload for the magazine and Peninsula Pulse ● Event calendar assistant ● Sales of Door County Living in Pictures books and development of additional products and books ● Manage Door County Pulse online store and work with digital and print teams to promote products Show less
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Events Calendar Manager/Taskmaster
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2019
Responsibilities:● Edited submitted press releases for three sections of paper● Entered events on the website for the Events Calendar● Exported and edited events file (checked formatting and spelling)● Uploaded newspaper articles onto website● Attended editorial and newspaper review meetings● Compiled old magazine articles into Word documents● Uploaded archived magazine articles onto new website● Collected and edited articles for Year in Review issue● Fixed and updated Organizer database in new website● Updated client website articles to improve rankings, search-ability, and drive traffic● Managed newspaper Facebook page Show less
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Celebrate Water Door County
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Door County, Wisconsin
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Administrative Coordinator
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Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
Responsibilities: ● Took meeting minutes ● Set-up and managed a website ● Ran social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) ● Created informational printouts ● Maintained an events calendar ● Made contacts with potential participants Responsibilities: ● Took meeting minutes ● Set-up and managed a website ● Ran social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) ● Created informational printouts ● Maintained an events calendar ● Made contacts with potential participants
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Lawrence University
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Circulation Desk Shelver
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2016
Responsibilities: ● Shelved books/DVDs/miscellaneous media ● Reviewed item locations to ensure proper order ● Took inventory of assigned sections by scanning barcodes ● Checked inventory reports and ensured that nothing was missing/misplaced or errors existed in cataloging ● Maintained general upkeep of section to ensure tidiness Responsibilities: ● Shelved books/DVDs/miscellaneous media ● Reviewed item locations to ensure proper order ● Took inventory of assigned sections by scanning barcodes ● Checked inventory reports and ensured that nothing was missing/misplaced or errors existed in cataloging ● Maintained general upkeep of section to ensure tidiness
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Education
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Lawrence University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General -
University of Denver
Publishing Institute