Experience

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  Acrisure Arena

  • Palm Desert, California, United States

  • Usher

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Palm Desert, California, United States

    Serve a variety of roles to enhance the customer experience at Acrisure Arena.

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  Palm Springs Life

  • Palm Springs, CA

  • Senior Online Editor

    • Nov 2012 - Nov 2022
    • Palm Springs, CA

    Create original online content, photos, and videos for www.palmspringslife.com; maintains website and moderates content from external sources.Conduct high-quality research and interviews as part of a discovery process to inform deliverables.Hire and manage team of freelance contributors to create...

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  Kathleen McEntee and Associates, Ltd.

  • Palm Springs, Calif.

  • Writer & Editor, Web Content Specialist

    • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Palm Springs, Calif.

    Contract work assisting public relations, social network and marketing efforts with clients.Write press releases for a variety of clients, ranging from event promotion to client services.Build social media strategies for clients on Facebook, Twitter and other vehicles.Generate content to create w...

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  Patch.com

  • Editor, Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch

    • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

    Direct online publication covering two North Shore communities, engage community through social media tools, hire and direct part-time writing staff, write and edit copy, photography, video production, create consumer engagement opportunities, and adhere to budget.Visit http://lakeforest.patch.com

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  Pioneer Press

  • Freelance writer

    • Sep 2008 - 2010

    Professional writer and copy editor for a variety of formats, including community journalism, marketing communications, public relations and technical content for print or online platforms

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  North Shore School District

  • Community Relations Specialist

    • Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

    Twelve K-8th Grade schools serving 4,600 students in Highland Park,Highwood, & Fort Sheridan, Ill.Multi-faceted role as strategic planner and tactical manager of high-visibility communications plan employing broadcast, print, and/or electronic media best-suited to support district’s mission.►...

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  Sun-Times Media Group

  • Managing Editor

    • 2007 - 2008

    Teamed with Senior Editor on strategic direction and production of four competitive weekly newspapers: Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, and Lincolnshire.Hired, directed and mentored up to five reporters.► Embedded community liaison. Maintained readership in contested media markets by coveri...

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  Ahwatukee Foothills News

  • Sports Editor, Lead Page Designer, Online Editor

    • Jul 1997 - Apr 2007

    30-year-old bi-weekly, free community newspaper + Chandler Connection and Maricopa Connection publications serving Phoenix suburbs.Covered and wrote on community-germane events and sports, youth and professional. Edited copy, assigned photos, and dummied sports sections for all three publications...

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  Mesa Community College

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • 2000 - 2007

    Developed the framework for multiple classes and created the first Sports Writing class that raised the Journalism Department’s enrollment and student interest. Initiated the syllabus, class schedule, readings, supplemental materials and audio-visual elements to create a more “real-life” curricul...

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  Walker Agency

  • Account Executive

    • 1992 - 1997

    Led agency’s foray into publications service for clients, ranging from brochures, tabloid-size corporate newspaper, four-color magazine, newsletters and direct-mail pieces.

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  U-Haul International, Inc.

  • Associate Editor

    • 1989 - 1992

    Assisted in writing, editing and design of two corporate newspapers targeted for 10,000 U-Haul dealerships and more than 3,000 U-Haul-owned centers across the country.

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  Des Plaines Publishing Co.

  • Sports Editor

    • 1979 - 1984

    Write, edit sports coverage for four competitive weekly newspapers, Managed freelance staff of more than 20 writers. Adhered to monthly budget.