Experience

SmartBrief

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Content - Energy, Finance and Infrastructure

  • Aug 2003 - Present

  SmartBrief produces multimedia content for more than 7 million business executives, policymakers and thought leaders. I am responsible for conceptualizing, producing and distributing content that includes email newsletters, podcasts, webinars, content marketing, research papers, conference reports, infographics and social media. In addition to managing a global team of more than 20 content creators, my core responsibilities and key achievements include: • Helping grow SmartBrief’s newsletter subscriber base across the Energy, Finance and Infrastructure verticals from 55,000 to 2.4 million. • Monitoring breaking news and trends to manage the production of more than 80 newsletters for some of the most influential audiences in the Energy, Finance and Infrastructure industries, including the Renewable Energy SmartBrief, SmartBrief on Sustainability, Bloomberg and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. • Serving as one of the directors of SmartStudio, SmartBrief’s in-house content marketing division that collaborates with clients to create the collateral needed to execute their brand awareness and lead generation campaigns. • Creating, producing, editing and hosting the Renewable Energy SmartPod, the Sustainability SmartPod and the Modern Money SmartPod. • Moderating live events, video roundtables and webinars featuring policymakers and industry executives. • Coordinating all content on SmartBrief’s Energy, Finance and Infrastructure industry homepages and social channels. • Establishing content distribution partnerships with numerous news organizations, including Bloomberg, The Financial Times and Risk.net. • Managing a global team of more than 20 content creators. • Writer/Editor of While You Were Working SmartBrief, a light-hearted recap of news across all topics and industries (Tech, Education, Aerospace, Travel, Food & Beverage, etc.). Show less



SPARQ (acquired by Nike)

• Portland, Oregon

• Web Producer

  • 2006 - 2007

  SPARQ was a sports marketing firm dedicated to developing scientific training methods for top-level athletes. SPARQ, which was acquired by Nike in 2007, was the pioneer of sport-specific testing protocols and ratings that allow athletes and coaches to monitor training progress. My responsibilities included: • Managing all aspects of SPARQ's website (SPARQtraining.com), including development of The Locker; a personal profile and video upload tool athletes and coaches could use to share their sports highlights and training techniques. • Enhancing users' web experience through the production of sports highlight and training videos. • Producing events to test professional, college and high school athletes and capture video content for the website. • Serving as copywriter and editor for event collateral and presentation material. Show less



eMedia

• Lanham, Maryland

• Managing Editor

  • Mar 2002 - Jun 2003

  eMedia, which has since been acquired by Morningside Partners, is a transcription and news brief provider for congressional committees, corporations and television news networks. My department covered corporate earnings presentations for StreetEvents.com, an offering from CCBN, which is now part of Thomson Reuters. Responsibilities and achievements included: • Launching and managing the Rush program, which provides real-time, streaming text transcription and news coverage of financial news events. • Scheduling and managing the work of staff and freelance writers to ensure their work offers an accurate account of the words and figures stated by corporate clients. • Researching a wide variety of companies and evaluating the newsworthiness of financial news events in order to prioritize staffing and coverage. Show less



Buzztime

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Editor

  • 2000 - 2002

  NTN Buzztime is the largest producer of knowledge-based trivia in the United States. Trivia games produced by NTN Buzztime are played over the Internet, in homes via interactive television, on wireless communication devices, and on televisions in thousands restaurants and sports bars throughout North America. My responsibilities included: • Producing Sports IQ, a weekly one-hour sports trivia game show. • Researching, writing and editing trivia questions for 24-hour multi-media broadcast. • Incorporating NTN’s interactive entertainment into live broadcast events such as the Super Bowl, and the World Series. Show less



CollegeSports.com

• Carlsbad, California

• Content Editor

  • 1999 - 2000

  CollegeSports.com specializes in the production of comprehensive Web sites for major college and university athletic departments. My responsibilities included: • Gathering information from Sports Information Directors nationwide to write crisp headlines and brief summaries for coverage on over 100 collegiate official athletic Web sites. • Using HTML, PhotoShop and Netitor to perform all aspects of Web production. • Implementing streaming audio and live-stats for college football and basketball gamecasts. • Maintaining up-to-the-minute schedules and archives for individual sports on each school’s Web site. Show less