Resume
Work Experience
Adjamian Affiliated Inc. – Director of Corporate Communications
- Write monthly newsletter for employees and clients detailing accomplishments, events, and other company news.
- Coordinate and develop content for company website and social media platforms.
- Copyedit existing web content, new client proposals, and other deliverables.
- Write press releases about company news, such as mergers, workshops, trade shows, and new clients.
- Maintain and regularly update client contacts and mailing list.
- Organize logistics and schedules for appearances at industry events, conferences and trade shows.
Promoting Group – Social Media Specialist & Copywriter
- Wrote 200+ blog entries utilizing SEO and social media guidelines.
- Wrote and distributed client press releases and articles for syndication.
- Copyedited SEO blog posts, press releases, articles, and web content.
- Managed social media accounts for clients, including updates on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.
SocialBuy.com – Community & Editorial Manager
- Wrote daily email to 100k+ subscribers.
- Developed and composed all deal descriptions and general web content.
- Managed a staff of three who worked on SEO writing, editorial content and general operations.
- Updated and managed Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, blogs, and other social media platforms.
Disney Consumer Products – IT Communications and Projects (Internship)
- Wrote and developed web content for new internal site, which is used globally by all IT employees.
- Assisted in development of internal website using Sharepoint.
- Created weekly newsletters sent to all of Disney Consumer Products regarding new business practices and software updates.
- Wrote monthly a Q&A-style newsletter outlining what was discussed in departmental meeting with the Senior Vice President of Consumer Products. This newsletter was published on the internal employee homepage.
Los Angeles Times – Blog Editing (Internship)
- Learned the fundamentals of blog publishing: search engine optimization, managing community feedback, utilizing social media, and posting in a timely and succinct manner.
- Assisted the Op-Ed editor with Vote-o-Rama. Duties include adding links and photos and writing web content on ballot initiatives and other election-related material.
UCLA Daily Bruin Newspaper – Viewpoint Editor, News Reporter
- Assigned columns to writers, scheduled projects, brainstormed editorial topic ideas, edited columns, attended daily meetings concerning story selection and layout, and published letters to the editor.
- Maintained department schedule for 30 employees.
- Collaborated with other departments to create multimedia feature packages.
- Wrote and published more than 20 editorials and 80+ articles as a news reporter.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – B.A. in Art History, 3.30 GPA
Technical Skills
- Proficient with both PCs and Macs.
- Experienced with K4 Edit, Adobe InCopy, Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote and FinalCut Pro.
- Knowledgeable in all current social media platforms.
- Familiar with search engine optimization.
- Have used various blogging platforms including Tumblr, Typepad, Assembler and WordPress.
- Comfortable using Photoshop, Illustrator, and editing HTML.