Resume
Skills
& Expertise
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Organization & scheduling
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Deadline management
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Workflow planning
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Forecast reporting
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Email communication
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Copywriting/editing
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News and feature writing
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Researching & interviewing
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Microsoft Suite
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Social Media
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SEO
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Photoshop and Canva
Work
Experience
Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2023
Production Coordinator / Backup
Zulily, LLC
Remote
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Assign thousands of products weekly to in-house and contract writers through Excel and web-based dashboard
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Generate forecasting report numbers for workload scheduling and capacity planning
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Assist in strategic decision-making with cross-departmental coordinators and copy leadership
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Schedule and communicate workflow through Excel, Outlook Email, Microsoft Teams and When I Work
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Collect data to enhance business processes
March 2020 - July 2023
Product Copywriter / Editor
Zulily, LLC
Remote
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Write and edit retail copy for 700 to 1,900 product SKUS a week including clothing, jewelry, home goods, electronics and more
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Responsible for maintaining the company’s ever-changing brand voice to engage our target customer
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Concentrated focus as a business development writer for name-brand products; subject matter expert for jewelry copy and select apparel vendors
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Communicate cross-departmentally to ensure product copy quality
June 2018 - Feb. 2020
Reporter
The Villages Daily Sun
The Villages, FL
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Write 5 to 7 stories a week for print with a focus on human interest, maintaining the brand of The Villages community
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Responsible for finding new leads to budget in advance, collection information, researching and conducting interviews
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Organize monthly social outreach events
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Write and record scripts for radio and voiceover for TV
Nov. 2015 - May 2018
Reporter
Ashland Times-Gazette
Ashland, OH
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Write 8 to 10 stories a week for print and digital with a focus on local education and human interest stories
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Responsible for finding new leads, collecting information and conduction interviews
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Budget and edit lifestyle submissions, obituaries and other related items
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Photograph and video for special events
Education
May 2014
Taylor University
Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing
Minor in Creative Writing
Cum Laude
References
Available Upon Request