Work
Experience
Feb. 2025 - Present
2022 - 2025
2021 - Present
2020 - 2022
2017 - 2020
Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing | Virginia Tech, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
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Manage workflow of college news stories and media mentions (including editorial process & copyediting).
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Project manager for communications and advancement teams.
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Manage all central college social media accounts, create content, track user engagement and analytics.
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Supervise 4+ interns to ensure consistent social media strategy and brand standards across all college social platforms.
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Maintain brand standards across the college (AP Style).
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Write and edit digital content including news articles, webpage content, and technical instruction manuals.
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Team lead and contributor to the college’s digital magazine.
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Use Adobe Experience Manager and HTML to create and edit content across the university’s webpages.
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Collaboration with the college’s thirteen departments and schools.
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Serve on college search committees for communications, marketing and IT positions.
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Previously served as Vice President and currently serving as Communications Officer for the college’s staff association.
Technical Content Specialist and Social Media Manager | Virginia Tech, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
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Manage all central college social media accounts, create content, track user engagement and analytics.
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Write and edit digital content including news articles, webpage content, and technical instruction manuals.
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Team lead and contributor to the college’s digital magazine.
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Use Adobe Experience Manager and HTML to create and edit content across the university’s webpages.
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Project manager for communications and advancement teams.
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Collaboration with the college’s thirteen departments and schools.
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Supervise interns to ensure consistent social media strategy and brand standards across all social platforms.
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Maintain brand standards across the college (AP Style).
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Serve on college search committees for communications, marketing and IT positions.
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Served one term as Vice President and currently serving as Communications Officer for the college’s staff association.
Freelance | Content Writer/Creator
Online content, Webpages, Magazine Articles, and Blogs
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Use search engine optimization and keyword search tools to heighten audience engagement.
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Adapt tone of voice for different writing projects.
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Write and edit articles for publication.
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Conduct research to ensure articles contain fact checked information.
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Use Canva and Adobe software to create graphics related to article title/topics.
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Graphic Design
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Website editing and design (Wordpress, Adobe Experience Manager, Wix, Squarespace, etc.)
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Specific Projects:
* The Roanoker Magazine
* 16 Blocks Magazine
* Paws and Learn (Ghostwriter)
* Website/logo design and content for Be A Reader!
Academic Coach/Office Assistant | Radford University
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Coached students in multiple English courses, writing, resumé and cover letter formatting.
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Designed and edited coaching guides, training presentations, and business cards.
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Maintained strong social media presence for the center.
Receptionist & Hair Stylist | Meredith's Salon
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Checked in/out 30–70 clients per day.
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Sold salon merchandise including hair, makeup, and nail products.
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Maintained a strong social media presence for the salon + individual stylists.
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Kept up with the latest trends in the industry.
Education
Fall 2023 - Present (Graduation Expected 2026)
Virginia Tech
* Master of Arts | English
2024
Adobe Max Creativity Conference
* Miami Beach, FL
2023
AP Stylebook Workshop
* AP Style Certificate
New York University
* School of Professional Studies
* Summer Publishing Institute
* Publishing Certificate
2020 - 2022
Radford University
* Graduated Summa Cum Laude
* Bachelor of Science English | Concentration in Professional & Technical Writing | Psychology Minor
* Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
* GPA: 4.0
New River Community College
* Associate of Science - General Studies
Summer 2022
2017 - 2020
Skills
* Comprehensive editing & markup
* Copyediting
* Proofreading
* Writing (Proposal, Technical, Content)
* Content Management Systems (WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, Wix, Subsplash, etc.)
* Search Engine Optimization (Google Analytics/Trends, SEMrush, Meta, etc.)
* Social media Strategy and Content Creation
* Digital and web Design
* Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Express, etc.)
* Microsoft Office
* Google Drive/Docs/Slides/ETC.