professional summary

Strategic communicator, content marketer, and storyteller who positions brands for success on all platforms and helps high-level leaders strengthen reputations and relationships with audiences. Former journalist with expertise writing, editing, and proofreading content in deadline-driven environments alongside cross-functional teams.


EXPERIENCE

Pounce de leon cat rescue, ATLANTA, GA

Internal Communications Coordinator (Freelance)
March 2026 - Present

  • Achieved estimated open rate of 25% and click-to-open rate of 11% on internal newsletters designed to inform and engage recipients about organizational priorities, operational changes, and upcoming initiatives.

  • Leads development and creation of newsletters for audiences of 250+ stakeholders by using metrics, leadership goals, and storytelling principles to select the most-compelling stories and updates for distribution.

VANTAGES MEDIA, LLC, ATLANTA, GA

Senior Content Strategist (Consulting, Self-Employed)
August 2025 - Present

  • Established client’s key employees as trusted subject matter experts by training them on how to speak clearly and confidently for public-facing and high-visibility moments.

  • Received positive feedback and client praise for hosting an employee engagement seminar on leadership, collaboration, team-building, and communications.

  • Turned three hours of an unedited and unorganized interview into a cohesive and compelling 90-minute episode for a client’s ongoing podcast.

TrustDALE, Atlanta, GA

Multimedia Producer
December 2019 - July 2025

  • Contributed to nearly $1M revenue by building and leading branded content marketing strategies across social, digital, and broadcast.

  • Researched, wrote, and filmed 13+ thought leadership segments per quarter that strengthened CEO's visibility and reputation to email subscribers and social media followers.

  • Took initiative to revive the company's dormant LinkedIn page by consistently posting relevant, audience-tailored content that led to an estimated 1,000% increase in followers.

  • Partnered with 50+ construction and home services providers to write, produce, and film marketing videos to support providers’ lead generation campaigns.

  • Turned 9 customer testimonials into a broadcast and digital campaign by collaborating with leadership to turn ideas into persuasive commercials that supported CEO's vision and priorities.

  • Contributed audio and video production expertise in recording interviews for eight-episode podcast series for Sony Music.

Thought Horizon, Atlanta, GA

Copywriter (Freelance)
November 2020 - March 2022

  • Wrote 15+ Facebook and LinkedIn posts for company and clients per week that translated technical topics into clear, engaging, and accurate content.

  • Assigned 3 new clients per year by consistently meeting deadlines while managing multiple concurrent projects and priorities.

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA

Producer
March 2016 - December 2019

  • Pitched and wrote 20 to 30 news stories daily that met deadlines and implemented research strategies on audience engagement and retention.

  • Built and grew trust with high-level stakeholders through collaboration, cooperation, and anticipating individual needs and wants.

  • Increased ratings by 40% in one year for assigned broadcasts by leading daily content planning and production in a cross-functional, deadline-driven newsroom environment.


CORE SKILLS

  • Storytelling, Executive Communications, Thought Leadership, Presentations, Copywriting, Email Marketing, Data Analytics

  • Social Media Strategy, Media Relations, External Communications, Internal Communications, Newsletters

  • Brand Reputation, Brand Strategy, Branded Content, Audience Engagement, Video Editing, Graphic Design, Proofreading, Podcasts


DIGITAL TOOLS AND PLATFORMS

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Audition), Canva, Asana, MailChimp, AI Content Tools

  • Meta Business Suite (Facebook, Instagram), LinkedIn, TikTok


EDUCATION

M.S., Broadcast Journalism
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University

B.A., Communication Studies
Wilkes University