Writing. Marketing. Design. Event Planning. What Works for You?

• Extensive experience as managing Editor and media coordinator.
• Over five years experience as a freelance and professional writer.
• Oversaw national media campaign.
• Electronic and print newsletter publication expert.
• Donor and student recruitment experience.
• Marketing experience includes projects for restaurant, wedding, health care, publishing and pets industries.
• Over five years of business writing and marketing communications experience.

Home Office Includes: Windows XP Professional, high speed Internet, scanner, printer, fax, Adobe Creative Suite 3, Microsoft Office 2003, and dedicated phone line with unlimited long distance plan.
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Professional Experience
6/07 - Present University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Marketing Specialist

• Write, edit and design printed and web materials for University of Mississippi Health Care brand.
• Manage communications involving the University of Mississippi Health Care brand.
• Work with service lines on developing marketing materials and plans.
• Manage content for umhc.com.

7/06- Present University of Mississippi School of Nursing Jackson, MS

Student Recruiter

• Managed recruitment inquiries for School of Nursing programs through phone calls, e-mails, campus visits, and at external events.
• Developed and coordinated a marketing plan for School of Nursing programs by collaborating with faculty, staff and others including keeping marketing materials up-to-date.
• Managed, analyzed, and reported data and contacts from recruitment inquiries.
• Managed events for School including orientation, inquiry day and career day.
• Edited quarterly newsletter, The Script.

8/05-6/06 United Blood Services Jackson, MS

Donor Recruitment Representative

• Managed and developed 10-county territory for blood donor program.
• Exceeded blood product and procedure goals seven out of eight months.
• Trained coordinators and volunteers.
• Maintained media relations in territory including press releases, radio interviews and remotes, speeches, and donor recognition events.

1/2003-8/2005 Pizza Marketing Quarterly Magazine Oxford, MS

Managing Editor/Media Coordinator

• Wrote and edited features on marketing and restaurant operations, recruited and supervised interns, planned content, assigned articles and deadlines, placed ads.
• Edited PMQ.com newsroom, weekly, and monthly e-newsletters.
• Served as media coordinator for the magazine and for the nonprofit group, the U.S. Pizza Team. Wrote all news releases and kept media up-to-date on the team. Had over 100 press releases appear in newspapers across the country.
• Coordinated appearances on The Food Network, the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Best Damned Sports Show Period, and Life & Style.
• Managed national U.S. Pizza Team competitions with duties including emceeing and coordinating judges and staff.

Freelance Projects
10/2007-11/2007 - Casual Weddings E-Book
Editor
Provided editing and rewriting services for casual wedding e-book.

10/2007 - Today's Trustee Magazine
Contributor
Wrote an article on the Gates Foundation's Envision Schools.

10/2007 - Shaoni.net
Editor
Provided editing services for this website promoting the e-book "Shaoni, Born from the Light."

8/2007 - Suite101.com
Feature Writer
Write articles for online community.

7/2007 - Southern Families Magazine
Contributor
Wrote articles on celebrating a healthy Halloween and fun fall festivals.

7/2007 – Present Y’all Magazine
Contributor
Writing feature articles.

6/2007-Present Writers Research Group, Virtual
Freelance Writer
Writing how-to articles for websites.

5/2007-Present Brownsville Youth Association
Staff Writer
Edit and create written materials for nonprofit organization.

4/2007-Present The Madison County Journal, Madison, MS
Freelance Reporter
Write short articles news and feature on people and events in Madison County, Mississippi.

2/2007-6/2007 StepByStepFundraising.com

Freelance Writer
Write articles on fundraising and publicity for coaching website.

10/2006-Present Dining for Women
Freelance Newsletter Editor
Create and edit online and print versions of quarterly newsletter.

2003 Oxford Health & Fitness Magazine
Contributing Writer
Contributed articles on health-related issues to this local healthy lifestyle magazine.

Internships/College Media
9/2002-12/2002 Ole Miss Office of Communications, Oxford, MS Public Relations Intern
Wrote news releases about events happening on the university campus and about student and faculty award-winners. First press release written for this internship won second place in statewide competition.

5/2002-8/2002 Living Blues Magazine, Oxford, MS
Publication Intern
Assisted publication director in analyzing data from readership survey and created the survey database.

1/2002-6/2002 The New Standard, Oxford, MS Editor
Wrote stories, designed pages, assigned stories and photographs.

10/1999-04/2001 The Daily Mississippian, Oxford, MS
Staff Writer
Wrote stories about events and people on and off the university campus.