RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Communications Coordinator, USA Northeast Province Jesuits, New York, NY, 7/2017 – Present www.JesuitsEast.org

Managed website content by planning and producing news items, as well as creating web sections as needed. On average, two dozen stories were created, repurposed or shared every month.
Created donation and registration pages for events and fundraisers.
Designed monthly donor newsletter, which was divided into two regional versions and sent to a combined total of more than 11,000 donors.
Planned and created social media content for Facebook and Twitter.
Moderated weekly social media call with my counterpart in the Maryland Jesuit office.
Designed materials for first Giving Tuesday campaign. This consisted of strategic emails blasts, social posts, and web pages with information and donation routes.
Produced weekly Planned Giving Newsletter and wrote introductory letter every month.
Created annual reports to review the frequency and variety of content that was produced.
Continued responsibilities from time as Multimedia Assistant

Multimedia Assistant, USA Northeast Province Jesuits, New York, NY, 12/2014 – 6/2017

Developed a system for monitoring and tracking the number of monthly website and social media visitors.
Designed print materials including: annual calendars for donors, ads for print, invitations for donor events, and materials for Advancement and Planned Giving appeals. All of these projects incorporated the Jesuit branding laid out in their style guide.
Designed and sent e-cards to a combined list of more than 13,000 donors and Jesuits.
Redesigned branding for the monthly donor mailing to represent new province entity.

Multimedia Assistant, New York Province Jesuits, New York, NY, 7/2011 – 12/2014

Moderated blog (InOurCompany.org) for donors and wrote weekday posts. The number of blog visitors consistently increased by approximately 100 people per month until the blog was retired in favor of a new website.
Designed 90-page Jesuit photo book with more than 1,000 individual photos.

Online Editor, Fordham Observer, New York, NY, 9/2008 - 5/2010 www.fordhamobserver.com

Restructured the position of Online Editor to not only manage the website, but also produce multimedia content on a regular basis.
Recruited and directed an online staff to produce additional content for the site.

Web Intern, America Magazine, New York, NY, 11/2008 – 6/2011 www.americamagazine.org

Assisted in editing the book The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, by Fr. James Martin, SJ, published by HarperCollins.
Created Twitter page, updated social media pages, and monitored traffic with Google Analytics.

EDUCATION AND CLASSES

YMS Youth Marketing Summit: Attended the 2017 conference in Brooklyn, NY, from October 3-4.
NYU School of Continuing Education, New York, NY: Marketing Principles and Practices, 2015
Noble Desktop, New York, NY: Graphic Design Fundamentals, 2015
Noble Desktop, New York, NY: Introduction to Web Development, 2014
Fordham University’s College at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, Bachelor of Arts; Double Major in Communications (with a concentration in Journalism) and English, 2010

AWARDS AND HONORS

Won first place for Best Multimedia at the February 2010 Midwinter National College Newspaper Convention for a soundslide on the New York City 7 Train
Driving force for The Observer website placing Best of Show at the Associated Collegiate Press 2009 Journalism
Conference, due largely to my redesign efforts; it was the first time the site had won such an award

SKILLS

Experienced in graphic design, DSLR photography, writing and editing news stories, and creating succinct social media posts.
Proficient in recording and editing audio and video projects.
Experienced in the web/email platforms: College Publisher, Constant Contact, iModules, NetCommunity, and Wordpress.
Experienced in the applications: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Final Cut Pro X, and iMovie.
Proficient in the applications: Adobe Illustrator and Premiere, Final Cut Pro 7, and Garageband.
Working knowledge of CSS and HTML 5.