Résumé

Summary and Qualifications

Talented and experienced communications and project professional passionate about visual and aural communication. Self-starting project producer and collaborative team member with strong organizational skills. Trustworthy and committed to delivering excellence on time and budget. Excellent communicator with significant attention to detail; effectively communicating all conditions and requirements to stakeholders in a timely manner. Reputed team player, collaborating across all levels of an organization, while balancing performance to meet a variety of metrics within remote and distributed environments.

Project Management | Video Production │ Social Media │ Graphic Design │ Journalism │ Creative │ Remote

Self-initiating │ Collaborative │ Time and Task Management │ Written and Verbal Communication │ Growth Mindset

Skillfully adopting new technologies quickly and independently

Creative: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro), Final Cut Pro, Garage Band, iMovie, WordPress, HTML5, CSS3, YouTube, Social Media (Facebook, Instagram), Drupal, Mogulus, AVID, Canva Pro, Google Analytics

Remote Collaboration: Zoom, G Suite (Chat, Hangouts, Drive, Meet), Trello, Phone, Email

Document Management: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides)

Experience

Career Break, Evergreen, Colorado | 1 Year

Intentional pause to focus on full-time caregiving

Free Horizon Montessori, Golden, Colorado | 2 Years

Innovation Marketing Communications and Outreach Coordinator │ Partial Remote

Lead and managed communication and marketing efforts throughout school.
Partnering closely with administrative team to develop and implement a comprehensive communications and marketing plan that included online, print, and extensive social media as participation in community events.
Generating reports related to communications and marketing efforts in order to track return on investment, impact of specific communications and marketing initiatives, and stakeholder feedback.
Created and distributed multiple short videos about the program to families and prospects.
Created and distributed weekly newsletter summarizing information from all departments.

Independent Contractor, Virtual Office / Evergreen, Colorado | 3 Years

Freelance Web Writer │ Remote

Writing Blogger Outreach posts in style of target blogs incorporating links to client websites, other non-competing relevant links, and royalty-free photos.
Repackaging Medium review of book Profit First into review blog post for accounting firm using that system.
Creating niche edits, incorporating links to client websites into existing blog posts.
Expertly crafting topic-specific blog posts for fatjoe.com

Career Break, Evergreen, Colorado 1 | Year

Intentional pause to focus on full-time caregiving.

Burgwyn Residential Management Services (BRMS), Denver, Colorado | 8.5 Years

Director of Support Services -Ruby Hill Residences │ Partial Remote 3.5 YEARS

Authored written responses to online monthly check-ins; distilling complex psychological and sociological ideas into everyday language.
Conceived, marketed, and implemented exciting and educational activities appealing to all age groups.
Successfully built an active, multi-generational community in low-income housing through dynamic interactions and online content.
Composed PSA campaign focused on the reduction of improper guests visiting the community.
Navigated the public benefits system and private assistance providers for individuals in need.
Designed and marketed an incentive program to inspire residents to make positive changes in their lives.

Property Manager and Supportive Services Director │ Partial Remote 5 YEARS

Managed two low-income properties; one for seniors and another for former homeless veterans.
Updated and maintained files with annual recertifications for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority’s Tax Credit program.
Provided verbal and written education and information to clients to better assist their navigation of complicated Tax Credit and Section 8 systems.
Filed extensive HUD Section 8 application paperwork with the Denver Housing Authority.
Conceived and provided 400+ activities to foster a sense of community within six separate properties.
Supervised a Supportive Services Coordinator for the property that houses veterans and co-authored an incentive program.

Independent Contractor, Virtual Office / Evergreen, Colorado | 6 Years

Marketing Consultant │ Remote

Provided publicizing services to Author Rick Posner following the release of Lives of Passion, School of Hope; producing and editing videos former students’ interviews as well as creating and maintaining a Facebook page to grow audience.

Colorado Director and National Video Journalist – theuptake.org │ Remote

Created a temporary Colorado branch of TheUptake, a web-based citizen journalism initiative, to cover the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver.
Wrote, shot, edited, and produced stories from the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, the Nevada Caucuses, the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
Used Mogulus (now Livestream), an early online streaming service with camera switching technology, and an iPhone to provide live coverage.

Associate Producer – RMPBS │ Remote

Created topic briefs for producer and show host Cynthia Hessin for Colorado State of Mind program.
Actively assisted in the weekly production of a senior-focused feature program.
Produced a segment on memoir writing for seniors and edited it in AVID.