WRITING • Produced an e-book for sale on kindle (amazon) using InDesign for layout; research assisted by ChatGPT (Spring 2024): "Fabrics For Better Living: Natural Threads To Support People and Planet" • Ten years of experience writing and editing hundreds of broadcast emails to membership of an Oregon-based non-profit. (used SalsaLabs CRM: 2017-2022) • Served both non-profit and freelance clients with: newsletters; web pages: both home pages and landing pages; blogs; press releases, newsletter articles • Primary areas of focus: informatiional, opinion, and promotion • Areas of background knowledge: health and wellness, nutrition, environment, film, non-profits, politics, peace and social justice, investment
CMS/GRAPHICS/DESIGN/PRODUCTION EXPERTISE • WordPress: Advanced user (16 years, including freelance work) • Recent experience using wix.com (2024) • Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Photoshop: Expert (25+ years) Adobe InDesign (layout): Intermediate (15 years) – Print portfolio available Adobe Acrobat Pro (documents): Intermediate (8 years) • Excellent working knowledge of Zoom video conferencing (4 years) • Excellent knowledge of and common use of SalsaLabs Engage CRM, a communication and database platform (2017-current) • Excellent knowledge of social media tools (primarily Facebook, YouTube and Instagram; some experience with LinkedIn) • Microsoft Office Suite: Intermediate; 3 years experience with google docs • Adobe Production Suite (video/audio): Adobe Premiere Pro (video editing): Intermediate; Advanced video editor Adobe Audition (audio recording & editing): Basic • Maintain extensive archive of photography and other graphics for web, broadcast emails and print. Make regular use of Adobe Stock. • E-learning authoring: Adobe Captivate (interactive training and testing authoring): Contract professional work created for University of Oregon + recent training in Articulate via LinkedIn Learning (Articulate sample available) • 7 years of experience with Constant Contact and Vertical Response email marketing services
KEY EMPLOYMENT ATTRIBUTES • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (blogs, press releases, web site updates, email marketing and 12 years of experience editing). • Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills. Long record of superlative customer service. • Excellent photography skills and experience. • Significant experience in all aspects of video production (20+ years). • Significant event management and collaboration experience (5+ years).
I have extensive experience in most areas of communication, design and video production. I currently work part-time as Web Manager for an Oregon non-profit based in Eugene. From 2009 to 2021 I wrote, designed and managed the publication of a variety of materials for any campaign or event (brochures, fact sheets, flyers, ads) and the semi-annual newsletter for the organization. I edited articles for the newsletter, which were most often written by the Executive Director or other program staff.
My writing experience for Beyond Toxics includes: • wrote 2 blogs and a number of newsletter articles, • 10 years as copy editor of hundreds of broadcast emails to membership (current frequency: approx. one per week during peak season), • about 4-5 years as writer and curator for Facebook and Twitter
OTHER: • a successful fundraising letter for a human rights non-profit; • a feature film screenplay; • a two-act play; • a few short stories; • a variety of educational video scripts and • a great many essays and opinion pieces, some of which have been published.
In my current role as Web Manager, I kept the organization's WordPress web site: BeyondToxics.org fresh and up-to-date with blogs, new campaign material, events and breaking news. I provide google analytics tracking data in once a month meetings. I successfully launched a significant website redesign in June of 2021.
In my role as Communications Manager from 2009 to 2021, I wrote, designed and launched e-news alerts via the CRM designed for non-profits: SalsaLabs Engage, which includes a broadcast email service much like Constant Contact.
I also wrote and distributed press releases for important events and program initiatives and made follow-up calls to press contacts. I also served (and still serve) as a valued editor of blogs and promotional material when needed.
In my role as Communications Manager from 2009 to 2021, I also created and managed the publication of a variety of digital and print materials for campaigns and events (brochures, fact sheets, flyers, ads) and a semi-annual newsletter for the organization.
I currently use Photoshop and Canva extensively in my day-to-day work.