Professional Experience
Sindur Fine & Antique Jewelry (Cincinnati, OH)
Content & Marketing Coordinator | February 2023 - Present
Research & develop content for blogs, articles, product descriptions, social media, and consumer facing emails.
Develop brand guidelines to ensure cohesive brand presence and maintain unified brand voice across different social media channels.
Conduct keyword research and using search engine optimization (SEO) best practices to increase traffic to the company website.
Pitch stories to local and trade publications to expand brand awareness and establish Sindur Fine & Antique as a subject matter expert.
Wordsworth Communications (Cincinnati, OH)
Content Manager | July 2022 - December 2023
Research and write high-level marketing content, including but not limited to original thought leadership (e.g. case studies and white papers), blog posts, client speeches, annual reports and client progress reports.
Develop media materials, such as news releases, media alerts, calendar releases, company backgrounders, fact sheets and bios.
Assist with the creation and execution of strategic content marketing plans.
Proactively research/monitor client industries to identify content opportunities.
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati
Associate Director, Public Relations | May 2020 - February 2022
Worked closed with the Director of PR and members of The Health Collaborative to enact crisis management and communication plans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developed and distributed communications for internal and external audiences, including employees, board members, hospital partners, media, and donors.
Responsible for content management and operation of Hoxworth’s website (www.hoxworth.org).
Acted as the primary voice of Hoxworth Blood Center and first level of customer service response on social media platforms.
Associate Public Information Officer | March 2018 - May 2020
Served as first point of contact for media relations activities.
Worked closed with University of Cincinnati’s marketing team to revamp Hoxworth website to meet federal accessibility standards and improve overall user experience. Initial scan of website after redesign showed a 99% passing accessibility score.
Initiated and grew cause-marketing partnerships with members of the community and local businesses.
Directly managed and coached summer interns and Assistant Public Information Officer.
Assistant Public Information Officer | September 2016 - March 2018
Developed monthly social media content calendars and create accompanying visual assets to boost engagement
Instituted monthly social metrics reports to identify areas for growth on social media (increased Facebook followers by 39.5% over three years).
Created written collateral (newsletters, brochures, fact sheets, talking points, and media releases) to promote Hoxworth’s mission.
Maintained relationships and collaborated with local media to disseminate important stories surrounding blood donation and research initiatives.
Promoted to Associate Public Information Officer after 18 months.
Ursuline Academy (Blue Ash, OH)
Annual Fund Coordinator | December 2015 - July 2016
Composed solicitation letters and fundraising materials for six distinct Ursuline constituencies.
Developed and implemented a new fundraising event, Alumnae Spirit Week, which raised over $47,000 from UA alumnae for the Annual Fund over the course of one week.
Raised over $115,000 in gifts for Ursuline’s Annual Fund campaign over three months.
gyro (Cincinnati, OH) | September 2014 - December 2015
Engagement Assistant Account Executive
Created and implemented monthly social media content calendars for clients and communicated successes through measurement reports.
Conducted media relations activities like pitching, writing press releases, preparing media kits, and maintaining relationships with key trade and local media.
Drafted copy for client website landing pages, email marketing, fact sheets, newsletters, and trade show materials.
Contributed to gyro Engagement team’s monthly newsletter, gyro:Spin.