This resume page outlines my professional experience, along with my education and collegiate experience. 

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My Resume

My Objective

Creative and detail-oriented copywriter with a passion for crafting compelling and engaging content. Adept at developing strong ad copy that drives brand awareness, customer engagement, and conversions across digital and print platforms.

Since getting laid-off from my Full-time role in November 2024, I have been working part-time roles that allow me to apply my marketing skills through my three C’s: Copy, Content and Community. I am open to full-time roles that allow me to apply my marketing knowledge while being able to create content.

Looking to leverage creative storytelling skills and marketing expertise to build impactful campaigns that will resonate with target audiences while aligning with an organization’s branding and goals.

Professional Experience

Marketing & Social Media Coordinator, Keeping Familes Covered Non-Profit Hygienic Product (Diaper) Bank

  • Write original copy for a variety of formats including emails, social media, collateral, and blog site

  • Maintain brand standards across all content to ensure deliverables align with brand guidelines

  • Manage content calendar and social channel engagement and maintain frequent posting

  • Track content performance and engagement using analytic tools, then present findings

  • Develop content strategies and event strategy for funding with Dir. of Development

  • Collaborate with Operations Department to creating marketing collateral for program audiences

  • Responsible for designing social content including promotional and marketing collateral for program participants, donors, partners and funders

Community Outreach Ambassador, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

  • Responsible for visiting local businesses, organizations and other communities to promote Lazy Dog's offerings like event catering, fundraisers and sponsorships

  • Work with people within my local community to help create and promote events for fundraisers and sponsorships

  • Occasionally travel to events to help with setting up and even serving catering on behalf of the restaurant

Content Writer, AfterMath, Ad Agency

  • Wrote and copyedited on a variety of ad formats including emails, social media and websites

  • Coordinated content planning and execution for internal agency needs

  • Engaged with agency’s audience via social media channels while responding to messages

  • Tracked content performance using analytics tools and making adjustments as needed

  • Researched topics, competitors and target audiences across industries for client brand needs

  • Assisted in developing content strategies to meet our clients’ marketing goals

  • Conducted content audits and implemented strategy or content changes based on findings

  • Collaborated with designers and other agency departments to produce multimedia content

  • Responsible for contributing ideas during brainstorming sessions with the entire creative team

Marketing Copywriter, Inbound Ignited, Marketing Agency

  • Researched, wrote and optimized client and internal blogs to SEO specifications

  • Redesigned content for agency’s website and followed the Growth-Driven Design framework 

  • Wrote social media posts for clients’ brands in addition to internal agency’s platforms

  • Arranged client meetings to strategize, collaborate and update on projects as needed 

  • Earned Hubspot certifications in Inbound Marketing, Hubspot CMS, Content Marketing and more

Media & Marketing Assistant, Zimmer Communications

Zimmer Radio Group, Fuze32 (in-house ad agency) and Inside Columbia (local magazine)

are proprietary businesses of Zimmer Communications located in Columbia, MO.

Media Assistant, Zimmer Radio Group

  • Processed new radio order forms while stewarding national and regional campaign spots

  • Scheduled traffic orders for regional and national agencies with 50+ clients per month

  • Managed 40+ political election ad campaigns and 15 station profiles per FCC regulations

Marketing Assistant, Fuze32

  • Conducted market research to identify effective media placements in clients’ outside markets

  • Collaborated with creative services to develop strong radio ad placements in outside markets

  • Communicated with multiple media agencies to implement advertising in clients’ outside markets

  • Researched and wrote SEO-driven blogs and whitepapers for several client’s websites

Contributing Writer, Inside Columbia Magazine

  • Interviewed with local businesses and individuals maintaining relationships in the community

  • Authored original articles for upcoming issues after interviews before publishing deadlines

  • Edited various pieces for the magazine and the corresponding web pages for the blogs

Freelance Writer, Remote

  • Wrote blog content for different industries with clients in law, hospitality and B2B printing services

  • Edited brand content on social platforms or websites to keep tone and voice consistent

  • Proofread emails, press releases, documents and other new or current media as needed

Feb. 2026- Present Waukegan, IL Hybrid, Part-Time

Aug. 2025- Present Buffalo Grove, IL On-Site, Part-Time

Mar. 2022- Nov. 2024 Remote, U.S. Full Time

July 2021- Nov. 2021 Remote, U.S. Full Time

May 2020- June 2021 Columbia, MO Full Time

April 2019- Mar. 2020 Remote U.S. & Columbia, MO Part-Time Roles

Education

Bachelor of Arts & Science from the University of Missouri at Columbia, MO

  • English major with a creative writing emphasis

  • Minors in Art & Classical Humanities

  • Worked part-time (about 20 hours/week) in addition to classes and activities, see below

  • Applied and selected for a “Study Abroad” global leadership service trip in January 2018 visiting Montezuma, Costa Rica for 2 weeks. Service project was working closely with the local turtle hatchery working to help endangered turtle species.

・COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE・

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Involvement Ambassador, Center for Student Involvement

  • Vice President of Operations 

Editorial Team, EPIC Literary Magazine

  • Associate and Design Editor

  • Fiction Editor

Communications Intern, University of Missouri Ellis Library

Fiction Intern, The Missouri Review

Non-Major Jobs

Retail Cashier at Mizzou Markets through Campus Dining

Campus dining had several food stores or small fast food restaurants on campus, I worked as a retail cashier at a 24-hour bodega/gas station-like store near the hospital except it had a subway no gas-station.

Shift Lead at Chipotle

  • Trained over 15 People on FOH and BOH positions

  • Supervised kitchen staff to provide quality, hygienic and standardized food

  • Handled daily operations like cash counts and customer complaints

  • Maintained accurate inventory through tracking including budget for supplies and materials

  • Cross-trained on all positions: Line, Cashier, Grill Cook, and Prep for both opening and closing shifts

Aug. 2015- May 2019

Apr. 2016- May 2019

  • Term: Feb. 2018- Mar. 2019 

Aug. 2018- May 2019

  • Term: Jan. 2019- May 2019

  • Term: Jan. 2018- May 2018

Apr. 2018- Dec. 2018

Aug. 2017- Dec. 2017

Aug. 2015- May 2019

November 2015- April 2016

May 2016- April 2020