Work experience
Social Media Management and Branding Consultant June 2014—Present Cerrone Consulting, LLC
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Regular content creation, including blogs, for clients such as BIOS Lighting and ADP.
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Created and implemented social branding and content strategy for BLISSHealth, an Orland-based sexual health clinic.
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Translation editing, content creation, and branding for Klik.Solutions, a Baltimore and Kiev-based company specializing in managed IT services.
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Write social copy, captions, and blogs for Zipcar.
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Develop social strategy and content for clients USAlliance and CableMover.
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Created website and social strategy for Life Force Arts, Inc's production of What We're Up Against.
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Social Media Manager June 2019—March 2020
The National Aquarium
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Develop daily content, including social posts, videos, and blogs across all social media platforms. In doing so, partner with internal stakeholders in photography, film, and marine biology, among others, to deliver on the mission of the National Aquarium: to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures.
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Perform regular social analytics reports, interpretation, and analysis.
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Foster and grow a vocal and engaged community across all Aquarium social media platforms.
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Ensure the continued harmony of the National Aquarium brand look and feel across present and future social media platforms.
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Employer Brand Manager, Talent Acquisition March 2015—June 2019 Choice Hotels International
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Managed social media and communications platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snapchat, Glassdoor, Dynamic Signal, WordPress, Indeed, and Twitter, and produced social content and recruiting collateral with a focus on Choice's Employer Value Proposition and culture.
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Responsible for Choice Hotels’ careers site design and production; produced all photography, copy, and eleven videos to showcase Choice culture, viewable on careers.choicehotels.com
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Raised yearly visits on careers site by 1000%; responsible for 2.5% average increase in engagement across all digital media platforms.
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Launched DynamicSignal employee communication platform, and developed all content, strategy, and goals.
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Social Media Manager March 2016—June 2016
Russia Beyond The Headlines
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Developed and managed social media marketing strategy, content plans, and budget for 27+ social pages with a reach of 2 million plus, from Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and Tumblr.
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Managed an international team of 12 in regards to social content strategy, by national audience.
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Provided monthly reports on traffic, engagement, and social media marketing ROI.
Editorial Assistant; Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager August 2014—February 2015 Arrow Publications, LLC
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Conducted social media management, including analytics, advertisement, content production, and SEO for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest accounts.
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Produced and edited marketing content for Google AdWords and Bing, adjusted keywords and bidding as needed.
Reporter, Editor, and Social Media Manager October 2013—June 2014 Atticus Communications, Inc.
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Reported, edited, and managed social (content production, budget, etc.). for The Greenwich Journal & Salem Press as well as The Maple News.
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Responsible for 600% increase in Facebook traffic for Journal-Press and Maple News pages.
Languages
Russian (intermediate)
English
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Skills
Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
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Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator); Paint.net, Canva
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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Snapchat, Instagram
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Omniture, Sprout, Sprinklr, HootSuite, WordPress, Sitecore.
Adobe Premiere Pro
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2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
Wells College
2007 - 2011
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Received a BA in History. Senior thesis, 'Stalin's 30 Million: Why They Don't Remember' focused on the memorialization of victims of Stalinist repressions.
European University at St. Petersburg
2012 - 2013
Received an MA in Russian and Eurasian studies with a focus in political science. Master's thesis, 'Zoya and Mikhail: Gendered Experiences in the Soviet Security Services, 1918-1945' examined the effects of Stalinist gender expectations on likelihood of repression.