Project Engineer

Location:

Seattle, WA

Posted:

January 26, 2013

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CHRISTINA McDONALD-LEGG

christinamac79 [at] gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To work for a dynamic company where I can utilize my skills in research, writing, editing, and creativity.

EDUCATION:MA Degree, Journalism, National University of Ireland, GalwayBA Degree, Communications and Media Studies,University of Washington, Seattle

WRITING and EDITING SKILLSExperience writing travel guidebook, including research, writing, and organizing images.Experience writing creative and well-researched travel articles for print and online media.Experience investigating, writing, fact-checking, proofreading and editing a variety of article types.Experience with research using the Internet and other forms of media.Wrote and edited copy according to AP style, using high standards of grammar, punctuation, and structure.Ability to creatively write concise, clear and original articles that effectively communicate to relevant audience.Experience editing academic books for European Union projects.Provided concise, clear, accurate and compelling stories for both print and online media.Ability to develop, source, research and write stories from any angle based on target audiences.Wrote, edited and published articles for project magazines and newsletters from conception to completion.Provided a wide variety of copywriting and copy editing content to support various websites.Experience as Content Writer for major websites, including writing content, editing titles, links, and images.Experience writing for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in order to appear at top of search engines.

COMMUNICATIONS SKILLSAbility to work across departments and liaise with colleagues to translate ideas into effective copy.Developed and helped produce content for websites, including writing content and developing brand names.Wrote press releases for local, national and international press to distribute to all audiences.Developed creative ideas for marketing and publicizing project to local and national press.Responsible for internal and external public relations, including writing and distributing press releases.Developed and implemented media strategies for events and coverage as well as organized press conferences.Responsible for marketing and branding of project names and actions, as well as project budget.Liaised and interacted with diverse audiences in order to build profile of project.

COMPUTER and TECHNICAL SKILLSFundamental knowledge of writing code for .xml and .html and knowledge of content management systems.Certificate in Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress and Photoshop.Experience creating, designing, writing, editing and implementing websites for projects.Produced and broadcasted short TV and podcasting (MP3 format) series for publication on websites.Ability to use a range of online tools, including editing and producing online newsletters, websites and podcasts.Experience using audio and video software to record and upload files to web sites.Experience with social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter.

EMPLOYMENT:Avalon Publishing, Author of Moon Living Abroad inIreland, 3/11 CurrentUSAToday.com, Livestrong.com and eHow.com for Demand Media, Freelance Content Writer, 9/09 CurrentExpedia.com, London and Seattle, Content Writer and Image Editor, 11/06 8/08Colures Magazine,London, Freelance Writer, 2/07 11/07Community Knowledge Initiative, NUI Galway, Communications Specialist, 5/05 12/06Galway City Tribune, Connacht Tribune, Freelance Reporter and Advertising Writer, 1/04 5/04, 6/05 10/06Galway Independent, Health Columnist, 5/06 8/06Beacon Hill News,Seattle, News Reporter, 9/04 4/05Sunday Times,Dublin, News Reporter Intern, 5/04 6/04Atari Entertainment,Seattle, Humongous Studio, Production Assistant/Audio Engineer, 8/02 8/03

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