Manager Management
Resume:
Nicholas Braude 312-***-**** ?
********.******@*****.***
Oak Park, IL 60302
Summary
Talented and creative marketing communications professional, writer and
editor with more than 12 years of experience in journalism, publishing and
marketing. Articulate and detail-oriented leader with strong project
management skills.
Marketing, Project Management, Writing and Editing Experience
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
2007 - present
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Chicago, IL
. Strategically position Diamond as a trusted and objective leader across
several industries, including healthcare,
financial services, insurance, consumer packaged goods and travel &
transportation services.
. Facilitate new business opportunities by writing, editing and advising on
print, online and live presentation materials.
. Strengthen Diamond's editorial content to reinforce the firm's status as
a premier, technology-driven
professional services firm.
. Oversee intellectual capital design to make sure Diamond's quality
standards and brand integrity are upheld.
. Cultivate and execute Diamond's social media strategy within a team
environment.
. Manage team of public relations and design specialists to develop
proactive plans and ensure resource efficiency.
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/MANAGING EDITOR
2007
Imagination Publishing, Chicago, IL
. Managed all print and online content for a leading custom publisher's
financial services clients.
. Collaborated with clients to develop editorial vision and design of
distinctly branded products.
. Supervised internal staff and freelance writers, and managed editorial
budgets.
. Edited corporate finance, wealth management, retail banking, lifestyle
and retirement plan publications
while also contributing as an author.
ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER
2005 - 2007
Crain Communications - Pensions & Investments, Chicago, IL
. Refined the Web identity of a premier institutional investment print
newspaper by creating exclusive and
dynamic content.
. Increased site traffic by launching online-only editorial features,
interactive elements and a section devoted
to third-party research.
. Recorded, edited and produced the publication's first-ever podcasts.
. Drove print readers to the newspaper's Web site through targeted HTML
push email campaigns.
REPORTER
2004 - 2005
Crain Communications - Pensions & Investments, Chicago, IL
. Delivered print and online money management news and analysis to an
international audience.
. Wrote trend-based articles for a leading business-to-business biweekly
newspaper and breaking news items
for the publication's daily newsletter.
. Conducted interviews related to global institutional investments,
financial product development, technology,
investment performance, executive changes and corporate governance, among
other topics.
. Built trusted relationships with sources throughout the field of
institutional money management.
REPORTER
2000 - 2003
Dow Jones Newswires - Corporate Filings Alert, Washington, DC
. Wrote articles for newswire and the segment-leading Daily Bankruptcy
Review, with articles frequently published
in major regional newspapers and national publications, including The Wall
Street Journal.
. Consistently broke exclusive news while reporting on corporate
bankruptcies amid the dot-com collapse.
. Edited weekly newsletter focused on developments in the WorldCom Chapter
11 bankruptcy case.
. Interviewed company officials and attorneys on a daily basis and analyzed
a continuous stream court documents.
EDITORIAL/REPORTING ASSISTANT
1998 - 1999
Dow Jones Newswires - Federal Filings, Washington, DC
. Wrote market-moving articles for financial newswire and weekly high-yield
bond newsletter.
. Edited daily bond market wrap-up column focused on high-yield debt
issues.
. Examined companies' regulatory filings for newsworthy developments that
often grew into larger stories.
. Cultivated relationships with bond analysts across the country for news
leads and on-the-record comments.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
1998
The New York Times, New York, NY
. Assisted senior editors on the National and International news desks in a
high-pressure, deadline-oriented atmosphere.
. Developed solid news judgment by filtering story pitches coming into the
National and International news desks.
. Served as liaison between field reporters and editors while managing
communications from public relations
professionals and readers.
. Wrote summaries of following day's section-leading stories for daily
editorial budget meetings.
Proficiencies
Microsoft Office software suite, WordPress blog tool and publishing
platform, HTML, QuarkXPress, audio production and editing software and
hardware
Education
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Anthropology
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