Manager Content

Austin O’Connor

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Versatile and professional writer, editor, web producer and content strategist with more

than a dozen years experience working in print and online. Proven ability to translate

complex concepts into relevant, engaging content for a variety of audiences.

Experience

Washington, DC

revolutionhealth.com

August 2006 – November 2008

www.revolutionhealth.com

revolutionhealth.com is a health information portal with a mission to provide health consumers

with the tools and information they need to live better, healthier lives. The site merged with

everydayhealth.com in 2008.

Senior Features Editor,

! Reported, wrote and packaged articles and multimedia pieces in response to health news

for promotion across the site.

! As part of the real-time programming team, identified in-house features, news stories and

photos from news feeds and wires for home page promotion.

! Updated news-related areas across the site.

! Helped monitor site performance, including traffic, user paths and visitors’ level of

engagement.

! Wrote original and concise “news nuggets” for use on the Captivate network of elevator

screens across the country.

Home Page Manager

! Managed and programmed home page, which grew from zero to nearly 4 million monthly

unique visitors in its first year.

! Wrote copy and headlines for home page.

! Identified interesting and active community features (blog posts, forum discussions,

active groups, etc.) for home page promotion.

! Created and launched flagship daily newsletter, Today on Revolution Health. Wrote copy

and headlines and programmed the newsletter each day with timely features and

breaking news stories.

Center Manager, Content Strategist

! Programmed and launched rh.com’s Men’s Health section.

! Post-launch, overhauled the rh,com Fitness section by taking inventory of available

content, identifying and filling content gaps and streamlining the user experience.

! Worked with medical experts and freelance writers to develop content for site launch.

Alexandria, VA

Direct Impact, Senior Writer/Editor

September 2005 – August 2006

www.directimpact.com

Direct Impact, a subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller, is a grassroots communications firm.

! Wrote op-eds and letters to the editor on behalf of health care companies and disease

awareness groups for placement in major national publications.

! Researched, wrote and edited media pieces, proposals, reports and other documents.

! Helped to overhaul the company’s website, analyzing and updating content.

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Online (Freelance)

examiner.com

August 2008 – Present

www.filmandtvexaminer.com

examiner.com is a news site with an audience of four million unique visitors each month.

National Film and TV Examiner

! Write reviews, articles, opinion pieces and interviews covering the latest in movies,

television and pop culture.

! Often featured on examiner.com's arts and entertainment home page – the site's most-

visited section.

Lowell, MA

W UML Radio, Freelance Contributor

May 2005-December 2008

Affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, WUML is a local public radio station in the

Greater Boston market.

! Weekly guest spot on Sunrise Morning Show to discuss movies, music, TV and pop

culture.

MediaNews Group, Freelance Columnist Denver, CO

May 2005 – August 2007

MediaNews Group (MNG) owns and operates more than 100 papers around the country. In FY

2005, MNG newspapers had a circulation of more than 2 million. The company reported more

than $750 million in revenue and 10,000 employees.

! Wrote weekly TV column, Inside the Idiot Box, for distribution across MNG properties.

Lowell, MA

The Sun, Staff Writer

June 1999 – May 2005

www.lowellsun.com

The Sun is a 50,000+ circulation daily newspaper owned and operated by MNG.

Arts and Culture Reporter/Columnist

! Was the primary reporter writing arts features, reviews and columns of local, regional and

national interest.

! Created weekly TV column, Inside the Idiot Box.

! Discussed local and pop culture events during weekly guest spot on WUML radio. Made

occasional media appearances on Boston radio station WBZ and New England Cable

Network to discuss movies and media.

General Assignment Reporter

! Assisted in general newsroom coverage, including police beat and courtroom stories.

Norwalk, CT

The Sports Business Daily, Staff Writer

June 1997 – September 1998

www.sportsbizdaily.com

The Daily is a highly influential electronic publication read by sports executives and industry

leaders from nearly every team and league and owned by Street and Smith’s Sports Group.

! Inventoried hundreds of national and local publications, as well as online and broadcast

outlets; summarized relevant stories for publication on a strict, early morning deadline.

! Reported original stories of interest to the industry.

Education

Boston University, Boston, MA Masters Degree, Journalism, 2000

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA Bachelor of Arts, English, 1993

Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA 1989

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