CAROLINE
TAYLOR
SUMMARY
As a seasoned writer, interviewer, sales person, and marketing professional, I am looking for a position which employs a combination of these skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013 – current CORRESPONDENT/FREELANCE WRITER
Village Life/Cameron Park Life/Mountain Democrat
Create questions and conduct interviews for local feature articles, write and edit articles, photography.
2016 – 2017 OFFICE MANAGER AND FUNDS COORDINATOR
Hands4Hope, El Dorado Hills
Manage daily communications, donor relations, Team Captain Big Day of Giving, light bookkeeping.
2013 – 2016 MARKETING COORDINATOR
Layers of Color, Roseville
Maintain customer database, assist with sales and trade shows, sales and service calls, classroom set up.
2008 – 2011 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
The Mountain Democrat, Placerville
SK2R Publishing (Serrano El Dorado Magazine)
Sales calls, manage accounts, network at client functions.
1998-1999 ADVERTISING COORDINATOR
1994-1996 ACCOUNT MANAGER/INSIDE SALES
InfoWorld, San Mateo
Negotiate advertising positioning with sales, liaison between sales and production.
Inside sales, manage client database, solve client problems and issues, handle weekly closing of pub.
1994 MARKETING MANAGER
Stokes Publishing, Sunnyvale
1991-1994 MARKETING COORDINATOR
Addison-Wesley Alternative Publishing Group, Palo Alto
1990-1991 CORPORATE PRODUCT MARKETING
Wyle Laboratories, Corporate Marketing Group, Santa Clara
EDUCATION
1984– 1989 Bachelor of Arts, English
University of California, Santa Barbara
1993 Marketing Certificate
U.C. Santa Cruz Extension
El Dorado Hills, CA
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SKILLS
Writing
Copywriting, editing
Sales
Account Management
Microsoft Office
Internet research
Event planning
Proficient in Spanish
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2011 – current
Oak Ridge High School
Water polo: Team Communications, travel coordinator
Fundraising Blue and Gold Auction
2015
Marina Middle School
School board member, spirit wear representative
2003-2013
Lake Forest Elementary
Arts Attack teacher’s assistant
Classroom leader, literature circles
Marketing, Camp Invention
Registration and activities assistant, Camp Invention
2006
Tazmanian Devils Swim Team
Fundraising, events, timing, ribbon processing