WENDY BEATTY
EDITOR / CONTENT STRATEGIST / MANAGER
Accomplished team builder, PR expert, project manager and digital communicator. Adept at internal and external communications, streamlining processes, building strong relationships and problem solving.
CONTACT DETAILS
ac7mpj@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/wsb2018
EXPERIENCE
PR Newswire / Cision Beltsville, Maryland
Customer Content Services Manager
October 2016 July 2018
● Managed operations of PR Newswire's mid Atlantic editorial team; served as the company’s content lead for all nonprofit and government clients, delivering custom services and acting as an extension of their marketing team.
● Hired, trained and and managed a successful team of seven (7) high performing editors in a deadline driven environment.
● Trained both clients and staff in current and emerging content best practices.
● National and local board member of a company wide employee enrichment program focusing on the needs of women. PR Newswire Washington, DC
Editorial Manager / Senior Editor
August 2008 October 2016
● Led PR Newswire's DC editorial team; served as the company’s content expert nonprofit and government clients.
● Hired, trained and and managed a successful team of twelve
(12) high performing editors in a critical, deadline driven environment.
● Served as lead for staff training and special projects, including a major office relocation and transition to a new parent company.
● PR Newswire’s on sight, newsroom liaison at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
● Organized Empower, a grassroots employee enrichment program. Coordinated trainings and events to provide opportunities for women.
PR Newswire Cleveland, Ohio
Editorial Manager / Senior Editor
June 2003 August 2008
● Hired, trained and managed a high performing team of nine (9) editors focused on high speed financial news; team consistently led in company rankings for productivity and accuracy.
● Coordinated a company wide national training program for a new content management & distribution system.
● Managed office relocation and expansion from 30 to 180 employees.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Public Relations - B.S.
Kent State University 2001
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
+ Teambuilding
+ Content Strategy
+ Project Management
+ Editing
+ Customer Experience
+ Operations Management
+ Change Management
+ Media Relations
+ Internal Communications
+ Advanced SEO
AWARDS & HONORS
Empower Leadership Forum
Cision PR Newswire
2016 2018
IMA IMPACT13 AWARD 2013
Best of Twitter - Team PR Newswire
President’s Club 2012
Top Performer PR Newswire
TECHNICAL SKILLS
+ Microsoft Office
+ SalesForce
+ Content Management Systems
+ Adobe Creative
+ Hootesuite
+ Slack
+ Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
+ Wordpress
+ Oracle
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Daisy Troop Leader
Volunteer for PGPCS