CM Carrie Mantey
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PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Diligent, meticulous editor with 13 years of experience meeting deadlines, managing overall content strategy and evaluating key performance indicators to exceed goals is looking to broaden skill set with new ventures. SKILLS Exceptional communicator
Ability to check facts and keen eye
for detail
Fast, adaptable learner
Flexibility to work well on a team or
independently
WORK HISTORY EDITOR, GREEN INDUSTRY PROS 05/2017 to 04/2019 AC Business Media Fort Atkinson, WI
Envisioned a new editorial direction for the brand to differentiate the magazine from its competition in an oversaturated market Represented the brand at events and conferences to broaden its presence in the green industry, while making contacts for interviews and articles Dramatically increased social media engagement, more than doubling Facebook likes in less than two years, for example Proofread, laid out and edited the magazine seven times a year, while editorially supporting a custom publication and six supplements annually Generated semiweekly newsletters reaching approximately 35,000 subscribers with record-breaking click-through rates Edited, updated and posted to the website to achieve approximately 214,000 views a month
Curated original web and print content by writing features and blogs, and establishing relationships with new contributors and freelancers Collaborated to graphically redesign the magazine, which reaches an audience of 60,000, and supplements to better interact with the audience Studied new green industry technologies, companies, and industrial and economic trends to become an expert in the field
MANAGING EDITOR, SUPPLY & DEMAND CHAIN 08/2013 to 05/2017 EXECUTIVE
AC/Cygnus Business Media Fort Atkinson, WI
Authored feature and trend articles for a publication reaching approximately 40,000 top executives in the C-suite
Proofread, laid out and edited the magazine five times a year, in addition to generating standalone custom publications for advertisers Created newsletters for around 35,000 opt-in supply chain executive subscribers, increasing the frequency and engagement of the digital vehicle Edited, updated and posted content to a website that reaches approximately 135,000 users a month
Instituted a consistent social media presence for the brand, thereby improving engagement rates
Managed web content by establishing relationships with new contributors, and supervising in-house staff writers and third-party freelancers, boosting digital metrics in the process
Moderated numerous successful webinars for advertisers, plus shot and helped produce video
COPYWRITER 03/2013 to 08/2013
Gilson Inc. Middleton, WI
Designed, edited and proofread a 72-page Laboratory Notebook for Molecular Biology to assist with introducing equipment end users to the fundamentals underlying chromatography
Formulated a template for and wrote a variety of application briefs regarding chromatography, solid-phase extraction, automated liquid handling and automated pipetting for end users
Updated service manuals for automated liquid handling equipment according to engineering change orders, research, and independently disassembling and reassembling systems
Photographed relevant equipment, enhanced chromatograms and edited other photography
EDITOR, CHEM.INFO 01/2007 to 02/2013
Advantage Business Media Madison, WI
Developed an editorial strategy for a rebranding of the magazine Acquired interviews from relevant industry contacts to author cover stories, feature articles, blogs and more
Supervised design and production of the magazine, including a redesign of the logo and graphic style
Strategized newsletter content for 70,000 opt-in subscribers, plus assessed key performance metrics, which were outstanding in the industry Curated and managed content for a website reaching thousands of chemical processing professionals
Designed and scripted marketing materials, promoted the brand through social media, and took photography for cover and feature stories EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts English 2004
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI Majored in English with a writing emphasis
Graduated magna cum laude with 3.9 GPA in major
Awarded Angela Peckenpaugh Award for superior student writing Published in The Muse, a college literary magazine Member of Sigma Tau Delta English honor society, Golden Key International Honor Society, English Club and Philosophy Club