Project Manager Marketing

TWAIN CARTER

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Nonprofit Communications Community Engagement Event Planning Volunteer Coordination

OBJECTIVE: A creative communication professional with experience in nonprofit work supporting patients, volunteers

through community outreach efforts, and public relation in an advocacy oriented organization.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

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Writing and Editing Volunteer Recruitment Project Manager

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Media Relations Research Community Outreach

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Web Content Strategic Planning Presentation Capabilities

COMMUNICATIONS & NONPROFIT

AustinCSI Aug 2014-March 2015

Consultant and Content Strategist

• Create original contextual copy that follows industry best practices.

• Writes customer-facing copy that meets Digital Experience style, editorial, SEO, SEM, and accessibility

guidelines adhering to the AT&T brand voice and tone.

• Analyze and works from a creative brief, marketing brief, or business requirements.

• Collaborate with information architects, designers, developers, vendors, and other writers to brainstorm ideas,

create concepts, and build message strategy.

• B2B, B2C, communication skills providing solid rationale for content choices.

• Technical writing providing content as it relates to user stories.

• Daily grooming sessions, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, and release planning.

• Project Management: Rally Agile, JIRA, Confluence Wiki, SharePoint.

PEGASUS CREATIVE, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA

Web Content Specialist Intern Sept-Dec 2013

• Created message strategies generating traffic to Oglethorpe’s Evening Degree Program website.

• Integrated marketing solutions thru keyword maximization and search engine optimization (SEO).

• Participation in strategic communication initiative via council lead by Director of Communication and the

President of Oglethorpe University in efforts to rebrand the evening program.

• Gained knowledge of web content, marketing, public relations, and execution of special events.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Atlanta, GA

Program Coordinator Feb 2009- Sept 2013

Volunteer Jan 2008- Feb 2009

Promote engagement around programs designed to assist patients actively seeking treatmen.t

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Community engagement thru external communication regarding new information and changes to programs.

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Assisted over 3,000 at-risk cancer patients and caregivers regionally, providing non-clinical assistance and

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support during the recovery period and beyond.

Respond to referrals from network of local hospitals providing assistance through ACS resources.

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Organized special events including tours for Regional Managers, Directors, interns and new hire.

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Write and edit policy and procedure manual.

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Maintained knowledge of organizational changes, events, issues, and activities.

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EDUCATION

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Rhetoric Studies Dec. 2014

Minor: Psychology GPA 3.45; Major 3.6

Honors: Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Winestock Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Relevant Coursework: Public Relations Writing,Visual Communications, Typography, Introduction to Media

Studies, Journalism, Writing for Business & Professions, Rhetoric of Human Rights, Theories of

Communication and Rhetoric, Public Speaking

PORTFOLIO CENTER Atlanta, GA Sept 2001

AFFILIATIONS

American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study-3 Volunteer, 2012-present

Cancer Resource Center Hope Lodge Volunteer, 2011

Captain Relay for Life: Adams Relay, 2009

Co- Captain Relay for Life: South Dekalb Relay, 2008

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