Mark Elgersma

Clawson, MI *****

ad30eb@r.postjobfree.com

+1-616-***-****

Result-driven Communications professional skilled in driving shareholder engagement and brand visibility. Experienced in organizing programs with stakeholders and editing writing. Proven ability to execute events and manage website content. Adept at collaborating with teams to align writing with branding. Skilled in using the Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Canva, GiMP, and other creative software. Work Experience

Media Coordinator and Interventionist - Eaton Academy - Eastpointe, MI - August 2022 to Present

● Organized and coordinated programs with external organizations for student engagement.

● Documented, photographed, and filmed school events for public relations and branding purposes.

● Produced documents for internal and external school communication and board presentations.

● Headed the Parent/Student Engagement Committee during its flagship year.

● Updated School website using SEO keywords and principles, raising the amount of monthly website visits by over 120% since last year.

Freelance Editor/Writer - Self Employment - Clawson, MI - May 2021 to Present

● Written various passages for smaller companies and websites and aligned general bullet points and emails to formal/academic English.

● Collaborated with committees and individuals to align both fictional and informative writing with company branding and tone.

Graduate Intern - Isabella Country Human Rights Committee - Mount Pleasant, MI - February 2020 to May 2022

● Worked closely with chair members to plan, advertise, and administrate human rights events, culminating in an online event that garnered 369 synchronous viewers, increasing the number from the previous year's 107.

● Created pamphlets, and managed events for public education and outreach.

● Contacted media outlets and related non-profits to increase our engagement across our vested

● audience.

Graduate Assistant - Central Michigan University Writing Center - Mount Pleasant, MI - September 2018 to May 2021

● Worked with 623 individual writers and students to edit and review professional, academic, and personal work alike.

● Managed the training of 42 writing consultants to operate on an online, asynchronous basis, tripling the previous highest number of trainees within a single semester.

● Worked as an online administrator for the ~5,000 submissions and 52 consultants each. Data Specialist - Weirs Farm - Celeryville, OH - May 2018 to August 2018

● Compiled, organized, and processed data for plantings, treatments, and harvests.

● Reviewed efficiency bottlenecks and made recommendations from data analysis. Media Intern - 99.1 JOY FM - Zeeland, MI - May 2016 to August 2016

● Edited and recorded copy for ads and station sweepers.

● Helped review blog and social media posts for grammar, spelling, and syntax problems.

● Assisted with remote and location-based broadcasts, engaging with audiences and location contacts. Education

● Master of Arts of English Language and Literature in Creative Writing - Central Michigan University September 2019 to May 2021

● Bachelor of Applied Arts in Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts - Central Michigan University September 2016 to May 2019

Awards

● Daryl and the Beans Award for Outstanding Fiction - May 2018 Certifications and Licenses

● Google Analytics - May 2019 to Present

● Michigan Daily Substitute Teaching License - August 2022 to Present Publications

● Central Review publication of short story "Warm Fingers" - October 2018

● 101 Words publication for flash fiction story "Insecurity" - April 2018

● Plain China publication of short story "Keeping Up Appearances" - January 2021

● High Shelf Press publication of short story "Wellness" - February 2021

● Central Review publication and fiction award for "A Meaningless Bouquet of Flowers" - November 2017

● Toe Good Poetry publication of short story "Bandages" - July 2019

● Pedagogy: From the Classroom publication of non-fiction review, "Sisyphean Existence and the Meaninglessness of Life" - March 2021