Digital Experience Freelance Editor

Maria Alba Brunetti

Telephone: 914-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

WORK HISTORY

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● Writer, editor for CIE Tours International updating tours, writing Go-To Guides and blog posts

● Long-term external editorial consultant at Deloitte Turkey for the Prime Ministry of Turkey’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT) focusing on their emerging-market presentations as well as the Turkish government’s EU ascension brief on the banking industry

● Internal editorial consultant for Deloitte Turkey’s English-language website and brochures

● Editor-in-Chief and writer for luxury-carpet brands Has Halı’s website; Trend Rugs’ catalog

● Editor of academic anthologies, dissertations and articles in the fields of Turkish film and film history, history, urban studies, sociology, fashion and art. 2008-2009 Editor, Blogger, AOL (Relegence)

Solely responsible for design, editorial direction, content and marketing for AOL’s BrightandSpacious.com

● Launched and managed BrightandSpacious.com, a blog that topped 150,000 daily pageviews

● Created content for Lemondrop.com, a website with over 1 million unique visits per day

● Vetted sources for AOL’s Real-Time News widget including U.S. and Spanish-language news 2006 Editor, ClubMom

Established editorial direction for the ClubMom.com homepage inclusive of all titles, blurbs and Hot Topics

● Managed the two most highly-trafficked channels (Parenting and Stay-at-Home Moms)

● Oversaw initial web 2.0 offerings as well as supervising 42 bloggers

● Wrote the three highest-subscription newsletters going out to over 500,000 members 2001-2006 Freelance Web Consultant, Writer, Editor Provided original strategies and custom content for online media companies

● Created product plans, wrote and edited content for the award-winning ProjectMiso.net

● Wrote Urban Baby Daily blurbs for UrbanBaby.com

2000 Editor-in-Chief, Virtual Communities, Inc.

Directed and developed all aspects of VirtualItaly.com (VIT)

● Spearheaded and successfully completed relaunch of article-rich, highly interactive, five- channel website in 90 days

● Strategically developed website to increase traffic and membership in 11 months

● Advised Sales and Marketing staff on the direction of all promotion and advertising with premier advertising clients such as Alitalia, illy caffè and Colavita

● Managed VIT design, editorial and programming staff both in-house and abroad 1998-1999 Experts Producer, iVillage.com

Managed all of Parent Soup’s preeminent parenting experts including Dr. Bill Sears

● Leveraged community interest and purchasing power to attract highest-caliber Experts

● Interviewed Experts, then researched, reviewed and edited all Expert material

● Coordinated with Business Manager and Advertising Sales department and then packaged Expert content for such clients as Huggies, the Ford Motor Company and Got Milk? 1996-1998 Producer, Box Hill Systems Corp.

● Co-created Box Hill’s Value Added Reseller (VAR) website

● Reviewed, edited and updated the public website

EDUCATION

Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies

The Graduate School, City University of New York

Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature

Barnard College, Columbia University

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