Vanessa Frances Poulson
Digital Content Creator
Born adventurer, raised wordsmith, forever dedicated to the story Contact:*******.*********@*****.***
Portfolio:https://advantureswithvan.wixsite.com/vanessafpoulson LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-poulson-9b7b47155 SKILLS
● Journalistic
Writing
● Interviewing
● Editing
● Copywriting
● Creative Writing
● Social Media
Management
● Photography
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Digital Media Communications study with intensive focus on written journalism, multimedia, and storytelling EXPERIENCE
BeFunky, Portland, OR - Content Creator
June 2020 - Present
● Creator of digital content for the BeFunky photo-editing app and web application.
● Managing and curating social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and other platforms with as many as 2 million+ followers and 6.3 million+ monthly interactions
● Writing and managing creative content for the BeFunky Blog
● Designing promotional graphics for social media
Here Molly Girl, Auburn, AL - Lead Social Media Manager October 2019 - June 2020
● Director of social media content, branding, and community management for fourteen different clients in the Auburn/Opelika metro area.
● Lead copywriter for daily social media posts for over 15+ clients.
● Head of influencer marketing campaigns and director of influencer relations.
● Directed creative photo and video shoots for cross platform content production.
● Properly planned and executed content strategy to boost engagement across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
MarketSmiths, New York City, NY (Remote)- Junior Copywriter April 2019 - October 2019
● Leads interviews with clients and crafts copy that speaks beyond the page
● Serves as a lead and support writer and editor in a variety of projects for clients in the legal, medical, and education industries
● Curates research for other lead writers and content strategists
● Implements project management for different clients to promote organization and project flow structure
● Extensive understanding of different industries and industry level language Nonahood News, Orlando, FL - Journalist
July 2016 - February 2019
● Conducted interviews and reported news within a hyper-local paper
● Reported on breaking news and happenings in the Orlando Metropolitan Area ProjectHeal, New York City, NY (Remote) - National Social Media Team April 2015 - February 2019
● Created and implemented a strategy across Instagram and Snapchat that increased their reach to over 34k people across both platforms
● Head writer of weekly blog posts on “The Mighty” under ProjectHeal username