ELIZABETH LLORENTE

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Award-winning journalist with extensive background in content creation on multiple platforms—including digital, video, social media--for internal and external messaging and marketing. Nationally recognized expert in race and ethnicity issues; demonstrated track record of commitment to advocating for diversity and inclusion. Fluent in Spanish.

EXPERIENCE

CONTENT CREATOR/STRATEGIST–Present

Create and edit original content for health care consumer publication, corporate websites, government agencies and national and international nonprofits. Provide consultation on in-house communication as well as messaging for customers’ external clients. Develop strategy to promote awareness, celebrate successes, address concerns and build support. Take complex topics and make them understandable and engaging. Most recent clients: college president, developed personal branding content; Audubon Naturalist Society, consultant on its media campaign for “Taking Nature Black” conference for Black environmentalists; consultant and content creator for “Circles of Color” promotional campaign in Englewood, N.J. aimed at creating entrepreneurial curriculum for minority elementary/middle school students.

BOROUGH OF OAKLAND (New Jersey)–Vice Chair of Communications Commission 2018-Present

Founder and editor of borough’s monthly digital newsletter, including features, profiles, slide shows and short videos. Lead content creation, write and edit news and feature items, recruit freelance writers, assign stories.

Advise town officials and departments how to address crises and controversy, frame public messaging and use social media.

Built engagement between government, community, residents and business owners.

FOX NEWS DIGITAL–Editor 2019-2021; Senior Writer 2016-2019

Wrote and edited homepage stories for FoxNews.com (website is autonomous from opinion programming of cable channel).

Led teams of reporters, graphic artists and visual journalists to create innovative multimedia projects and long-form storytelling.

Spearheaded series on opioid crackdown’s unintended impact on pain patient access to painkillers, resulted in U.S. Senate hearings and state legislative proposals.

FOX NEWS LATINO–Political News Editor/Senior Writer 2010-2016

Part of inaugural team that launched English-language news site targeting U.S.-born or -bred Hispanics. Drew average 150,000 unique daily viewers; 4 million per month.

Led news coverage and editorial strategy for national elections in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Interviewed prominent leaders, including Latin American presidents, from around world for print and video reports.

BERGEN RECORD–Reporter/Senior Writer 1989-2010

Launched immigration/race relations beat at one of New Jersey’s most influential news outlets, garnering dozens of awards and making a difficult subject one of The Record’s most compelling topics.

Covered general New Jersey and national health and medicine issues, and breaking state/national news. Reported from Cuba, Asia and Europe.

Proposed and executed major projects, which sparked public discussions about issues raised and prompted lawmakers and government agencies to take action, including undertaking reforms.

CENTRAL JERSEY HOME NEWS–Municipal Reporter 1987-1989

THE NEW YORK TIMES–News Assistant 1984-1987

FREELANCE WRITING–New York Times, Forbes, New Jersey Monthly, Emmy Magazine, AARP Magazine, Harvard Review on Latin America, etc.

EDUCATION

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Certification – Video Reporting and Editing

University of Missouri–Columbia

Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Arts (double major)

SKILLS

Versatile writing ability--profiles, features, hard news; break stories; meticulous editor; thorough researcher; excellent interviewer; innovator; social media; SEO; content management systems; brand messaging; project management leadership; cross-departmental collaboration.

SELECT VOLUNTEERING

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism–repeat presenter at annual workshop on race-related reporting; curriculum advisor; mentor to students.

Bergen Record–organizer and speaker at annual writing workshop for high school minority journalists.

George Polk Journalism Awards–launched prize’s official Twitter account and shaped social media strategy. Recent tweets announcing Polk winners garnered 10 million impressions in first 24 hours.

SELECT AWARDS, HONORS

Featured in book “The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity” (Columbia University Press)

Race and Ethnicity Expert Fellow, University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

George Polk Award for Excellence in Journalism

Lifetime Achievement Award, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Keynote Commencement Speaker, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism

Deadline Club Award (multiple-time winner)

Silver Gavel, American Bar Association

Society of the Silurians (multiple-time winner)

Society of Professional Journalists

Pulitzer Prize nominee (multiple times)

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