AMY KLINKHAMMER-THOMAS
1-262-***-**** • ************@******.*** • MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
I am a versatile copywriter, avid photographer, passionate storyteller, and an experienced creative strategist with backgrounds in branding, advertising, collaborative media production, print and web journalism, and social media marketing. Summary
Skills • Photography (DSLR and Film)
Digital editing (InDesign, Photoshop,
Lightroom)
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• Storyboard creation and direction
Video, radio, and creative media
concepting, directing, and producing
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• UX & UI strategy and enhancement
WordPress content creation, editing,
publishing, and management
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• HTML + CSS proficiency (elementary)
05/2021 - Current
Content Strategist, CI Design, Inc., Milwaukee, WI 07/2019 - 05/2021
Copywriter, Social Media & Digital Specialist, Zizzo Group, Milwaukee, WI 03/2018 - 06/2019
Social Media & Digital Communications Specialist, LPi, New Berlin, WI Experience
Create, execute, and manage branded, insight-driven, multi-channel content marketing strategies for diverse audiences and industries.
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• Develop and activate brand identities, audience personas, and branded messaging guides. Write original copy for print, digital, social media, and mixed-media ad campaigns and content offerings.
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Concept and produce original scripts and storyboards for radio, video, and additional audio and visual ad platforms.
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• Identify, inform, and implement UX and UI enhancements for web and mobile solutions. Produced original copy and provided creative direction for digital campaigns, web content, branding materials, and social media channels
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Managed content creation, strategy, and organic and paid execution for internal and client social media channels
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Developed creative concepts and executed content and communication strategies for branding and design across a variety of digital platforms
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• Interviewed industry subject matter experts for monthly articles and client blogs Curated articles, blogs, quizzes, and additional content for internal and client communication channels
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• Scripted, concepted, and produced monthly television and radio spots Curated and managed social media and digital content executions for internal and external social channels
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Wrote original copy for internal marketing materials, advertisements, external campaigns, and corporate blogs
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01/2016 - 02/2018
Editorial Assistant & Staff Writer - Discover Magazine, Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI
01/2015 - 01/2016
Editorial Intern & Contributing Editor, ASQ, Milwaukee, WI
• Managed target audience and ad campaign creation Implemented, monitored, and enhanced SEO performance for internal and external digital platforms
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• Created, scheduled, and executed mass email communications
• Measured digital engagement via web and social metrics
• Identified and advanced continuous improvement strategies for corporate communications Introduced innovative and efficient digital technologies and managed transition from existing outlets for strategic, enterprise-wide communication
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Facilitated communication and managed pitches, submissions, and inquiries from Discover readership (Circulations approx 650,000)
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Managed social media performance, scheduling, and publishing (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube)
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Contributed original and supplementary content for monthly publication ("Inbox," Letters to the Editor)
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• Wrote science, culture, and news stories for Discover blog ("D-Brief")
• Curated content from publishers, freelance partners, and fact checkers Organized department schedules including meetings, personal calendars, postal transactions, and Editorial team deadlines
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• Maintained financial/administrative records for both in-house and external contributors Wrote and edited content for ASQ's flagship publication, Quality Progress, (circulation approx 65,000)
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• Created digital content designs, art selections, and page layouts in InDesign Edited, proofread, and revised two monthly QP columns, collaborating with authors as well as editorial and creative teams
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• Curated ASQ's national daily news feed (web) and internal news network
• Managed article pitches and inquiries, online submissions, and social media posting
• Compiled Google Analytics reports for web and newsletter reporting 01/2015
Journalism, Advertising, And Media Studies, B.A.
University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Education And
Training
Websites,
Portfolios, Profiles
• Portfolio: https://aklinkhammer.journoportfolio.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-klinkhammer-thomas-05843592/ Certifications Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate — Muma College of Business, University of South Florida
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