Marketing Communications Specialist

MIRIAM M. BAUER

Ph: 949-***-****

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

Marketing Communications Specialist & Researcher & Editorial Assistant & Writer

Energetic, results-oriented professional is seeking a challenging career opportunity with a company that will provide professional growth.

PC AND MAC SKILLS

● Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), Lotus Notes, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, File Maker Pro

● Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Paint Shop 5

● Social Media: blurb and event posts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN; Content Management Systems (CMS) experience in Blogger and WordPress

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

University of Redlands, Redlands, CA May, 1996

Bachelor of Arts in English / Professional Writing; Minor in Art History

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

● Beginning Website Design

● Creative Non Fiction Writing Workshop: The Memoir

University of California, Los Angeles, CA

● The Essentials of Successful Grant Proposals Online Class: Writing, Researching, and Relating to Funding Sources

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Crown Relocations, Huntington Beach, CA 09/11-present

Marketing Communications Specialist

● Create press releases and announcements and distribute globally and countrywide

● Write and post social media news and events based on company related activities

● Create daily ticker news features from global offices and post on company intranet

Travelocity 02/11-05/11

Freelance Blog Writer

● Created vacation blogs weekly for additional websites linked to Travelocity.com

● Used Facebook and Twitter as social media outlets to promote Travelocity

● Incorporated Travelocity keywords into blogs for SEO purposes

● Posted all written blogs on WordPress.com

Behr Process Corporation, Santa Ana, CA 10/08-5/09

Contract Copywriter

● Created copy for major company launches: The International Builder’s Show, Behrpro.com, Home Depot campaigns and awards

● Revamped technical data sheets for all products (paints, primers, and specialty products)

● Editor for the department when needed on all types of projects

● Interviewed, wrote and edited articles for Behr Pro Connect magazine

William Hezmalhalch Architects, Santa Ana, CA 11/06-12/07 Editorial Associate

● Edited design guidelines for proposed housing of all types

● Created marketing information based on visual imagery research for architectural vision and theme booklets

● Wrote and researched historical copy about proposed sites and matched architectural styles for competitions and future housing

Dealix Corporation, Redwood City, CA 01/05-10/06 Associate Data Vehicle Analyst

● Aggregated and normalized product data into the company’s consumer website

● Maintained quality assurance of data in company database and researched data errors

● Communicated and maintained relationships with technical contacts who mapped data to the company website

● Copy edited new editorial additions to the company website and various technical data

● Wrote car reviews for the company’s several websites

Active Decisions, Inc., (former dot-com) San Mateo, CA 11/99-07/02 Senior Researcher / Writer / Client Services Assistant

● Updated and maintained current information for the Data Operations intranet team home page

● Spearheaded a project resulting in an online instruction manual for the research department

● Revised existing online product category data for over ten categories with up-to-date product research

● Analyzed and discussed research data with corresponding Consumer Reports counterpart

● Served as a mentor to three new researchers to the Data Operations team

Critique Magazine / Neumeier Design Team, Palo Alto, CA 06/98-11/99 Editorial Assistant

● Conducted online research for several feature articles in six issues of Critique

● Provided daily online responses and feedback from Letters to the Editor section

● Edited, proofread, and fact checked articles and software packaging copy for Netscape and Norton Utilities software merchandising product boxes

FREELANCE AND CONTRACT WORK EXPERIENCE

Flavor Infusion, Laguna Beach, CA – (5/11-8/11)

Marketing Associate

CleanGreenAutos.com (former dot-com) – (4/08-12/08)

Freelance Hybrid Car Review Writer

Ernst & Young, San Francisco, CA – (1/03-11/03)

Special Projects Coordinator Contractor

MicroDesign Resources / A Division of Ziff-Davis, Sunnyvale, CA – (Summer 2000)

Contract Editorial Assistant

Productopia.com, (former dot-com) San Francisco, CA – (10/99-12/99)

Freelance Researcher

Foote, Cone & Belding, San Francisco, CA – (6/96-10/96)

Advertising Assistant

University of Redlands Alumni Magazine, Redlands, CA – (Summer 1995)

Editorial Assistant, College Internship

REFERENCES

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