September 2014-May 2017
- Managed communications: wrote and distributed press releases to media outlets on the center’s events, initiatives, awarded grants and grantees’ research; wrote articles on the center’s events and initiatives for the center’s website and UA News; compiled, wrote, edited content for the website, annual report, fundraising materials, marketing materials (fliers, posters, print ads, radio ads, community calendars); managing social media (Facebook, Twitter); crafted the biweekly newsletter (Mail Chimp); photography and photo editing
- Created/analyzed reports on the newsletter’s performance; Facebook insights
- Managed the center’s June 2016 implementation/launch of a Drupal/UA QuickStart website, Confluencenter.org, by organizing information, writing/editing content, editing photos for web
- Maintained the website by writing pertinent blog posts; keeping calendar updated with the center’s events and cosponsored events
- Coordinated monthly events: planning, implementing, and managing logistics/technical needs
- Coordinated and analyzed data gathered at events regarding promotion, publicity and marketing efforts to assess overall event success/ROI based on press coverage and attendance
- Worked with staff to organize the shared drive’s network folders to implement and maintain file naming conventions for ease of searching and organization
- Created a photo archive for the center by organizing six years of photos into appropriate files
- Worked with the team to create fundraising materials, maintain donor relations, create appreciation events for donors, work on grant applications, organize and maintain data on fundraising efforts
- Dedicated to professional development by joining and working with campus-wide teams such as UA Creative and UA Communicators