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Experience

Website Manager • Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs • Cambridge, MA • 2007–Present
Manage belfercenter.org, the website for Harvard Kennedy School's largest research center, and print production of center research products.

• Oversee and create content for 15 research program websites, including video, blogs, and photo galleries; Work with program staff to develop content strategy.
• Optimize templates and site content for search engines; Increased site traffic by 94%.
• Hand-code, test, and deliver monthly HTML email newsletters to a list of more than 16,000 recipients (800% increase).
• Manage relationships and contracts with freelance developers and designers, digital service providers, and print vendors.
• Lead social media strategy; Manage YouTube presence.
• Train staff in use of proprietary content management system (CMS); Develop CMS wiki and training documentation.
• Assist in development of print publication strategy; manage all aspects of design and printing of research products.
• Develop and maintain logo, graphic design standards, and document templates for print and digital publications.
• Pilot use of Sharepoint collaborative intranet tools.

Web Services Manager • Harvard Business School • Boston, MA • 2004–2007
Managed content of alumni.hbs.edu, the HBS Alumni website, and production of email newsletters.

• Designed, produced, and edited monthly alumni email newsletters to a list of more than 45,000 recipients.
• Ensured cross-platform and browser compatibility for HTML email communications and websites.
• Trained staff of 30 in basic HTML and CSS for use in daily content creation and editing.
• Created and edited Flash animations for Development microsites and email solicitations.

Production Manager • Six Red Marbles • Cambridge, MA • 2001–2002
Supervised data entry and HTML page creation for 5 online textbooks.

• Created over 10,000 pages in 6 months.
• Trained and managed staff of 12 in use of proprietary CMS; Wrote and designed CMS manual.
• Developed internal production schedules and weekly progress reports.

Art Director, Internet Division • Fairchild Publications • New York, NY • 2000–2001
Designed and launched beta version of wwd.com, a website for fashion industry daily trade newspaper Women's Wear Daily.

• Delivered over 800 pages of original content and a daily average of 30 pages of converted content in under 5 months.
• Directed staff of 2 full-time designers; managed and contracted freelance staff as needed.
• Assisted editors with adaptation of existing content from newspaper and conception of original content. Developed page layout and download standards.
• Assisted in development and implementation of quality assurance standards.

Graphic Designer • Women.com Networks • New York, NY • 1998–2000
Art directed, redesigned and developed information architecture for Astronet.com and Home & Garden and Food content channels.

• Designed graphic content for ad banners and homepage.
• Hired and directed freelance illustrators and photographers.
• Developed network standards for multimedia component technology.

Computer Skills

Fluent in HTML/XHTML and CSS; proficient with PHP and Javascript; experience with XML, MySQL, CGI/PERL. Expert in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, BBEdit, Coda, and WordPress; proficient with Flash, iMovie, Final Cut Express, QuarkXpress, and MS Office. Expert in MacOS, proficient in Windows, experience with UNIX.

Education

Harvard Extension School • Cambridge, MA: Completed graduate-level coursework in XHTML and Flash.
Connecticut College • New London, CT: BA in English Literature