About

Samantha is a writer and communications professional based in Columbia, South Carolina. She currently works for CharterUP as a Content Marketing Specialist, writing about group travel and charter bus transportation, and is a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Resume

Education

Defense Information School ’19 – Public Affairs Qualification Course

Emerson College ’13 – B.A. Writing, Literature, and Publishing

Experience

Marketing

CharterUP – Content Marketing Specialist (Present)

10Xfive –Digital Content Manager (2018-2019)

Publishing

The Eighth LLC — Web Content Producer (2014-2015)

New Venture Media Group LLC — Editorial Assistant (2013-2014)

Freelance Writing

Fitt.co — Contributing Writer (2017-2019)

Stone Temple Consulting — Ghostwriter (2017)

ModernMedia.io — Ghostwriter (2017)

TrazeeTravel.com — Contributing Writer (2014)

TravelandLeisure.com — Contributing Writer (2014)

Skills

Branding: Corporate Identity, Brand Guidelines, Voice & Style Guide

Computers: Windows OS, iOS, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Docs

Content Management Systems: WordPress, Drupal, Shopify

Content Marketing: SEO keyword writing, Blogging, eBooks, Whitepapers, Site Pages, Web/Mobile App descriptions, Content strategy

Digital Marketing: Email Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Graphic Design: Canva, Adobe PhotoShop

Marketing: Competitive Analysis, Persona Development

Public Relations: Interview preparation, Social media strategy, Communication planning

Writing: Speech, News Article, News Release, Narrative, Response to query, Storytelling, Editing, Proofreading, AP Style, Copywriting, Copyediting, Fact Checking

Military Service

Chief Public Affairs Officer, Area Support Group-Black Sea (Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania) — U.S. Army Reserve, October 2020-August 2021

Commander — 209th Broadcast Operations Detachment (Rome, GA) U.S. Army Reserve, 2020

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