The Hotchkiss School

Syracuse University

University of Virginia

Journalist

Atlanta, Georgia

- Edit and write stories for website covering startup news in the Southeastern U.S.- Curate and edit bi-weekly newsletter. - Represent website at events and panel discussions. - Create and maintain website editorial standards.

Hypepotamus

Editor In Chief

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia                                    2018 –Present                                                               Writer/Editor, Issues Management, Analysis and Coordination Division, Office of Chief of Staff (Contract)•	Draft and edit responses to correspondence on behalf of the CDC Director, agency leadership and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from members of Congress, public health partners, and the general public.•	Track correspondence via Excel spreadsheets and content management systems. •	Provide editorial support to professional staff on a variety of written materials, including scientific, administrative, and general information documents.•	Analyze written materials in terms of conformity to required style, organization, and manner of presentation, and reorganize and revise text as necessary.•	Review materials for accuracy of scientific terminology, completeness and effectiveness in the presentation of textual, tabular, and graphic materials, completeness of reference citations, and other editorial requirements. •	Recommend editorial modifications, format changes, alternative methods of information presentation, or other changes to ensure that the material contributes to fulfilling the objectives of the work organization.•	 Perform final review of materials for technical accuracy, style, proper organization, emphasis, and editorial aspects.•	Apply “plain language” principles, practices, methods and techniques of English composition to restructure, revise, and rewrite material for better understanding by the target audience.•	Develop local instructions for the implementation of the organization's editorial guidelines.•	Develop or modify systems to plan and manage projects.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Writer/Editor

- Write daily business newsletters for local news and biotechnology verticals.•Interview local business leaders and write weekly column entitled “If I Knew Then.”•Curate story ideas for daily newsletters via content publishing system PublishThis•Select and edit photographs for newsletters.

Crain Communications Inc

Regional Correspondent

- Wrote and edited content for a variety of clients, including <a href="http://Sharecare.com">Sharecare.com</a>, Turner Broadcasting, <a href="http://YMCA.org">YMCA.org</a>, Johnson Publishing and others. -Wrote and edited articles and blog posts for digital and mobile platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using content managment systems including Wordpress, Blogger and other proprietary content management systems.                                                                            -Used CMS systems to update content, edit links for a migration project and schedule homepage content.-Selected and edited photographs for publication on print and digital media platforms. -Used Photoshop Elements to edit and select photographs from stock photography sites including Getty Images, Thinkstock and AP Images.-Assisted in social media projects as needed for platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Self -Employed

- Managed a team of seven writers. •	Edited a variety of articles for publication, as well as lists and quizzes for several <a href="http://HowStuffWorks.com">HowStuffWorks.com</a> channels, including Science, Money, Technology, Health and Culture.•	Edited content for Discovery properties, including Discovery Fit & Health, Animal Planet, TLC Family and TLC Cooking, as well as Discovery News articles and Curiosity Project content for the Discovery Channel to support channel programming. •	Managed content for Money channel, including editing articles, compiling pipeline of article and content package ideas, and keeping up with channel traffic to increase page views and unique visitors for HowStuffWorks.com.•	Selected and edited photographs for articles for publication. •	Composed image galleries to accompany published articles and content packages.•	Contributed to FanStuff blog, and managed Facebook and Twitter blog communities.

HowStuffWorks.com

Editor

- Verified accuracy of factual statements in print articles and features prior to publication using primary and secondary sources, published reports as well as Internet and Lexis-Nexis research tools.

Black Enterprise

Researcher

- Verified accuracy of factual statements in articles prior to publication using primary and secondary sources, published reports as well as Internet and Lexis-Nexis research tools.•	Suggested, wrote and reported stories for CityState section and feature well.•	Performed duties of research chief as needed.

Chanel Lee