Sarah’s Resume

Digital Marketing Strategist | Sarah Alban Content Solutions

California | 2010-Present

Providing content & marketing services to clients including:

Sr. Marketing & Content Strategist | Eos Positioning Systems

California, Canada | Present
  • Closely working with sales team to craft brand message, outreach and expand into high-demand markets and discover new ones
  • Responsible for digital marketing, content strategy, social media, PR, SEO, and related content management solutions
  • Serving as primary contact for partner relations
  • Overseeing expanding team of related contractors

Content Strategist & Technical Writer | SSP Innovations

California, Denver | 2016-18
  • Redesigned an eight-year-old website with a five-year-old design on limited budget and schedule. Details on the full project coming soon.
  • Deployed the company’s first content for: Company conference, email opt-ins
  • Standardized: Press releases, blog articles
  • Redesigned company e-newsletter

Content Manager | Mavenlink

Irvine, CA | 2015-16
  • Increased blog subscriber base by 900%+ through blogging
  • Generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in opportunities through email

Sr. Marketing Content Writer | Esri

Redlands, CA | 2014-15
  • Distributed case studies, press releases, and brochures globally to support sales
  • Produced more marketing materials in 1 year than all writers combined in previous 9 years
  • Sought after by director-level leadership at billion-dollar software company based on good reputation for getting results that tricked up ladder
  • Generated high open rates (15-25%) to support event registration

Marketing Generalist & Writer | TLC Vision

St. Louis, MO | 2013-14
  • Increased organic LASIK.com traffic by 300%+ through blogging.
    • Increased unique visitors by 700% 
  • Moved company to page 1 from page 10 on dozens of target keywords

Associate Editor | Missouri Life Magazine

Columbia, MO | 2010-13
  • Won 3 international magazine writing awards
  • Piloted successful small-town feature series that prompted one reader to order 8 subscriptions
  • Put a property on the National Historic Register to explain to readers how to do it

Private English Instructor | Sabio Academy

Chicago, IL | 2006-14
  • Designed 4-part SAT vocabulary curriculum for advanced students
  • Increased advanced students’ scores in SAT/ACT essay, grammar, and reading

Sarah’s Education

Inbound Marketing Certificate

HubSpot | 2015

Master of Arts | Magazine Writing

University of Missouri School of Journalism | 2013
  • Awards & Honors
    • Summa Cum Laude (Academics) | 2013
    • TA Choice Award (Student Body Selection) | 2012
    • International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) Award of Merit (Reporting, General) | 2012
    • Missouri Biotech University Environmental Reporting Award (Reporting, Agricultural) | 2012
    • Carnegie Science Journalism Award (Reporting, First Ever Awarded) | 2011
    • IRMA Gold Award, Feature Content (Reporting, Joplin Tornado) | 2011

Certificate of Library Research

National Geographic Society | 2012

Bachelor of Journalism | Writing

University of Missouri School of Journalism | 2011
  • Awards & Honors
    • Magna Cum Laude (Academics) | 2011
    • Walter Williams Journalism Scholar (Academics) | 2007-2011
    • Dean’s List (Academics) | 2007-2011
    • Mark Twain Scholar (Academics) | 2007-2011
    • IRMA Gold Award, Feature Content (Reporting) | 2010
    • ATT Foundation Scholarship (Academics) | 2009
    • Julie A. and Lloyd W. Lehman Journalism Scholar (Reporting) | 2007
    • CollegeBoard AP Scholar with Distinction (Academics) | 2007
    • Viking Booster Scholarship (Service) | 2007

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