Digital Marketing Strategist | Sarah Alban Content Solutions
California | 2010-Present
Providing content & marketing services to clients including:
- National Geographic Books | Contributing Writer, Contributor
- Publications:
- Huffington Post | Blogger
- Chicago Tribune Magazine [pdf] | Essayist
- Chicago Daily Herald | Contributor
- Alaska Magazine [pdf of all content] | Contributor
- Agweb.com by Farm Journal | Contributor
- The New Territory | Contributing Editor
- Talent Management Magazine | Contributor
- Entertainment Organizations:
- Chicago Fringe Festival | Co-Writer, Top-Selling 2012 Act
- Discovery Communications | Contributing Writer for:
- Corporations:
- Orange Logic | Website Consultant
- OptiPro ERP | Website Consultant
- NewGround | Blogger
- Kaneka | Blogger
- Emerson Electric | Pandora Ad Copy Writer
- AnswersMedia, LLC | Copy Editor
- Ogden Standard Examiner | Contributing Reporter
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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