About

Samantha is a writer and communications professional based in Columbia, South Carolina. She currently works for CharterUP as an SEO Marketing Specialist and create web content about group travel, bus rental services, and charter bus transportation.

Resume

Education

Defense Information School ’19 – Public Affairs Qualification Course

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

Experience

Marketing

CharterUP – SEO 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

SEO: Backlink profiles, keyword analysis

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

Public Affairs Officer — 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC) U.S. Army Reserve, 2021-2024

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

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