Emily's Resume
EMILY DEFRANCO
?New York, NY? ------------ • ------------
?Creative and meticulous journalist with skills and experience in writing, editing, social media and photography. Seeking entry level editorial or marketing employment in the Greater New York City area. Open availability and looking to start immediately.
EXPERIENCE AND CLIPS
?Freelance - Fiverr?. Steady inflow of small freelance writing gigs and projects via Fiverr, June 2018-present.
Marketing and Merchandising Copywriter - Luxe Catch?Luxe Catch is a monthly subscription box company for the latest in designer clothing. In this role I am responsible for writing articles for blog posts as well as brand promotion though emails, social media, surveys/forums, and influencer research. July 2018-present.
??Copywriter - Bon-Bon New York ?Marketing/brand expansion for a local business boutique including social media engagement, web development, photographs/editing, copy for product descriptions. October 2016-April 2018.
Office Manager - McKownville United Methodist Church?Produced weekly bulletins, monthly newsletter, wrote promotional materials that increased membership event participation, completely reconstructed and maintained website, SEO for new web address to first page of Google search. March 2016-April 2018.
Dekad Lifestyle Magazine?Multiple quarterly feature length articles with bylines, online and print, 2018-present.
Guidepost Magazine ?Eight-week writing, reporting, photography and social media internship for an English-speaking culture magazine abroad in Madrid, Spain, summer 2015.
The Little Rebellion ?Contributing Editor. Wrote feature articles, served on copy, multimedia and web desks; managed the submissions email account; organized sidebars to supplement articles, 2014.
The Legislative Gazette ?Misc. political/public affairs/election articles (online and print), 2014.
Albany Times Union and The Altamonte Enterprise ?Photo story about a local theatre group’s production of “Julius Cesar” published in local (online and print) newspapers, 2013. ?
?SKILLS
?Proficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook, Adobe CS6 InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Working knowledge of AP Style writing and copy/line editing, search engine optimization, multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pintrest, etc.) and blogging websites.
EDUCATION
?State University of New York at New Paltz. Bachelor’s degree in journalism with supplemental studies concentrated in Photography and Graphic Design. Member of the Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honors Society.
Portfolio: ------------/emilydefranco
Instagram: em_defranco?
LinkedIn: ------------/in/emily-defranco-6413787b/.
Twitter: em_defranco?
Fiverr: ------------/emilydefranco?up_rollout=true
EMILY DEFRANCO
?New York, NY? ------------ • ------------
?Creative and meticulous journalist with skills and experience in writing, editing, social media and photography. Seeking entry level editorial or marketing employment in the Greater New York City area. Open availability and looking to start immediately.
EXPERIENCE AND CLIPS
?Freelance - Fiverr?. Steady inflow of small freelance writing gigs and projects via Fiverr, June 2018-present.
Marketing and Merchandising Copywriter - Luxe Catch?Luxe Catch is a monthly subscription box company for the latest in designer clothing. In this role I am responsible for writing articles for blog posts as well as brand promotion though emails, social media, surveys/forums, and influencer research. July 2018-present.
??Copywriter - Bon-Bon New York ?Marketing/brand expansion for a local business boutique including social media engagement, web development, photographs/editing, copy for product descriptions. October 2016-April 2018.
Office Manager - McKownville United Methodist Church?Produced weekly bulletins, monthly newsletter, wrote promotional materials that increased membership event participation, completely reconstructed and maintained website, SEO for new web address to first page of Google search. March 2016-April 2018.
Dekad Lifestyle Magazine?Multiple quarterly feature length articles with bylines, online and print, 2018-present.
Guidepost Magazine ?Eight-week writing, reporting, photography and social media internship for an English-speaking culture magazine abroad in Madrid, Spain, summer 2015.
The Little Rebellion ?Contributing Editor. Wrote feature articles, served on copy, multimedia and web desks; managed the submissions email account; organized sidebars to supplement articles, 2014.
The Legislative Gazette ?Misc. political/public affairs/election articles (online and print), 2014.
Albany Times Union and The Altamonte Enterprise ?Photo story about a local theatre group’s production of “Julius Cesar” published in local (online and print) newspapers, 2013. ?
?SKILLS
?Proficient in Microsoft Office and Outlook, Adobe CS6 InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Working knowledge of AP Style writing and copy/line editing, search engine optimization, multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pintrest, etc.) and blogging websites.
EDUCATION
?State University of New York at New Paltz. Bachelor’s degree in journalism with supplemental studies concentrated in Photography and Graphic Design. Member of the Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honors Society.
Portfolio: ------------/emilydefranco
Instagram: em_defranco?
LinkedIn: ------------/in/emily-defranco-6413787b/.
Twitter: em_defranco?
Fiverr: ------------/emilydefranco?up_rollout=true