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Freelance Content Writer Fort Collins, CO, Jan. 2018 - Present • Produce markeng content on a variety of topics for Zog Digital • Increase social media reach of clients (Wild Flour Bakery reach increased by over 500%) • Consult with independent writers and mulmedia producers to help them improve their content Sean Kennedy Communicator Leader Contact Skills hps://seankennedy821430433.wordpress.com (970) 631-2802 [email protected] • Managed the creaon and development of a video department at 90.5 KCSU • Five years’ experience in wring news, editorials and entertainment content • Advanced experience in Adobe Premiere, Audion, Excel, Hootsuite and Slack • Freelance experience in leading successful social media campaigns Educaon Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Bachelor of Arts, Journalism & Media Communicaons, May 2017 • Addional classes in vocal performance, public speaking and debate Volunteer Radio - DJ at 90.5 KCSU radio staon, hosted the shows The Progrocket and Submerge Music - Member of Colorado State University’s Men’s Choir, Vocal Performance focus in studies Wring - Published in Looking Glass magazine and Coloradoan newspaper Work Experience MetroWest Newspapers, Reporter/Designer Brighton, CO, May 2018 - Present • Design and co-publish the paper (promoted from reporter within first three months) • Manage the producon, design and publishing of three weekly newspapers • Develop relaonships with people from all ages and occupaonal backgrounds 90.5 KCSU, Video Coordinator (Department Manager) Fort Collins, CO, Aug. 2016 - May 2017 • Lead the formaon, direcon and promoon of a new video department • Managed producon scheduling and technical training for video team • Generated 10K views combined across plaorms and 60 YouTube subscribers in one year Rocky Mountain Collegian, Senior Writer Fort Collins, CO, Aug. 2013 - May 2017 • Wrote engaging editorial content for readers on a weekly basis, averaging 500 reads • Reported on stories in sports, business, arts & entertainment and local issues • Marketed content online via social media channels and management plaorms Rocky Mountain Collegian, Assistant Editor Fort Collins, CO, Aug. 2016 - May 2017 • Collaborated with staff on Opinion and Enterprise desks to meet creave goals of the paper • Organized content, planning and promoon with WordPress, Hootsuite and Camayak • Coached newer writers to improve research quality, reporng skills and SEO Collaborator “I highly recommend Sean and his ability to quickly and effecvely assess social media/markeng strategies, specific recommendaons for improvement and key objecves - very good insights!” Kim Desch, Owner, Wild Flour Bakery 858-682-4078 “Sean is always in a great mood. He always brought that energy to work that brought everyone else up, that’s why people loved working with him.” Josh Ward, former General Manager, Mad Greens 207-576-2919 “Sean is very much a team player, and it doesn’t maer what role he has to play. He wants to learn, he asks the right quesons and takes on any sort of task willingly and happily. He’s very conscienous, and his work ethic is quite impressive.” Steve Smith, Publisher, MetroWest Newspapers 720-933-9704 Reviews

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Page 1: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, COBachelor of ...€¦ · “Sean is very much a team player, and it doesn’t matt er what role he has to play. He wants to learn, he asks

Freelance Content WriterFort Collins, CO, Jan. 2018 - Present • Produce marketi ng content on a variety of topics for Zog Digital • Increase social media reach of clients (Wild Flour Bakery reach increased by over 500%)• Consult with independent writers and multi media producers to help them improve their

content

Sean Kennedy

Communicator

Leader

Cont

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Skill

htt ps://seankennedy821430433.wordpress.com

(970) 631-2802

[email protected]

• Managed the creati on and development of a video department at 90.5 KCSU • Five years’ experience in writi ng news, editorials and entertainment content• Advanced experience in Adobe Premiere, Auditi on, Excel, Hootsuite and Slack• Freelance experience in leading successful social media campaigns

Educ

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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, COBachelor of Arts, Journalism & Media Communicati ons, May 2017• Additi onal classes in vocal performance,

public speaking and debate

Volu

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Radio - DJ at 90.5 KCSU radio stati on, hosted the shows The Progrocket and SubmergeMusic - Member of Colorado State University’s Men’s Choir, Vocal Performance focus in studies Writi ng - Published in Looking Glass magazine and Coloradoan newspaper

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MetroWest Newspapers, Reporter/DesignerBrighton, CO, May 2018 - Present • Design and co-publish the paper (promoted from reporter within fi rst three months)• Manage the producti on, design and publishing of three weekly newspapers• Develop relati onships with people from all ages and occupati onal backgrounds

90.5 KCSU, Video Coordinator (Department Manager)Fort Collins, CO, Aug. 2016 - May 2017• Lead the formati on, directi on and promoti on of a new video department• Managed producti on scheduling and technical training for video team • Generated 10K views combined across platf orms and 60 YouTube subscribers in one year

Rocky Mountain Collegian, Senior WriterFort Collins, CO, Aug. 2013 - May 2017• Wrote engaging editorial content for readers on a weekly basis, averaging 500 reads• Reported on stories in sports, business, arts & entertainment and local issues• Marketed content online via social media channels and management platf orms

Rocky Mountain Collegian, Assistant EditorFort Collins, CO, Aug. 2016 - May 2017 • Collaborated with staff on Opinion and Enterprise desks to meet creati ve goals of the paper • Organized content, planning and promoti on with WordPress, Hootsuite and Camayak• Coached newer writers to improve research quality, reporti ng skills and SEO

Collaborator

“I highly recommend Sean and his ability to quickly and eff ecti vely assess social media/marketi ng

strategies, specifi c recommendati ons for improvement and key objecti ves -

very good insights!” Kim Desch, Owner,Wild Flour Bakery

858-682-4078

“Sean is always in a great mood. He always brought that energy to work

that brought everyone else up, that’s why people loved working with him.”

Josh Ward, former General Manager,Mad Greens

207-576-2919

“Sean is very much a team player, and it doesn’t matt er what role he has to play. He wants to learn, he

asks the right questi ons and takes on any sort of task willingly and happily. He’s very conscienti ous, and his work

ethic is quite impressive.” Steve Smith, Publisher,