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Gabby Christensen
(402) 320-7080 [email protected] GABBYCHRISTENSENPORTFOLIO.WORDPRESS.COM
Skills Experienced, passionate communication professional with skills in copywriting/editing, design, social media/blogging, marketing, Adobe Creative Suite, content management systems, photography/video and event planning.
Experience SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Women’s Edition Magazine, Omaha - Freelance Copywriter
● Communicate with editors, successfully research topics, deliver compelling copy for magazine
FEBRUARY 2018 - PRESENT
Albion News, Albion - Feature Editor
● Generate story ideas, conduct interviews and research topics to create accurate and newsworthy stories ● Maintain website content, edit/create videos and written content for social/web, photography assignments ● Train new employees, sell advertisement for various publications, conduct customer service communication
APRIL 2016 - PRESENT
Midlands Business Journal, Omaha - Freelance Editorial Writer
● Conduct interviews and correspond via email/phone with sources and writers, assign sources/stories ● Produce feature, news and special interest stories, edit pages, select press releases to be published ● Plan and execute 40 Under 40 Awards, conduct general administrative duties
MAY 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2017
Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island - Events Assistant
● Facilitate relationships with programming partners, develop marketing materials, train and oversee interns ● Plan/execute large events, produce signage/flyers, conduct/lead meetings, assist in budgeting/coding process ● Navigate content management systems, edit/create copy for website, execute social media plan across
platforms
JANUARY 2015 - APRIL 2016
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha- International Admissions Office Assistant
● Communicate with incoming students, hold appointments, assist with document processing
Education AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2017
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha - Bachelor of Science in Communication
Awards Recipient of a Floyd Kalber Scholarship; Presenter at the Omaha Press Club; One of 20 UNO students selected to meet/dine with Warren Buffett; Recipient of a 2017 PRSA Paper Anvil Award for the category promotional video; and 3rd Place Award for online coverage of breaking news presented by the Nebraska Press Association.