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BRITT VALENTINE
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Writing
Advertising
E-commerce
Editorial
Marketing
Strategy
Content
Brand Positioning
Voice / Verbal Identity
Social Media & Blog
EXPERIENCE:
2023–Present \\ Web Designer
NC State Board of Elections, Raleigh, NC
State agency responsible for the administration of elections
Ensuring the website is user-friendly and accessible to all.
2015–Present \\ Copywriting & Strategy
Self-employed, NYC & Greensboro, NC
Multiple clients
Leveraging the profit power of content & strategy.
2020–2022 \\ Web Manager
NC State Board of Elections, Raleigh, NC
State agency responsible for the administration of elections
Leading the website redesign & expansion of user-friendly content.
2019–2020 \\ Associate Editor & Digital Producer
Pace Communications, Greensboro, NC
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts account
Trusted strategic communications advisor and partner executing exceptional digital content.
2012–2014 \\ Founding Copywriter
Gwynnie Bee, NYC
Subscription-based fashion rental e-commerce startup
Advancing a hundredfold increase in membership.
2012 \\ Graphics Designer
Evie Inc, NYC
Production design company for video & film
Creating era-appropriate beer cans to faux airline tickets.
2011 \\ Marketing Consultant
Valleyarm Distribution, NYC
Digital music distributor based out of Australia
Negotiating licensing terms & expanding social media.
EDUCATION:
2018 \\ BA Communications, Advertising & Public Relations
The City College of New York (CCNY) — summa cum laude
2012 \\ AAS, Art & Advertising Design
NYC College of Technology — with Honors
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Microsoft Office & Mac OSX competency
Photography & editing, podcast & video production
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Google AdWords, Analytics, My Business
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.)
Blogging & social media tools:
CMS, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Squarespace, Tumblr, Twitter, Wordpress, Weebly, Wikipedia, Vimeo, Youtube, etc.
Cision (PR software)
ADDITIONAL:
2015 Aspiring Writers Workshop participant
2014 Graphic Design USA team winner for Gwynnie Bee’s home page design, contributing copy
Photo Contributor to music magazine, CMJ
Illustration Column Contributor to media outlet, Impose Magazine
2012 The One Club Creative Bootcamp team winner for a client with FCB Worldwide
Art Directors Club member at New York City College of Technology