Jake Schild

JAKE SCHILD | ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA |-PROFILE SUMMARY Documented success as a professional writer, editor, content strategist, social media practitioner; experience in print and online platforms; shoot video and still photography. EDUCATION St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN—Bachelor of Arts, Journalism • GPA 3.4/4.0; 3.8/4 in Philosophy minor; Dean’s List. • Coursework in journalistic writing, editing, social media, graphic design, photography. EXPERIENCE Content Strategist, United Language Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2016—present: • Create internal and external written collateral; • Manage, write for and edit company blog; • Hire freelance writers, coordinate and edit their work; • Publish articles in trade journals to increase brand awareness; • Create and manage content calendar; • Support sales by doing final editing and proofing on Requests for Proposal. Cops and Courts Reporter, Feature Writer, Aberdeen Daily World, Aberdeen, Washington, Sept. 2014June 2016: • Generated story ideas; • Wrote and edited news stories for several different beats; • Covered units of city, county and state governments and non-profit organizations; • Shot video for online edition, photos for online and print editions. Volunteer Social Media Manager, United Way of the Greater Winona Area, Winona, Minnesota, FebruaryNovember 2014: • Created content for, managed social media presence; • Wrote and managed blog; • Designed promotional materials for print and online platforms. PROFICIENT IN: • Adobe Creative Suite • MS Office • Logic Pro • Garageband • iMovie • MailChimp • Google Analytics • HubSpot • WordPress • SurveyMonkey • Meltwater