Stephanie Dolan

Stephanie Dolan Indianapolis, IN - EXPERIENCE Social Media Specialist, Regenstrief Institute (June 2022 – March 2023) Social Media Analytics: retrieving necessary info for all platforms measuring consistent audience growth Social Media Writing: crafting posts for 3 platforms & identifying appropriate tone & post length for each site Social Media Management: identifying old info for updating or links that were broken & needing repair Editor, State of Indiana (January 2021 – October 2021) Proofreading: reading through drafts of proposed bills before publication Collaboration: making suggestions on grammatical edits and other changes Written Communication Skills: notifying senators and representatives of the changes required for publication Director of Operations, Grow Local Media (June 2018 – December 2020) Customer Service: taking payment & providing information for would-be advertisers Office Management: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and time-off approvals Public Relations: established consistent social media posting schedule Senior Journalist, Flyer Group (August 2015 – June 2018) AP Style: practice AP Style for all article and social media writing Story Pitching: such as a four-part series on the attempted legalization of marijuana in Indiana Interviewing: one-on-one interviews with Gov. Eric Holcomb and then-VP nominee Mike Pence Editorialist, NUVO Newsweekly (April 2014 – October 2016) Story Pitching: first accepted piece on RFRA legislation was quoted in the NYT Editing: editor often sent the work of other writers to clean up before publication Opinion & Commentary Writing: led to being awarded the Kleinhenz Scholarship by the Women’s Press Club Case Correspondent, Courthouse News Service (April 2014 – December 2016) Condensing of Information: summarizing case histories Internal Systems: utilizing the organization’s data input system Data Recognition: accurately identifying the necessary information for each report Communications Specialist, Indiana Horse Council (January 2013 – October 2014) Newsletter Writing: established consistent crafting of the organization’s quarterly newsletter Blogging: crafting blog posts for the organization’s website Social Media Writing: crafting social media posts for Facebook and Twitter Editor, {C} Magazine (June 2012 – October 2013) Entertainment Writing: covering film, theatre, literature, food and travel Interviewing: noteworthy subjects included authors Jen Lancaster and Stacey Ballis Staff Supervisor: proofing and editing work of other writers HONORS & AWARDS Kleinhenz Scholarship awarded by the Women’s Press Club of Indiana Community Service Award from Carel Associates Member of Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success Dr. Earl Conn Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Midwest Writer’s Workshop