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Charleston, South Carolina Area United States

Journalist, Marketer, and Sales Professional

Advertising / Marketing / PR

I am a seasoned journalist, copywriter, and branding specialist. I am an expert in writing, editing, public speaking, communications strategy, and digital and social media. As the former Owner/President of First Shot Publishing, LLC I took over the publication of hyper-local community newspaper The James Island Messenger (now J.I. Messenger), publishing over 85 issues, growing gross ad sales revenues by over 20% from the previous owner's tenure, nearly tripled our social media following, developed a contemporary website and digital archive from infancy. Initiated a newsletter campaign. I advanced from intern and delivery driver, to a freelance writer before ultimately being hired on...