際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo

Meghan Lazier's Resume

Meghan Lazier
Meghan Lazier

Meghan Lazier has extensive experience in marketing, communications, and project management. She has worked on PR strategies, social media integration, website content creation and redesigns for various organizations. She is currently pursuing an MFA in design for social innovation.

1 of 2
Download to read offline
:: MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA :: WWW.MEGLAZ.COM :: 708.606.9312 EMAIL: MEGHANLAZIER@GMAIL.COM SELF-EMPLOYED FREELANCE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST: JAN 2008PRESENT CURRENT AND PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE: Implementing PR strategy for Unreasonable at Sea, a tech accelerator circumnavigating the globe, which resulted in stories in publications as varied as CNN Money, TechCrunch and Wired Japan, in addition to the largest newspapers and multiple blogs throughout Asia Writing and editing original content, including e-mail newsletters, tweets and blog posts for corporate clients including Lateral Link, Urban Interns and online gift retailers Creating a social media proposal to integrate the Up With People International Alumni Associations 20,000 members using external social media tools Managing Pampered Chef s Website redesign as par t of the content migration team and working with Hyatt Hotels on content management updates for their 400+ proper ties CETENA GROUP KABUL, AFGHANISTAN PROJECT MANAGER: FEBRUARY 2012NOVEMBER 2012 Responsible for generating new business and oversight on all media project deliverables, including creating project timelines and budgets, scheduling media buys and coordinating communication between the client and the creative team to ensure successful collaboration CLIENTS AND PROJECTS INCLUDED: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL PUBLISHING, TECHNOLOGY + MEMBERSHIP SPECIALIST: JAN 2009MARCH 2011 Responsible for all e-mail communication for the Justice Center, which was routinely sent to over 200,000 members and achieved open-up rates as high as 33% Developed, managed and updated Web content for over 250 Web pages that received over 40,000 page views per month Wrote a membership and marketing plan that the ABA Executive Direc- tor recommended as an example for all entities in the organization to emulate Analyzed Web traffic, e-mail statistics and conducted multivariate testing to improve message visibility and retention :: ENTREPRENEURSHIP + LEADERSHIP :: TEDXKABUL KABUL, AFGHANISTAN CURATOR & LEAD ORGANIZER: FEBRUARY 2012 FEBRUARY 2013 Organized the first-ever TEDx event in Afghanistan, which is an indepen- dent and locally organized TED-like experience that brings people together to listen to and discuss ideas wor th spreading Secured over $10,000 in financial sponsorships from various local and international organizations and nearly $10,000 of in-kind donations Chris Anderson, whose foundation owns TED, attended the conference and the Washington Post, Radio Free Europe and DPA, a German news agency, covered the event SAVVY CINDERELLA OWNER: AUGUST 2009-PRESENT Built a wedding industry Web site touted as a Craigslist for brides at www.shopsavvycinderella.com Designed a strategic social media outreach plan and public relations campaign to launch the site that resulted in a nomination for the Best Budget Blog Award from the WeddingChannel.com after only five months of publishing Selected to attend Y-Combinators Star tup School and the Women Entrepreneurs Festival at NYU Named a top 100 home-based business by Star tupNation.com U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HONG KONG, CHINA FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR: SUMMER 2007 SUMMER 2008 Selected for the inaugural program to teach English at the Hong Kong Institute of Education :: DOING GOOD :: EUREKA COLLEGE ALUMNI BOARD MEMBER AUGUST 2008 - PRESENT Previously held the role of Vice President WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON FOUNDATION HONG KONG, CHINA MEMBERSHIP INTERN: JAN 2008MAY 2008 Helped manage membership related communication prior to the first international Clinton Global Initiative HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IOWA CITY, IA AMERICORPS VISTA VOLUNTEER: SUMMER 2006 Worked on development effor ts, special events, public relations and photography Helped organize many facets of a 5K charity run including marketing, graphic design and fundraising Managing a half-million dollar project with the US Army to create 12 original commercials each month over the course of a year to promote the Ministry of the Interior's goals, including improving the reputation of the police and fighting corruption Overseeing a multi-media campaign for the British Embassy and the Ministry of Counter Narcotics that included billboards, banners, television and radio commercials and an interactive SMS-based component to allow citizens to provide feedback to the government Named a Producer for the 25 Years in Afghanistan anniversary video for the International Red Cross Managing business development, including writing and securing proposals
:: EDUCATION :: WWW.MEGLAZ.COM :: 708.606.9312 EMAIL: MEGHANLAZIER@GMAIL.COM EUREKA COLLEGE, EUREKA, IL - B.A. IN COMMUNICATION, 4.0 GPA MINORS IN SOCIOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY :: 2003 - 2007 STUDY ABROAD Spent a summer learning about the sociology and literature of Japan at Sophia University in Tokyo, followed by a semester par ticipating in home stays, community service and intercultural study in Europe, Japan and Nor th America Par ticipated in semester length program in social documentary photog- raphy and editing at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, which resulted in two photo essays on current social issues and how they impact Maine residents and the states culture :: PRAISE + PROPS :: Having worked at the National Geographic Society for over 20 years Ive become spoiled. Every year I have my pick of an incredible pool of interns and many have passed through my office. On the whole they have been intelligent, driven young people of talent, ambition and enthu- siasm, almost all of whom I would not hesitate to recommend for almost any job, fellowship or higher education program. I can state without equivocation that of all the wonderful interns Ive worked with, Meghan Lazier stands out not as an exceptional worker, but the exceptional worker. Ms. Lazier represents to me the highest standard one can expect of a young person; a blend of enthusiasm tempered with common sense beyond her years, boundless curiosity informed by a keen intelligence and an innate charm devoid of coquetry, falseness or obsequiousness. She has the rare talent of quickly establishing meaningful dialogs with people of vastly divergent personalities and backgrounds. Mimi Dornack, National Geographic Image Collection, Former Internship Supervisor What I appreciate most about Meghan, is that she is so improvement oriented. She is always looking at ways to make a situation better, to solve a problem, and to make a difference. Shari Rich, Eureka College, Associate Dean Meghan is an excellent asset to any growing company with communica- tion needs. She's creative, diligent, reliable and gets up to speed very quickly. All around terrific! Cari Sommer, Urban Interns, Co-Founder I worked with Meghan on a content migration project at the ABA. Meghan was a great person to work with. Her willingness to learn and ask questions when appropriate really made the project a breeze. I think she has a great attitude and is a great team player. Kevin Borek, Amer- ican Bar Association, IT Project Manager RONALD W. REAGAN FELLOWSHIP AWARDED SPRING 2003 Competitively selected for the four-year program which merits a full-tu- ition college scholarship, study abroad oppor tunities and personalized mentorships CONTINUING EDUCATION Created a mock video news story using ProTools at Hong Kong Univer- sitys crash course in digital journalism and attended a freelance writing workshop at the University of Chicago, which resulted in a publication in Crains Chicago Business Received a scholarship to attend the Op-Ed Project seminar, a workshop that is designed to train women to write editorial and opinion ar ticles, which resulted in an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune :: TECHNICAL SKILLS :: PHOTOSHOP CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: TEAMSITE, SHAREPOINT, CQ5, HYBRIS AND WORDPRESS BASIC HTML + CSS BASIC FBML BASIC PROTOOLS DREAMWEAVER SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MFA IN DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION EXPECTED MAY 2015 Currently pursing an MFA which focuses on using design as a tool, strategy and model for solving challenges and strengthening society :: INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE :: CHINA AFGHANISTAN JAPAN MEXICO HONG KONG :: MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA :: ABC HOI NEWS NEWS WRITING INTERN - SEPTEMBER 2006 TO MAY 2007 Involved in all aspects of news repor ting including researching and writing stories for broadcast, contributing story and production ideas, assisting repor ters and photographers and conducting taped interviews NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO RESEARCH INTERN - JUNE 2005 TO AUGUST 2005 Identified, scanned and cataloged historical ar t and photographs of archival impor tance to add to the digital photo research archive

More Related Content

Meghan Lazier's Resume

  • 1. :: MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA :: WWW.MEGLAZ.COM :: 708.606.9312 EMAIL: MEGHANLAZIER@GMAIL.COM SELF-EMPLOYED FREELANCE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST: JAN 2008PRESENT CURRENT AND PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE: Implementing PR strategy for Unreasonable at Sea, a tech accelerator circumnavigating the globe, which resulted in stories in publications as varied as CNN Money, TechCrunch and Wired Japan, in addition to the largest newspapers and multiple blogs throughout Asia Writing and editing original content, including e-mail newsletters, tweets and blog posts for corporate clients including Lateral Link, Urban Interns and online gift retailers Creating a social media proposal to integrate the Up With People International Alumni Associations 20,000 members using external social media tools Managing Pampered Chef s Website redesign as par t of the content migration team and working with Hyatt Hotels on content management updates for their 400+ proper ties CETENA GROUP KABUL, AFGHANISTAN PROJECT MANAGER: FEBRUARY 2012NOVEMBER 2012 Responsible for generating new business and oversight on all media project deliverables, including creating project timelines and budgets, scheduling media buys and coordinating communication between the client and the creative team to ensure successful collaboration CLIENTS AND PROJECTS INCLUDED: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHICAGO, IL PUBLISHING, TECHNOLOGY + MEMBERSHIP SPECIALIST: JAN 2009MARCH 2011 Responsible for all e-mail communication for the Justice Center, which was routinely sent to over 200,000 members and achieved open-up rates as high as 33% Developed, managed and updated Web content for over 250 Web pages that received over 40,000 page views per month Wrote a membership and marketing plan that the ABA Executive Direc- tor recommended as an example for all entities in the organization to emulate Analyzed Web traffic, e-mail statistics and conducted multivariate testing to improve message visibility and retention :: ENTREPRENEURSHIP + LEADERSHIP :: TEDXKABUL KABUL, AFGHANISTAN CURATOR & LEAD ORGANIZER: FEBRUARY 2012 FEBRUARY 2013 Organized the first-ever TEDx event in Afghanistan, which is an indepen- dent and locally organized TED-like experience that brings people together to listen to and discuss ideas wor th spreading Secured over $10,000 in financial sponsorships from various local and international organizations and nearly $10,000 of in-kind donations Chris Anderson, whose foundation owns TED, attended the conference and the Washington Post, Radio Free Europe and DPA, a German news agency, covered the event SAVVY CINDERELLA OWNER: AUGUST 2009-PRESENT Built a wedding industry Web site touted as a Craigslist for brides at www.shopsavvycinderella.com Designed a strategic social media outreach plan and public relations campaign to launch the site that resulted in a nomination for the Best Budget Blog Award from the WeddingChannel.com after only five months of publishing Selected to attend Y-Combinators Star tup School and the Women Entrepreneurs Festival at NYU Named a top 100 home-based business by Star tupNation.com U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HONG KONG, CHINA FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR: SUMMER 2007 SUMMER 2008 Selected for the inaugural program to teach English at the Hong Kong Institute of Education :: DOING GOOD :: EUREKA COLLEGE ALUMNI BOARD MEMBER AUGUST 2008 - PRESENT Previously held the role of Vice President WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON FOUNDATION HONG KONG, CHINA MEMBERSHIP INTERN: JAN 2008MAY 2008 Helped manage membership related communication prior to the first international Clinton Global Initiative HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IOWA CITY, IA AMERICORPS VISTA VOLUNTEER: SUMMER 2006 Worked on development effor ts, special events, public relations and photography Helped organize many facets of a 5K charity run including marketing, graphic design and fundraising Managing a half-million dollar project with the US Army to create 12 original commercials each month over the course of a year to promote the Ministry of the Interior's goals, including improving the reputation of the police and fighting corruption Overseeing a multi-media campaign for the British Embassy and the Ministry of Counter Narcotics that included billboards, banners, television and radio commercials and an interactive SMS-based component to allow citizens to provide feedback to the government Named a Producer for the 25 Years in Afghanistan anniversary video for the International Red Cross Managing business development, including writing and securing proposals
  • 2. :: EDUCATION :: WWW.MEGLAZ.COM :: 708.606.9312 EMAIL: MEGHANLAZIER@GMAIL.COM EUREKA COLLEGE, EUREKA, IL - B.A. IN COMMUNICATION, 4.0 GPA MINORS IN SOCIOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY :: 2003 - 2007 STUDY ABROAD Spent a summer learning about the sociology and literature of Japan at Sophia University in Tokyo, followed by a semester par ticipating in home stays, community service and intercultural study in Europe, Japan and Nor th America Par ticipated in semester length program in social documentary photog- raphy and editing at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, which resulted in two photo essays on current social issues and how they impact Maine residents and the states culture :: PRAISE + PROPS :: Having worked at the National Geographic Society for over 20 years Ive become spoiled. Every year I have my pick of an incredible pool of interns and many have passed through my office. On the whole they have been intelligent, driven young people of talent, ambition and enthu- siasm, almost all of whom I would not hesitate to recommend for almost any job, fellowship or higher education program. I can state without equivocation that of all the wonderful interns Ive worked with, Meghan Lazier stands out not as an exceptional worker, but the exceptional worker. Ms. Lazier represents to me the highest standard one can expect of a young person; a blend of enthusiasm tempered with common sense beyond her years, boundless curiosity informed by a keen intelligence and an innate charm devoid of coquetry, falseness or obsequiousness. She has the rare talent of quickly establishing meaningful dialogs with people of vastly divergent personalities and backgrounds. Mimi Dornack, National Geographic Image Collection, Former Internship Supervisor What I appreciate most about Meghan, is that she is so improvement oriented. She is always looking at ways to make a situation better, to solve a problem, and to make a difference. Shari Rich, Eureka College, Associate Dean Meghan is an excellent asset to any growing company with communica- tion needs. She's creative, diligent, reliable and gets up to speed very quickly. All around terrific! Cari Sommer, Urban Interns, Co-Founder I worked with Meghan on a content migration project at the ABA. Meghan was a great person to work with. Her willingness to learn and ask questions when appropriate really made the project a breeze. I think she has a great attitude and is a great team player. Kevin Borek, Amer- ican Bar Association, IT Project Manager RONALD W. REAGAN FELLOWSHIP AWARDED SPRING 2003 Competitively selected for the four-year program which merits a full-tu- ition college scholarship, study abroad oppor tunities and personalized mentorships CONTINUING EDUCATION Created a mock video news story using ProTools at Hong Kong Univer- sitys crash course in digital journalism and attended a freelance writing workshop at the University of Chicago, which resulted in a publication in Crains Chicago Business Received a scholarship to attend the Op-Ed Project seminar, a workshop that is designed to train women to write editorial and opinion ar ticles, which resulted in an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune :: TECHNICAL SKILLS :: PHOTOSHOP CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: TEAMSITE, SHAREPOINT, CQ5, HYBRIS AND WORDPRESS BASIC HTML + CSS BASIC FBML BASIC PROTOOLS DREAMWEAVER SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MFA IN DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION EXPECTED MAY 2015 Currently pursing an MFA which focuses on using design as a tool, strategy and model for solving challenges and strengthening society :: INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE :: CHINA AFGHANISTAN JAPAN MEXICO HONG KONG :: MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA :: ABC HOI NEWS NEWS WRITING INTERN - SEPTEMBER 2006 TO MAY 2007 Involved in all aspects of news repor ting including researching and writing stories for broadcast, contributing story and production ideas, assisting repor ters and photographers and conducting taped interviews NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO RESEARCH INTERN - JUNE 2005 TO AUGUST 2005 Identified, scanned and cataloged historical ar t and photographs of archival impor tance to add to the digital photo research archive