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Lara Sanders Resume
Lara Sanders Resume
• Oversee
new
media
strategy
and
campaign
implementation
for
progressive
campaigns,
corporations,
and
nonprofits.
• Develop
concepts
for
client
websites
and
new
media
strategies—manage
their
creation,
content,
and
execution
• Manage
clients’
presence
on
social
networking
websites
(e.g.
Facebook,
Twitter,
YouTube,
Flickr,
LinkedIn,
etc…)
• Copywriter
for
web
content
(e.g.
website
content,
blogs,
online
ads,
and
campaign
emails)
• Develop
and
manage
online
advertising
campaigns
for
clients
(e.g.
Google
AdWords,
Yahoo!,
Bing,
Facebook,
video
ads,
banner
ads)
• Present
in-‐depth
analytics
to
clients
on
how
we
are
optimizing
their
online
campaigns
• Create
new
media
strategy
proposals
for
potential
and
existing
clients,
and
travel
extensively
(nationally
and
internationally)
to
meet
with
potential
and
existing
clients
• Participate
in
high-‐level
strategy
meetings
• Oversee
blogger
relations
and
outreach
for
clients
• Guide
the
creation
of
online
volunteer
tools
(e.g.
personal
fundraising
widgets,
event
creator,
and
virtual
phone
bank)
• Establish
working
relationships
with
new
media
vendors
(e.g.
website
design
firms,
CMS
vendors,
flash
banner
design
firms,
viral
video
creation
firms)
and
online
publishers
HOFFMAN
FOR
ILLINOIS
–
CHICAGO,
IL
SEPTEMBER
2009
–
FEBRUARY
2010
Director
of
Online
Organizing:
Lara
A.
Sanders
Résumé
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2
P R O F E S S I O N A L
E X P E R I E N C E
( C o n t i n u e d )
• Oversaw
the
creation
and
implementation
of
all
new
media
youth
campaigns
• Supervised
Youth
and
Partnership
Marketing
division
staff
(seven
people)
and
guided
the
direction
of
the
department
• Oversaw
Convio
campaigns,
including
petitions,
pledges
and
“action
alerts”
• Wrote,
reviewed
and/or
edited
all
content
for
the
organization’s
new
media
campaigns
• Ensured
implementation
of
best
SEO
practices
and
managed
Search
Engine
Marketing
(SEM)
campaigns
• Managed
the
organization’s
presence
on
social
networking
websites
(e.g.
Facebook,
YouTube,
Twitter,
and
MySpace)
• Participated
in
high-‐level
strategy
discussions
regarding
all
organizational
campaigns
• Developed
and
maintained
corporate
partnerships
(e.g.
Aveda,
Victoria’s
Secret,
Method,
Keep
A
Breast
Foundation,
Run
Athletics,
American
Apparel)
• Created
partnerships
with
popular
blogs
and
websites
• Oversaw
and
wrote
monthly
“e-‐news”
program
• Conducted
interviews
with
national
and
local
media
outlets
• Utilized
Omniture
SiteCatalyst
to
analyze
performance
of
new
media
initiatives
and
implemented
changes
accordingly
• Attended
and/or
presented
at
marketing
conferences
and
forums
(e.g.
SXSW
Interactive,
CMJ
Music
Marathon)
• Managed
and
guided
the
development
and
distribution
of
organization-‐branded
merchandise
• Wrote
and
promoted
blogs
• Stayed
abreast
of
all
grassroots
campaigning,
advertising,
marketing
and
technology
trends
Senior
Youth
Marketing
Coordinator
The
duties
I
performed
as
the
senior
youth
marketing
coordinator
were
similar
to
those
I
performed
as
youth
and
partnership
marketing
manager
(e.g.
creation
and
management
of
new
media
campaigns,
SEO
and
SEM,
campaign
analysis,
copywriting,
etc.).
In
these
positions,
I
was
instrumental
in
growing
the
organization’s
new
media
campaigns
and
youth
marketing
presence,
resulting
in
my
eventual
promotion
to
the
department
head.
THURGOOD
MARSHALL
ACADEMY
PUBLIC
CHARTER
HIGH
SCHOOL
–
WASHINGTON,
DC
2004
–
2005
AmeriCorps
VISTA
Volunteer:
• Taught
remedial
English
and
math
to
freshman
students,
and
substitute
taught
various
9
–
12
classes
• Helped
write
curriculum
and
organized
lessons
for
teachers
• Provided
teachers
with
development
opportunities,
such
as
by
identifying
various
workshops
throughout
the
District
• Created
partnerships
with
area
organizations
and
schools
• Helped
organize
field
trips,
libraries
in
the
classroom,
guest
speakers,
and
after-‐school
tutoring/mentoring
programs
• Assisted
in
grant
writing
and
wrote
grants,
including
a
successful
$10,000
grant
from
AOL
I N T E R N S H I P S
A
WIDER
CIRCLE
–
SILVER
SPRING,
MD
2004
A
Wider
Circle
is
a
non-‐profit
organization
serving
low-‐income
individuals
and
families
in
the
Washington,
DC
area.
There,
I
assisted
in
a
program
to
form
a
network
of
health
professionals
and
coordinated
their
partnership
with
numerous
shelters
and
schools
in
the
Washington,
DC
area
to
reach
people
with
inadequate
access
to
health-‐care.
I
was
also
involved
in
the
development
of
educational
health
curriculum
for
underserved
schools.
PHYSICIANS
COMMITTEE
FOR
RESPONSIBLE
MEDICINE
(PCRM)
–
WASHINGTON,
DC
2003
PCRM
is
a
non-‐profit
organization
that
“promotes
preventive
medicine,
conducts
clinical
research,
and
encourages
higher
standards
for
ethics
and
effectiveness
in
research.”
There,
I
worked
as
a
legal
intern,
mostly
conducting
investigative
research,
and
worked
in
the
nutrition
department
promoting
a
healthy
diet
as
a
means
of
disease
prevention.
Lara
A.
Sanders
Résumé
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3
I N T E R N S H I P S
( C o n t i n u e d )
ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING
GROUP
(EMG)
–
CAPE
TOWN,
SOUTH
AFRICA
2002
EMG
is
a
non-‐profit
organization
that
develops
“environmental
policies,
practices
and
actions”
to
establish
a
more
sustainable
relationship
between
people
and
the
environment
in
South
Africa.
There,
I
conducted
community
education
programs
with
the
residents
of
the
poverty-‐stricken
townships
surrounding
Cape
Town.
I
also
helped
facilitate
town
hall-‐
style
meetings
and
presentations
concerning
the
common
environmental
obstacles
faced
by
local
residents.
E D U C A T I O N
AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY
–
WASHINGTON,
DC
B.A.,
Justice
Law
and
Society,
May
2004
• Cum
Laude
• International
Studies
minor
• AU
Abroad
globalization
and
development
program
participant
(Namibia
and
South
Africa)
• School
of
Public
Affairs
Leadership
Program
participant
• National
Collegiate
Scholar
O T H E R
S K I L L S
A N D
I N T E R E S T S
Computer
skills:
Microsoft
Office;
Omniture
SiteCatalyst;
Google
Analytics;
Convio;
NGP;
Zissous;
Salsa;
Raiser’s
Edge;
internet
applications
(e.g.
Internet
Explorer,
Mozilla,
Chrome,
Firefox);
HTML
(basic
knowledge);
Photoshop
(basic
knowledge);
creation
of
“widgets”
for
use
in
online
campaigns
Personal
attributes:
Long-‐term
dedication
to
and
involvement
in
a
variety
of
social
causes;
tenacious
and
creative;
diligent
and
detail-‐oriented;
self-‐starter;
skilled
manger
with
excellent
interpersonal
communication
skills;
passionate
about
personal
and
professional
growth
Personal
interests:
Creative
writing;
reading;
exercising;
traveling;
volunteering
Volunteering:
Greater
DC
Cares
P R O F E S S I O N A L
&
P E R S O N A L
R E F E R E N C E S
References
are
available
upon
request.