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MEREDITH BATTJER
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• 245 Avenue C., APT. 11B, NEW YORK, NY 10009 • (917) 399-4357 WWW.THEMEREDITH.COM EXPERIENCE
Associate Producer (October, 2008 – July, 2009) The-N.com. New York, NY · Wrote and published articles, polls, and site copy · Produced sponsorships; worked with outside vendors to produce graphics, games · Produced new showpages and showpage redesigns · Conducted competitive research and made presentations to online team · Managed biweekly content updates on mobile site, m.the-n.com · Created monthly teen trend report, The Millennialist, distributed internally · Edited weekly 20-minute podcast
Production Assistant (September, 2007 – October, 2008) The-N.com. New York, NY · Created and published new content: polls, image galleries, promotional graphics, video clips · User-tested new games and applications; identified bugs and worked with tech team to resolve them · In February 2008, helped relaunch the website with new design, functionalities, and back-end
Online Campaign Manager & Editor (February, 2006 – September, 2006) The Meatless Monday Campaign. New York, NY · Coordinated transition of 600-page website into a content management system; codified site’s information architecture and created sub-sites with intuitive navigation · Wrote two new articles per week, completed weekly website content refresh · Designed brochure, fact sheet, and sponsorship promo images · Compiled, edited and formatted organization’s weekly e-newsletter, Eater’s Digest · Tripled readership with steady click rates over seven months
Web Content Manager (March, 2005 – October, 2005) Episcopal Relief and Development. New York, NY · Wrote for and managed organization's website. Designed, developed and launched several multimedia sub-sites. Launched Hurricane Katrina Center within hours of catastrophe, developed into a 30-page site within two weeks · Improved site's information hierarchy; created photo galleries, audio and video resources, online catalog of promotional merchandise. Wrote How to Use the ERD Website, distributed to 3,000 organization contacts · Worked with marketing team on press releases, print materials, and mailings
Writer, Publication Coordinator & Webmaster (March, 2004 – May, 2005) Management Leadership for Tomorrow, 4XL Program. New York, NY · Wrote for, designed, and published Leadership Roadmap, a personalized online curriculum with 3,400 subscribers · Increased LR's interactivity and user appeal: introduced images, interactive graphs and charts, opinion polls, usage/satisfaction surveys, feedback links, internal and external links to relevant resources. Researched and greatly expanded library of scholarships, local events, and other opportunities, assigned targets based on subscriber profiles · Designed promotional materials and campaigns; membership more than tripled over 14 months · Worked with programmers to streamline targeting and archive search; made software more efficient for back-end users · Managed umbrella organization's website; launched 4XL Program's 20-page website
EDUCATION
Master of Profession Studies. NYU ITP September, 2006 – May, 2008 Focus: Animation and sequential storytelling
Wesleyan University. Middletown, CT September, 1998 – May, 2002 BA: French Literature
University of Dakar. Dakar, Senegal October, 2001 – June, 2002 Focus: Language and Literature
Middlebury French Language School. Middlebury, VT June, 1998 – August, 1998 Focus: Literature and Film of West Africa
SKILLS
HTML, CSS Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash Some Java, JavaScript, MYSQL and PHP Strong writing and communication skills Fluent in spoken and written French
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