Editorial Manager

Editorial Manager — Clarion Digital Media

Boston, MA | January 2024 – Present

• Direct a team of 8 staff writers and 12 freelancers to publish 85+ weekly articles, increasing total monthly page views from 2.4M to 3.8M over an 18-month period.
• Overhauled content strategy and SEO guidelines, elevating organic search traffic by 42% and increasing average session duration by 24 seconds across 3 primary domains.
• Managed a annual freelance editorial budget of $180,000, negotiating contract rates and vendor agreements to reduce outsourcing costs by 15% while maintaining content volume.
• Designed and implemented a automated editorial calendar in Trello, reducing average article production cycle times by 18 hours and meeting 98% of publication deadlines.

Content Editor — Beacon Publishing Group

Boston, MA | June 2020 – December 2023

• Edited and copyedited 15+ comprehensive digital guides per month, maintaining a 99% accuracy rate across spelling, grammar, and alignment with corporate style manuals.
• Coordinated with product and design teams to launch 4 targeted newsletter campaigns, building an email subscriber database from 15,000 to 45,000 active readers.
• Evaluated content performance metrics using Google Analytics to identify high-performing topics, driving a 28% increase in reader conversion rates for premium content.
• Mentored 3 editorial interns on SEO writing principles, resulting in their successful transition to full-time writing roles within 6 months of program completion.

Content strategy, Editorial planning, Copy editing, Content management systems (CMS), Search engine optimization (SEO), Digital publishing, AP Stylebook, WordPress, Contentful, Trello, Google Analytics, Semrush, Ahrefs, Vendor negotiation, Team leadership

Digital Publication Migration

Role: Editorial Lead

Tools: Contentful, Trello, Ahrefs

Led a 6-month migration of a legacy blog to a modern headless CMS, transitioning 1,200 articles with zero lost traffic and improving page load times by 35%.

Premium Content Subscription Launch

Role: Content Strategist

Tools: WordPress, Google Analytics, HubSpot

Developed and executed the editorial plan for a new paywalled content vertical, generating 2,500 premium subscriptions and $120,000 in recurring revenue in 9 months.

• Copyediting Certificate (2021)
• Content Marketing Certification (2022)
• ACES Copy Editing Certificate (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer editor for a regional non-profit literacy program (2021-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice