Jenny R. Williamson
jrwsocialmedia@gmail.com

PRINT & BROADCAST JOURNALISM, FREELANCE WRITER, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
PROFILE

Curious, creative, driven, detail-oriented writer with diverse work experience. Skill set ranging from print to audio and video script writing, recording and production. Interview skills are enhanced by customer service and management background. Organized and self-motivated, able to meet deadlines.
CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Print journalism
  • Audio broadcast production
  • News script writing for radio
  • Voice-over for radio reporting
  • Video editing
  • Multi-media reporting
  • Marketing
  • Fundraising
SKILLS

  • Premiere Pro CS 5.5 video editing/production
  • Audition 1.0 and CS 5.5 audio editing/production
  • Audacity audio editing
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop CS 5.1
  • Bridge 5.1
  • WordPress and Weebly web/blog design
  • Microsoft Office Suite
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

C Three Foundation—Executive Director                                                                                                                        2014—present
Responsible for budgeting, fundraising, grant writing, and compliance at local, state, and federal levels; program planning, execution, and evaluation for four unique outreach programs; and digital marketing and outreach including three websites and seven social media platforms. Additional responsibilities include volunteer management, strategic planning, and presentation preparation.   
 
C Three Foundation—Digital Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator                                                                        2013—2014
Design and maintain the websites for C Three Foundation and for One Little Pill; managed seven Foundation-related social media accounts across Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus; helped guide a multinational team through a successful IndieGoGo fundraiser that raised an excess of $50,000; implemented the Key Chain Program and assisted with coordinating the efforts of nearly three dozen volunteers.
                                
JRW Social Media - Owner                                                                                                                                         2012—present
Fundraising, website design, monitor client social media sites for spam, alert page owner of negative posts or comments, schedule client-based posts for optimal response, graphics, content strategy, digital marketing and supplemental posts to social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, Google+,Tumblr, YouTube and more. 

Whole Terrain - Marketing Assistant                                                                                                                        2013—2014
Digital and social media marketing

The News-Press (Fort Myers)—Intern                                                                                                                      Spring 2013
Tropicalia & Playing in Paradise sections

WGCU News (Radio)—Intern                                                                                                                          Spring/summer 2012
Research, record, write and produce news spots and features for both radio and web

Eagle News—The Student Media Group at Florida Gulf Coast University                                                    2011—2013
News—Staff Writer, Sustainable U
Sports—Contributing Writer 
Opinion--Staff Writer


WRITING PROFILE

Awakening: The Legend of Karma Begins, ebook, Kindle Direct Publishing, 2014

My Quixotic Rollercoaster, (as J. J. Esquire, out of print) 82-page collection of original poetry published by Publish America, 2006

Smart Meters Electrify Debate About Privacy, Security and Health, WGCU News depth for radio and web, June 2012


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NAADAC The Association for Addiction Professionals—Associate Member

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Acknowledgement - Wolf's Empire: Gladiator, written by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan, Published by Tor, 2016
  • First Place - Region 3 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award – Radio Feature
  • Winner – Florida Associated Press Broadcasters collegiate award – Radio: Long Hard News Feature
  • Special thanks, Pleasure Thresholds, Patricia Tallman’s Babylon 5 Memoir, written by Patricia Tallman, Published by Café Press, 2011
  • Selected to “Pursuit of Excellence Summit Roundtable” with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, 2011
  • President’s List—Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2009
  • Dean’s List—Spring 2011, Spring 2010
  • Golden Key International Honor Society, 2010
 
EDUCATION

Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL                                                                                                                May 2016
Master of Public Administration, Public Leadership and Management Concentration

Antioch University New England, Keene, NH                                                                                          August 2013—May 2014
Master of Science candidate

Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL                                                                                                                May 2013
Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA                                                                                                         Program Completion 2004
Marketing, Professional Certificate 

FGCU Renaissance Academy, Naples, FL                                                                                                                       July 2011
Introduction to Voiceovers           

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Southwest Florida Disc Golf Organization—President, Board of Directors
  • CREW Land & Water Trust—Student Member, Volunteer 2009 - 2013
  • Lee County Park and Recreation—Florida Mudcutters: Volunteer since 2010
  • Boston Breakers—Fan Zone: Game day volunteer 2001, Official statistics 2002-2003 seasons