Caitlin Thompson

Experience

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  Miami Student

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2009

  Campus Editor

  • Assigned, edited and managed stories • Generated story ideas for each issue• Wrote headlines, boxes, briefs and photo captions

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  Washington Examiner

  May 2008 - Jul 2008

  Intern

  • Wrote items and compiled research for the Yeas & Nays column• Covered events in and around D.C. and took photos at events• Interviewed politicians and various public figures

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  Community Press

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Intern

  • Wrote articles and took photos for four weekly community newspapers

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  Miami Quarterly

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Managing Editor

  • Edited stories while managing senior editors and writers• Influenced important editorial decisions

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  Cincinnati Enquirer

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Intern

  • Wrote articles and briefs for the daily paper and OurTown magazine

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  Miami University Office of News and Public Information

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Intern

  • Wrote press releases and feature articles• Tracked and organized mentions of Miami University in the media

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  Sanderson & Associates

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2013

  • Organized and executed consumer and business-to-business publicity campaigns, which resulted in secured placements in national and local media outlets• Managed and led several national accounts while maintaining client relationships• Supervised and trained junior employees• Attended Ragan’s Social Media Boot Camp for Corporate Communicators on behalf of Sanderson & Associates and helped integrate social media tools for the company • Created local and national media lists • Wrote and edited press releases, bylines, media alerts and pitches• Completed media outreach to local and national print, digital and broadcast outlets• Attended the West Coast Franchise Expo on behalf of Sanderson & Associates to promote the company and network with key industry executives

  • Senior account executive

    Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Account executive

    Jun 2010 - Apr 2011
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  Bradford Group

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  Senior account executive

  • Responsible for clients in a variety of industries, including the firm’s two largest clients• Successfully executed inbound marketing campaigns by creating emails, calls-­‐to-­‐action, landing pages, blogs and social media posts, which resulted in increased website traffic and volume of sales leads• Planned, executed and publicized events, including Continuing Legal Education seminars, corporate parties and conferences• Pitched and secured media hits in national outlets like the Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, Entrepreneur, Inc., Fast Company, and VentureBeat• Wrote bylines, blogs, case studies, white papers, press releases, newsletters and web copy Show less

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  Caitlin Thompson

  Mar 2015 - now

  Freelance publicist and writer

  • Manage publicity efforts, award nominations, speaking engagements and more for various clients• Write marketing content, including white papers, case studies, blog posts, newsletters, bylined articles and more