Catherine Angst

Experience

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  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Equipment Rental Manager

  ● Scheduled editing suites and rental equipment.● Trained new staff members.● Repaired and maintained lighting and grip equipment.

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  Tamberelli Digital

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Lighting Technician

  ● Received and prepared lighting and grip packages for television and film productions.● Tested, repaired and maintained all lighting and grip equipment.● Facilitated subcontracted rentals with various vendors.

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  Towanda Performing Arts

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Art Director

  ● Managed a staff of six and directed 250 students daily.● Developed daily lesson plans.● Ordered supplies and maintained inventory.

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  HASTAC

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Video Editor

  ● Edited "Electronic Techtonics" conference footage to develop special promotional video projects.● Packaged and published videos to the web and managed YouTube presence.

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  Giant Campus, Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Academy Director

  ● Managed and trained a staff of three.● Maintained operational budget.● Scheduled and organized the daily activities for academy attendees.● Led a regional staff training conference for southeastern academies (approximately 30 people). ● Facilitated the creation of a computer lab.

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  Duke University

  Jan 2008 - now

  • Direct technical writing for various projects and platforms, including social media, articles, blogs, multimedia, websites, executive messages, and both internal and external communications.• Manage student messaging via an email marketing platform and the application CRM, TerraDotta. • Lead marketing and recruitment strategies for experiential education units and programs, including global, revenue-generating academic programs.• Design content strategies and direct the editing and maintenance of six divisional websites.• Facilitate the documentation of student experiences by directing content creation and storytelling. • Coordinate recruitment events, including virtual and in-person sessions ranging from smaller advising sessions to large-scale fairs hosting 500+ learners.• Create and produce fully rendered designs for print and digital collateral.• Manage vendors and divisional working groups on marketing and communications projects.• Maintain a $70,000 budget and inventory of marketing collateral.• Oversee the marketing efforts for special projects, including Duke Summer Experiences, Winter • • • • Breakaway, and the Anti-Racist Communications Guidelines.• Supervise student assistants- assign tasks, oversee timelines, review work and track hours. Show less Content Creation:• Serves as the primary videographer planning, recording, editing, and distributing video projects; main content curator on the Franklin Center’s YouTube channel and Facebook video platform.• Responsible for custom graphic design projects for event and program promotion.• Acts as the chief photographer documenting events and taking portraits.• Curates content on jhfc.duke.edu and affiliated academic centers using CMS.• Provides UX testing and consultation for web usability.Marketing:• Develops individualized multi-tiered marketing plans to achieve goals.• Creates custom direct email messaging using MailChimp.• Oversees social media engagement.• Evaluates data through the reporting channels of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Analytics.Administration / Program Coordination:• Coordinates the signature series Wednesdays at the Center; acts as the master of ceremonies for the events; distributes promotional materials (outlined in above sections); organizes event logistics.• Serves as the editor of the Duke Global Working Paper series.• Supervises communications staff, and student assistants; assigns tasks, oversees timelines, reviews work, tracks hours.• Leads bi-weekly communications meetings to discuss editorial calendars, review projects, and share skills.• Prepares budgetary proposals, submits expenses and oversees the management of resources.• Academically advises 13 undergraduate students.User Support:• Acts as on-hands support for large events in the Franklin Center’s Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall; runs audio and visual presentations, controls microphones, and records video.• Gives tutorials for audio and visual equipment and software. Show less

  • Director of Communications, Office of Undergraduate Education

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Director Of Communications, Division of Experiential Education

    Nov 2019 - Oct 2023

  • Communications Manager, John Hope Franklin Center

    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Multimedia Communication & Marketing Specialist, John Hope Franklin Center

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2019

  • Director & Producer, Left of Black

    Sept 2010 - Nov 2019

  • Multimedia and User Service Specialist, John Hope Franklin Center

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2015