Stephanie Zeilenga

Stephanie Zeilenga

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Writer & Editor

  • Education

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      2006 - 2010
      BA Classical Humanities
    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      2006 - 2010
      BJ Journalism
    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      2010 - 2011
      MA Journalism

      Activities and Societies: Secretary of JGSA

  • Experience

    • Columbia Missourian

      Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
      Reporter

      • Researched, pitched and wrote stories about the local faith community• Produced multimedia slideshows for the paper’s website• Regularly blogged about religious topics and issues

    • The Missouri Review

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Editorial Intern

      • Read and evaluated fiction submitted for publication in The Missouri Review.• Led a small research team to find material in the British Archives for publication in the magazine’s found-manuscript department.

    • MyMissourian.com

      Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
      Online Editor

      • Recruited and copyedited submissions for the Columbia Missourian’s community Web site, MyMissourian.com.• Coordinated content publication scheduling on the Web site.

    • Vox Magazine

      Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
      Department Editor

      • Collaborated with a staff of more than 50, including editors, writers, designers and photographers, to produce a weekly city magazine• Developed content from story conception to publication, including researching and planning content, pitching and assigning stories to writers, editing and proofreading multiple drafts of stories and fact checking

    • St. Louis Magazine

      May 2010 - Aug 2010
      Editorial Intern

      • Wrote lifestyle, health and culture stories for print and online versions of St. Louis Magazine.• Planned and coordinated content for the Culture department of the magazine.• Worked with editorial staff to produce and launch a new online Health section.

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      Aug 2010 - May 2011
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      • Graded papers, wrote weekly quizzes and uploaded them to the class website, assisted students with any questions, concerns or issues they had about the introductory journalism course.

    • FleishmanHillard

      Sept 2011 - Nov 2012

      • Project manager for Laclede Gas' 2012 DollarHelp campaign; developed website and social media copy; tracked campaign progress and regularly communicated with client• Managed page redesigns and content refreshes for AT&T's consumer-facing website; assisted with content creation; managed web developers• Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data, traditional and social media and competitive landscapes to produce business development insights and reports for a variety of clients• Tracked monthly client media coverage; produced reports comparing client and competitor coverage• Conducted brand audits to determining whether client communications were visually and verbally consistent• Wrote inner-office blog summarizing major projects, employee accomplishments and business developments Show less

      • Branding & Insights Specialist

        Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
      • Branding & Insights Intern

        Sept 2011 - Jan 2012
    • Town & Style

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2016

      • Manage 25-person staff of editors, writers, photographers, off-site freelancers and an intern• Plan issue content and oversee weekly publication process• Write multiple weekly feature stories on local news, real estate, society and business• Produce marketing copy for weekly email-blast to readers alerting them to fresh content• Post weekly web content and supervise web production team• Edit copy and page design; coordinate social media • Write multiple weekly feature stories on local news, real estate and business• Edit copy and page design• Develop web guidelines for branding and style consistency and post weekly content• Produce marketing copy for weekly email blast to readers alerting them to fresh content

      • Managing Editor

        Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
      • Associate Editor

        Jun 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Various

      Aug 2014 - now
      Freelance Writer

      • Produce written content for a variety of companies, including CommunityLink, UrbanBound, OnlyInYourState.com and DealScience.com.

    • Civilis Consulting

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
      Freelance Writer

      Write press releases and SEO-optimized blog posts for a variety of PR Brigade clients.

    • Intero Digital Content & PR Division

      Aug 2016 - Apr 2017
      Editor
    • Sauce Magazine

      Mar 2017 - now
      Writer
    • Common Ground Public Relations

      Apr 2017 - Mar 2021
      Account Executive & Content Strategist
    • Guerrero Howe, LLC

      Aug 2017 - now
      Freelance Writer

      Interview top executives in the legal, health care and business fields and write articles for publication in Modern Counsel, American Builders Quarterly, Profile, Hispanic Executive and American Healthcare Leader.

    • Terrain Magazine - St. Louis

      Sept 2019 - now
      Writer
    • Centric Consulting

      Mar 2021 - now
      Publicist
  • Licenses & Certifications