John Heniff

Experience

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  ZouFeed

  Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  Staff Writer

  -Wrote feature stories on a variety of topics in sports covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, the 2014 World Cup and the 2014 Winter Olympics.-Covered the Missouri Tigers Women's Volleyball team for the 2013 season with game recaps and season outlooks.-Participated in podcasts where fellow sports writers would discuss local and national stories in sports for publication on the ZouFeed website.

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  KCOU-FM 88.1

  Sept 2014 - May 2017

  On Air Personality

  -Prepared music and sound clips to be played on-air over the course of a two hour show-Worked with other disc jockeys on-air to create stimulating and entertaining conversation in-between music sets-Volunteered time toward maintaining the station’s archive as well as cleaning the studio and library space

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  Columbia Missourian

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  General Assignment Reporter

  -Served several shifts in the newsroom to cover breaking news and general news stories that required taking photos as well as interviewing officials and fact-checking information-Directed callers from the newsroom phone with general inquiries and story ideas about the Columbia Missourian-Worked alongside fellow reporters and editors in an effort to create content to be published online and in the print edition of the paper the following day

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  Vox Magazine

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Staff Writer

  -Wrote stories for various sections (Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Movies) for different editors that would appear both online and in print editions of the magazine-Interviewed Columbia residents and took pictures for “Vox Asks Columbians” section -Helped research information for Vox feature stories including the Fall Preview (September 10,2015) and Marijuana (December 17, 2015) issues.

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  Vox Magazine

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Music Editor

  -Pitched story ideas for publication in print and online on voxmagazine.com -Edited stories and worked with writers on improving pieces before publication. -Worked alongside fellow editors in a collaborative effort on a weekly basis to produce a new edition of Vox Magazine every Thursday.

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  The Riff Reader

  May 2017 - Jan 2018

  Music Journalist
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  Prowrestling.com

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2020

  Editorial Writer

  • Wrote editorial content covering various topics in the world of professional wrestling.• Wrote reviews of WWE and NXT events breaking down action match-by-match days after the event took place.

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  Columbia Missourian

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Community Outreach Team Member

  • Posted stories and monitored comments for the Missourian’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.• Worked alongside fellow outreach team members in organizing events to build engagement with the local Columbia audience and beyond. • Utilized analytical software (Google Analytics, Parse.ly, etc.) to track user engagement and impressions on articles and projects.

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  MXDWN.COM

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Album Reviewer

  Reviewed albums for mxdwn.com from a variety of artists and genres from rock to blues to folk to country.

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  Columbia Missourian

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Information Graphic Designer

  • Used Adobe Illustrator, Highcharts and Microsoft Excel software to create online and print graphics for stories featured in the Columbia Missourian.• Worked with reporters on designing graphics that would perfectly fit with the nature of their stories.

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  Vox Magazine

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Digital Editor

  • Reported on and wrote articles about music, comedy, books and other entertainment events for the Vox Magazine website. • Served individual week-long shifts as social media curator for Vox’s Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and MailChimp newsletter accounts. • Edited print articles and prepared them for presentation on Vox's website by editing stories, creating headlines and refining images and digital widgets.• Utilized analytical software (Google Analytics, Parse.ly, etc.) to track user engagement and impressions on articles and social media. Show less

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  CDW

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  Technical Writer

  • Wrote new copy for on-boarding documents related to CDW's acquisition of Scalar and the soon to be re-branding of Scalar to CDW Canada.• Edited older CDW documents to help update language in certain processes to make them more personable and friendly to new recruits. • Used Visio software to build charts and graphs to map out the on-boarding process to help understand the order of on-boarding documents and see if new documents need to be created or others deleted.

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  Magid

  Nov 2019 - now

  -Pitched, researched, and created content (including articles, email messages, posters, and safety training presentations) for safety industry managers-Used Hubspot and Rave software to review and send internal communications from company executives and human resources to the rest of the company-Served on a company-wide committee to deliver team member questions and comments to upper management to improve overall company culture. -Researched and wrote content (including articles, video scripts, email messages, posters, and safety training presentations) for safety managers with Senior Content Copywriter.-Assisted team members for various marketing department projects ranging from custom product catalog listings to setting up props and equipment for video shoots.-Wrote and edited articles for Magid’s internal newsletter to inform company team members of business updates and promote company culture and camaraderie.

  • E-Commerce Product Content Specialist

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Corporate Publication Writer & Editor

    Dec 2021 - Apr 2024

  • Marketing Content Copywriter

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2021