Mara Betsch
Digital Writer and Editor / Content Strategist
RESUME
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My specialities include: creating articles, videos and interactive content that appeals to audiences while also meeting business goals; developing editorial calendars; ensuring content and page templates have the best possible UX; creating the concept for and launching new sites.
Skills
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Proficient in Omniture, Google Analytics, and Coremetrics
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Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe PhotoShop, and InDesign
Discovery Digital Networks, New York, NY
Managing Editor, TLCme.com (October 2015-present)
Senior Digital Editor/Producer, TLC/TLCme (January 2014 – September 2015)
Senior Digital Editor/Producer, Discovery Fit&Health (May 2012 – January 2014)
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Launched, hired writers, and managed the edit calendar for the TLCme blog; generated 9 million page views last month
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Reported, wrote, and edited up to seven stories a day
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Created the editorial strategy for our team of vloggers
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Worked with the product team to identify user experience issues and bugs and strategize solutions to increase page views and video streams
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Increased page views by following SEO best practices, building an audience through social media, and creating a weekly newsletter
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Used Google analytics to assess trends and create traffic-driving content
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Created an original video that was the site's top performer in 2012
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Conceptualized and built a versatile "Don’t Kick the Bucket" interactive that generated10/page views per session and 375,000 page views per month
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Created and managed branded content creation, including original articles for multimillion-dollar deals with Unilever and Toyota
Rodale, New York, NY
Associate Editor, Prevention.com (September 2010 – January 2012)
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Wrote diet and nutrition-related articles for the site and syndication partners
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Built magazine content on the site, re-wrote headlines to include SEO-friendly terms, and tweaked text to include keywords
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Managed social media accounts; wrote tweets and Facebook posts daily
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Produced weekly recipes newsletters driving 100,000+ page views each week
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Wrote video scripts and starred in instructional health videos
Time Inc., New York, NY
Assistant Editor/Channel Producer, Health.com (October 2008 – September 2010)
Editorial Assistant, Health.com (October 2007 – October 2008)
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Managed the content production schedule for the site's relaunch
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Contributed to the New York Times best-seller "The CarbLovers Diet"
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Pitched, edited, and wrote original stories, galleries, and blogs
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Education
University of Georgia, Honors Program, Athens, GA
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, (A.B.J.) May 2007