Grace Haass
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Impact Editors
The Arena Group
10.2022 - Current
- Manage growing team of editors
- Brief team on updated editorial policies and curation standards
- Track and observe team members' efficiency, quality of work, and quarterly stats
- Give constructive criticism with care to ensure improvement and confidence in each teammate going forward
- Cultivate sense of community and connection in remote landscape
- Hold weekly meetings, whole team and 1:1s with directs
Impact Editor
The Arena Group
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Edit evergreen content for a variety of brands, including Parade Magazine, PetHelpful, Delishably, and 25 other sites
- Implement changing SEO strategies to increase traffic
- Improve grammar, spelling, punctuation, wording, and relevant style guidelines (AP and Chicago)
- Edit content to fit each brand's specific voice and curation standards
- Update content to reflect relevant facts, sources, and information
- Work independently (remotely) at a fast pace to meet quotas and deadlines
Blogging Intern, Team Lead
Safe Harbor International Ministries
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Wrote weekly articles for nonprofit's blog page, optimized content according to WordPress' SEO plug-in, Yoast
- Led team of 3 bloggers, edited and published their work, hosted weekly team meetings
- Created monthly content themes and weekly topics to fit within each
Staff Writer
The Daily Aztec
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Wrote articles for the arts and culture page of The Daily Aztec, university newspaper
- Researched and proposed article topics
- Interviewed relevant sources for each article
- Took photos to include according to design + style preferences
Store Associate
The Good Scoop & Davis Creamery
05.2015 - 09.2019
- Made ice cream in-store with local ingredients, served ice cream to customers, prepared specific orders
- Greeted customers and suggested options according to personal tastes, dietary restrictions, and allergies
- Managed all opening/closing duties
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism Media Studies, International Studies
San Diego State University
Lorenzo De’ Medici School
Skills
- Spanish, bilingual fluency
- GSC
- Canva
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Copyediting
- Writing
- SEO best practices
- Communication
- Leadership
- 200h Registered Yoga Teacher
Timeline
Manager, Impact Editors
The Arena Group
10.2022 - Current
Impact Editor
The Arena Group
01.2022 - 10.2022
Blogging Intern, Team Lead
Safe Harbor International Ministries
04.2020 - 10.2020
Staff Writer
The Daily Aztec
08.2019 - 01.2020
Store Associate
The Good Scoop & Davis Creamery
05.2015 - 09.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism Media Studies, International Studies
San Diego State University
Lorenzo De’ Medici School
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