Laura Brown                                                                                                                                                                thatgrrl@gmail.com
???  Street,                                                                                                                                                                  (???) ??? ????
Barrie, Ontario                                                                                                                                                             http://thatgrrl.ca

Skills and Qualifications:


* Social media management: Twitter, Stumble Upon, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Delicious, and Ning.
* Developed marketing, advertising, promotions, SEO campaigns for online networks.
* Knowledge of HTML, CSS and web usability standards.
* Copywriting, editing and proofreading. Strong verbal, oral and written communication skills.
* Columnist, community manager and forum moderator. 
* Publishing with WordPress, Movable Type, Tumblr, Blogger and other content management software.
* Working with a team to develop ontology and integrity of a web directory.
* Using digital photography, image scanner, graphic software and cartoon drawing to illustrate online publications.
* Location scout and digital photographer for two Ontario film makers.
* Production and booking guests for a web radio show.


Current and Ongoing Projects:


Elemental Musings: 2010

Assistant to Bev Walton-Porter, host of the online radio show, Elemental Musings on BlogTalkRadio. Finding guests for the show, assisting on the air and promotions. Co-hosting at times.


UP on the DL: 2010

Illustrating and copywriting for new blog network. In partnership with Deanna Dahlsad via online communication. 


OnlineRoadTrip.com (Unplaces): 2010

Web directory for urban and rural exploration resources. Building the directory from collected resources using directory software. My own solo project.


BOTW (Best of the Web): 2008 

Web directory editor. Building the directory with new links, maintaining existing listings and working with the community of staff and editors involved with growing the directory.


ThatGrrl and WordGrrls.com:  2001

Using software: Paint Shop Pro, DreamWeaver, MS FrontPage, open source HTML editors and CMS (content management software). Daily posts to WordGrrls.


Past Projects:


LockerGnome: 2004 - 2008 - Copywriting, social media and promotion for solo blog in the network. Also, copywriting for other newsletters and email lists in the network.

Suite101:  2004 - 2008 - Columnist, community manager and copy editor. Editor for other writers in one section of the network.

BackWash:  2001 - 2007 - Senior columnist. Community and social media manager. 

The HerPlanet Network:  2000 - 2002 - HerCorner.com. Copywriting, social media manager, marketing, site promotion and SEO.

Volunteer with The Open Directory Project:  1998 - 2008 - Editor and website reviewer. Responsible for maintaining the directory as an editall.


Education:


Centennial College, Warden Woods Campus: 1988 - 1990

Corporate Communications

Two year course included: publishing, copy editing, copywriting, proofreading, journalism, language arts, graphic arts, photography, psychology and economics.