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My Resume

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Emily Laptad's Resume

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T-Mobile
T-Studios Digital Web Copywriter, May 2023 - December 2023:
  • Wrote web marketing creative for projects that drove impactful brand moments and contributed to a seamless customer experience.

  • Collaborated with designers and other web team creatives to develop concepts for projects that fit brand guidelines and met studio processes.

  • Presented creative to T-Studios leadership and stakeholders during creative reviews, and applied feedback to fit brand narratives and goals.

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IN Kansas City

Digital Editor,  November 2021 - May 2023:

  • Curated personalized branded content copy for a diverse portfolio of 25+ advertising clients

  • Supervised and created digital editorial content for a city lifestyle magazine—my digital strategy increased website traffic by 30% in the last year

  • Developed a social media strategy to expand audience engagement.

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Sosland Publishing

Supermarket Perimeter Associate Digital Editor, 

February 2020 - November 2021:

  • Oversaw web-exclusive B2B content for Supermarket Perimeter magazine

  • Managed social media—increased LinkedIn presence by 1200%, as well as launched Facebook and Twitter accounts

  • Designed and distributed daily, weekly, and monthly e-newsletters

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The Pitch

Staff Writer,  January 2019 - January 2020: 

​Cultivated relationships with sources and conducted research to write and pitch community-focused news and feature stories.

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Village Shalom

Communications Assistant, July 2017 - December 2018:

​Promoted nonprofit senior living by creating blogs, newsletters, press releases, and marketing materials, plus coordinating with local press.

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Other Experience

2015-2018:

  • Shawnee Mission Post | News Intern | Aug. - Dec. 2018

  • KCUR 89.3 (Local NPR) | Intern for 'Up to Date' talk show | May - Aug. 2018

  • Village Shalom | Development Intern | May - Aug. 2017

  • Mid-Continent Public Library | Library Page | Nov. 2015 - July 2017

 

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Skills
  • Storytelling

  • Digital marketing

  • Content strategy

  • Copywriting

  • SEO writing

  • Copy editing

  • Collaborative brainstorming

  • Blogging

  • Investigative research

  • Social media management

Activities & Honors
  • Catcall Magazine
    Managing Editor/Co-Publisher
    June 2019-present

  • By Design Magazine
    Copyeditor
    Sept. 2019-2021

  • Jackson County Election Board
    Volunteer
    Nov. 2020

  • Village Shalom
    Freelance Marketing Designer and Writer
    Jan. 2019 - Aug. 2022

  • Missouri College Media Association
    Member honored with two reporting awards
    Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2018

  • University News
    Managing Editor
    Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2018

Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2018

B. A. Communication Studies: Journalism and Mass Communications

Minor, Political Science 

  • Summa Cum Laude Honors

 

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