STEPHANIE M.

RUSHFORD
Cell: (516) 410-1720 Stephanie.Rushford@gmail.com
LinkedIn Twitter: @SMRushford
SUMMARY:
Digital Communications professional with over 5 years of experience developing, writing, and
producing various communication pieces across digital, social media, and broadcast platforms.
Personally, I am a Native New Yorker immersed in all things media, LGBT rights, and the
advance of women.
EXPERIENCE:
Jennifer Brown Consulting, Digital Media Manager
February 2015-Present
Created and instituted Social Media Best Practices and overall Social Media Strategy for
brand, which included a Social Media Audit
Managed and execution of International Womens Day social media campaign
Cultivated Content Curation of like-minded content for our campaign and social media
channels
Managed social media content for Jennifer Brown Consulting
The Rockefeller Foundation, Web Producer
November 2012-October 2013
Responsible for the management, development and implementation of content on our website
Developed and oversaw the creation and content of the launch of our blog, The RockBlog, on
our website
Partnered with New Media Director, Project Manager, and outside vendors and developers on
the launching and digital organization of our re-designed website and CMS.
Created a Workflow and Editorial guide to the CMS for HR and Communication teams
Created the layout and produced the Our Vision: Resilience, International Women's Day, Past
Work, and Gender Equity webpages sections of the website
Cultivated relationships across departments to produce content for our blog
Created and managed an inventory of digital assets
GIRLS WHO ROCK-Shes the First, Multimedia Producer
January 2011-July 2012
Produced and edited digital content and video interviews for the GIRLS WHO ROCK
website, blog, and our social media channels: including our Tech Thursday: Women in Tech
Series, which included Soraya Darabi
Drafted, researched and finalized an Editorial Guide for our web site and blog
@GirlsWhoRockNY was named the most influential Twitter handle of Internet Week New
York in 2012 by research firm Synthesio
From the Mashable website: Shes the First is growing dramatically, from sponsoring 36
girls in its first year of operation to 136 last year. In 2012, the non-profit hopes to sponsor
300 girls in the developing world.
R&M Political Group, Early Risers Weekly.com, Associate Editor
Supervised and copy edited columnist and contributors work

June 2010-June 2011

Profiled Generation Y political candidates like former Congressional candidate Krystal Ball
Researched and wrote weekly timely articles on topical issues such as Defense Spending,
Midterm Elections, and Immigration Policy
Managed and designed website layout for articles

Fox Business Network, Production Assistant

August 2007-March 2009
Produced high profile segments with entertainers and newsmakers, highlights include: Walt
Mossberg, Dolly Parton, Bill Werde, Ahmet Zappa, Duff McKagan, and DreamWorks
animation executives
Covered the Financial Crisis of 2008, with a particular focus on the fall of Lehman Brothers
Developed story ideas and pitched unique multimedia concepts at daily editorial meetings
Collaborated with on-air talent to help write and produce reporter hits
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:
New York Women in Communications, Student Affairs & Membership Committee
Moderated and produced our Pay it Forward event
Created and oversaw the video production and editing for the Student Career Conference,
which included interviews with communication industry leaders like Former Seventeens
Editor in Chief Ann Shoket, CNNs Brian Stelter, and Ebony.Coms Editorial Director Kierna
Mayo
Booked and assembled panel for our sold out Student Career Conference, a yearly sold-out
conference, with more than 300 students in attendance
Booked high level and C-suite communication professionals as guest speakers and created
topics for our Night of the Coaches event
SKILLS:

Extensive experience with Content Management Systems, Social Media Networks, Editorial
Calendars, Final Cut Pro, Mac OS X, and HD video editing
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Google Analytics, and basic SEO
skills
Fluent in Spanish, Basic Italian

EDUCATION:
St. John's University, Queens, New York
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor: Journalism
St. Johns University, Rome Campus, Study Abroad
Concentration of Study: European Government, European Union, Italian

May 2007
May 2006