laurafranco

PROFESSIONAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Twitter, September 2015 to present
Editorial Curator, Moments
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franco.laurac@gmail.com
twitter:@lcf42
tumblr: petitewordplay.tumblr.com
about.me/laura.franco
(904) 652-3180

Sifting through real-time Tweets and building hard news, entertainment, sports and viral
content for Twitters Moments tab

Food & Wine Magazine (Time Inc.), July 2015 to September 2015
Digital Producer
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Assisted in building F&Ws online content, including recipes, blog posts and slideshows

Freelance Writer (self-employed), October 2014 to September 2015

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Wrote and pitched stories for MTV News and Seventeen. Other bylines include Teen
Vogue and BuzzFeed

PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com (Time Inc.), March 2013 to September 2014

Assistant Digital Producer
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Built articles, galleries, videos, homepages, newsletters and daily content for the site
and its various channels (Great Ideas and Archive), in addition to breaking news and
real-time coverage
Oversaw the brands official Tumblr account, crafting viral-worthy content
Previously: Freelance Features Writer and Producer from January to November 2012

Celebuzz.com (SpinMedia), December 2012 to March 2013

Contributing Writer and Producer

Wrote, edited and produced news, photo gallery and video posts

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Jacksonville University, May 2010 to May 2011
Communications Coordinator, MBA Programs, Davis College of Business
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Maintained content for the business schools website and social media platforms
Helped admissions director with creating, editing and assigning admissions materials for
enrolled students and inquiring applicants

EDUCATION

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, December 2009
-Bachelor of Science in Communications, concentration in Journalism
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, June 2005 to December 2008
-Associate of Arts Degree, majored in Journalism, outside concentration in Cinema Studies

SPECIAL SKILLS

Social media, digital media, creating GIFs and memes, in-house CMS systems, Drupal, WordPress, JIRA,
Brightcove, Cheetahmail, basic HTML, Adobe, pop culture, entertainment and internet culture