LAURA GILMORE

Tel: +1 718 545 2365 * Astoria, NY. * Email: laurag@netzero.net ******************************************************************************

Proven web producer/manager/editor with a broad range of experience in new media and print. Demonstrated excellence in online site build-outs, launches and management, as well as client liaison, internal communication/coordination. Background in communications, event planning and the entertainment industry.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Six years experience as Editor/Project Mgr. at leading tech-business publisher
  • Eight years of online publishing experience
  • 10 years experience as a journalist
  • Demonstrated success in event planning

EXPERIENCE

From 1999-2005 I worked for techweb.com (CMP Media LLC) in the following capacity:

Project Manager, Editor, Writer: CMP Integrated Marketing Solutions, CMP Media LLC,
New York, New York.
  • Planned, scheduled and oversaw successful build-outs and timely launches of advertorial
    web sites for clients such as: Oracle, Cisco, Nortel, HP, Sprint, Verizon and other
    technology leaders
  • Many return clients due to campaign satisfaction (e.g., Cisco, Nortel, HP, Microsoft)
  • Agency experience – T3, Ogilvy Mather Interactive, FCB and others
  • Managed a production and creative team in coordination with projects
  • Created ad copy for banners, IMUs, skyscrapers, tiles, links
  • Content management/maintenance, site updates, reporting to the clients, traffic reports,
    responsible for client liaison and correspondence
  • Created successful Eblasts and Enewsletter copy for lead gen and other newsletter campaigns (text and html) (2001-2005)

Web Editor/Producer: Planet IT.com, CMP Media LLC) New York, New York.
Clients included IBM, HP, Microsoft, EDS, and many others.
  • Edited, managed content, wrote copy and co-managed one of the most successful technology/business news sites in the tech boom of 98-99.
  • Led production staff and artists on each site (up to 700K contracts)
  • Wrote ad copy for creative, assigned feature articles
  • Proven management skills and excellent communication aided in promotion to
    Project Manager. (See above) (Jan. 1999-May 2001)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager/Coordinator - Alexander Summer LLC
Coordinated, oversaw, hired and acted as client liaison for a multimedia project requiring transfer of 20k commercial real estate slides to DVD format. (May – September 2006)

Editing and copy writing for NYC design firm - Brochures, web copy, print ads. Network Design & Communications (September 2002-2003)

Editing and Proofreading - Agilent and Phillips (Medical equipment Users Guides,
etc., July – September 2001)

Content Management project – Editing and content loading/management using Allaire's Spectra
webtop, NorthPoint Domain (medical reference website). (April-June, 2001)

Online Community Leader for Microsoft’s boston.sidewalk.com - Edited, wrote content and updated message boards for entertainment section of site. (1996-1999)

Editing and/or Editorial Project Management for various publications including:
  • InformationWeek - moderator for online e-business discussion (1999)
  • The Boston Water and Sewer Commission contract (1996)
  • Harvard’s Risk Management Center For Publications (1995)
  • Researched and developed content as part of a team and team leader The Boston Phoenix’s Supplement Arts and Recreation guides (1986-1989)

COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE

    Event Planner - CDC 10th Anniversary Conference (Injury Prevention)
    Coordinated/planned 275-attendee US government agency-sponsored conference.
    Proven successful planner with hotel, catering, program coordination; registration,
    panelist/speaker needs, press relations, conference program media. Facilitated communication
    between co-sponsors Harvard School of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of
    Public Health. (2002)

    Journalist
    For over a decade, specializing in music, arts, lifestyles: Microsoft’s boston.sidewalk.com, SonicNet/Addicted to Noise, America Online’s Digital City Boston, The Boston Phoenix,
    The Boston Globe Calendar, Spin, The New England Beat, Boston Rock, The Boston Edge (1985-1999)

    Public Relations
    Radio, TV and theater press. Clients include NYC technology firm Richmond Research;
    Bela Lugosi Enterprises; Ruff Stuff Records, RPH Records; Boston’s small theater companies (1996-2003)

    Teaching
    ESL teacher/tutor: Private tutor, American Red Cross, Quincy College, Bouchereau Int’l
    Language School, and Whittier College (1984 and 1994-98, 2005)

EDUCATION

    Whittier College, Bachelor of Arts
    Harvard University: High School and summer programs
    University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Humanities Program
    Phillips Exeter Academy (summer session)