ALEXANDRA STRICKLER

Brooklyn, NY— alliejstrickler@gmail.com — alliestrickler.com ______________________________________________________________________________

SKILLS: Airtable, AP Style, Asana, Audacity, Chartbeat, Content Management Systems (CMS — Drupal, Lucid, OneCMS, Skyword, Typeset, Wordpress), CrowdTangle, Google Suite, Hootsuite, HTML, iMovie, Microsoft Office Suite, NeoScreener, Photoshop, Pro Tools, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEMrush, SPSS, XML

EXPERIENCE:
-Health and Technology Content Writer April 2021-May 2022
One Drop — https://onedrop.today/ (New York, NY)
A precision health company that combines continuous health sensing technology, artificial intelligence, and behavior science to help people manage diabetes and related chronic conditions.

  • Write and publish 2-3 blog articles per week (recipes, interviews, wellness guides, listicles, etc.)

  • Run monthly editorial meetings to assess pitches, collect feedback, and organize assignments

  • Collaborate with multiple departments—from behavior and data science to clinical operations and user experience teams—for ghostwritten blogs and promotional content

-News Editor March 2019-April 2021
Meredith Corporation — Shape.com (New York, NY)
A women’s health/fitness magazine that offers meal ideas, workouts, style/beauty tips, and advice for how to live a happy and healthy life.

  • Research, pitch, write, and edit health/wellness/fitness news, features, and evergreen stories

  • Manage staff writers and freelancers; assign, edit, and publish 5-6 stories per day

  • Collaborate with SEO, design, and social media teams to bring editorial visions to life

  • Analyze website traffic data to inform editorial news strategy and brainstorm ideas

-Health/Wellness Editor February 2017-March 2019
Bustle Digital Group — Elite Daily (New York, NY)
A site for and by women who are eager to learn about fashion, dating, politics, celebrities, music, travel, health, fitness, and more.

  • Research, pitch, write, and edit news, evergreen, and feature health stories

  • Manage part-time writers; assign, edit, and publish 8-10 articles per day

  • Use data analytics to inform editorial strategy and brainstorm new ideas

-Global Web Editor June 2016-February 2017
MJH Life Sciences — Oncology Live (Plainsboro, NJ)
A publication that provides oncologists and other healthcare professionals with the resources and information they need to offer cancer patients the best possible care.

  • Identify breaking oncology news; edit and write 2-3 articles per day

  • Travel to international oncology conferences and shoot, edit, and publish video interviews with cancer research experts

EDUCATION: University of Delaware, Newark, DE — Bachelor of Arts in English & Psychology, May 2016 — Concentration in Creative Writing, Journalism Minor