Charlie Mahoney

905 13th St, Boulder, CO, 80302 | 414.639.5646 | chma5556@colorado.edu | https://journal2020.com/

Particular Skills
 Written communication, oral communication, leadership and creative thinking.

Education
DUAL MAJOR | GRADUATION: MAY 2021 | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
 B.S. Strategic Communication-Advertising, GPA 3.93, B.A. Spanish Language & Literature, GPA 3.54
 Related coursework: Introduction to Branding, Strategic Brand Management, Social Media Strategies,
Communication Platforms, Strategic Communication Research Methods, Principles of Advertising.

SEMESTER ABROAD | JAN 2020- MAY 2020 | UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

 Completed 4 Spanish Literature courses with local students. Recognized by individual professors for motivation and
academic growth over the course of the semester.

Experience
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | JOURNAL TWENTY TWENTY | SUMMER 2020 – TODAY
 Selected among 7 applicants to become Editor-in-Chief.
 Recognized by faculty advisor for improving organization, managing staff, securing funding, website design, and
introducing weekly newsletter to our email following.
 Online Circulation: 6,900 page views YTD, increase of 20.2% from previous year. 2,600 unique visitors YTD increase
of 31% from previous year (Squarespace analytics). Print Circulation: 500 copies printed each Spring.
 Increased submissions through Submittable (online writing and artwork submission platform) year to date by 20%.
 Increased likes, shares and comments on social media posts by creating a social media strategy and following a
marketing objective of increasing engagement.
 Marketing Campaigns: Call for Submissions Campaign, Health & Social Justice Contest, Best of Journal Twenty
Twenty Campaign, Hindsight Launch (rebranding the journal with a new name in 2021).
 Organized, directed and hosted a Zoom Launch Event to celebrate annual print issue with bestselling author Hannah
Nordhaus. 85 members of the CU community showed up for the Zoom event.

COURSEWORK
 Recognized by ex-CMO for outstanding work in course.
 Received top grade in class with professor who currently holds a position as CMO of an advertising agency.
 Found a client to develop a portfolio project in Social Media Strategies course. Reached out to Mental Health
America of Kentucky to develop a Social Media Strategy focusing on increasing engagement on all social media
platforms, through leveraging Call to Action’s and insights from Hootsuite.

Technical Skills
SOFTWARE
 Hootsuite, Adobe Creative Cloud, MailChimp, InVision, Trello.