Charlie Mahoney

905 13th St Boulder, CO| 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, Capstone Course.

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 | MAY 2020 – TODAY
 Selected among seven other candidates to become Editor-in-Chief.
 Recognized by faculty advisor for improving organizational communication by implementing Trello (a workflow
management platform). Also recognized for managing staff, securing funding, new website design, and introducing
weekly newsletter to our email following.
 Online Circulation: 6,900 page views in 2020, increase of 20.2% from previous year. 2,600 unique visitors in 2020
increase of 31% from previous year (Squarespace analytics). Print Circulation: 500 copies each annual issue.
 Increased submissions on Submittable (online submission platform) year over year by 20%.
 Increased likes, shares and comments on social media posts by developing a social media strategy. Using a
marketing objective of increasing recognition on campus, our social channels have increased awareness of our
publication among CU students.
 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 the annual print issue with bestselling author
Hannah Nordhaus. 85 members of the CU community attended 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.
 Developed a formal social media strategy for a client, Mental Health America of Kentucky. With the goal of
increasing engagement through analyzing data and insights from Hootsuite, I proposed a strategy focusing on Call to
Actions. After implementing the new strategy their social channels experienced growth.

SOFTWARE
 Hootsuite, Adobe Creative Cloud, MailChimp, Trello.