Communications Writer

Posted on: 2006-11-08

LISA YOON 44 Grove Street Apt. 2  Boston, Massachusetts 02114 617 240 2426 (mobile)  [email protected] EXPERIENCE March 2006 – present: Museum of Science, Boston; Boston, MA Advancement Communications Writer  Proposed editorial concept for institutional annual report for FY06 (July 2005-June 2006). Served as lead writer and editor. Worked directly with design firm and made design and layout decisions. Approved final proof.  Provided editorial consulting for institutional case statement.  Responsible for editorial content, production, and launch of quarterly newsletter on museum's capital campaign.  Responsible for all Advancement content (under navigational heading "Support MoS") for new institutional Web site. Represented Advancement division on museum-wide site design steering committee.  Compose gift acknowledgement correspondence to significant donors on behalf of museum president and director, senior vice president of advancement division, and trustees. 2000 – 2006: CFO Publishing Corp., Boston, MA Assistant Editor, CFO.com  Conceived, reported, and wrote articles targeting senior finance executives for CFO.com, award-winning property of The Economist Newspaper Group, with an average 1 million page views monthly. Work also published in CFO Magazine and sister editions in Europe and Asia.  Played integral role in development and 2000 launch of CFO.com, including involvement in site design and production. Generated original content for CFOnet.com, predecessor site to CFO.com.  Edited and deployed daily, weekly, and monthly subscription newsletters to 250,000 subscribers each month. Coordinated newsletter production with business staff for advertising placement. 1998 – 2000: Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, MA Arts Administrator  Wrote grant proposals to raise funds for agency operations and agency-sponsored programs including public art, children’s arts festival, and Cambridge River Festival.  Directed Juried Crafts Show section of 1999 Cambridge River Festival, an annual arts festival with audience of 100,000. Designed call for artist submissions; selected jurors and presided over judging of art work; managed site planning and logistics. ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION "Public Art in the Twenty-first Century: Americans for the Arts 1999 Preconference." With Vito Acconci and Mary Jane Jacob. Public Art Review. Vol. 11(1), Fall/Winter 1999, pp. 27-30. EDUCATION 1990 - 1995 Smith College, Northampton, MA B.A. History of Art