Brendan Murphy Creative Content

A gifted story-teller with more than a decade of experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Content specialist | American Medical association | NOV. 2021-Present

Use data points to create content across channels that drives traffic and creates meaningful engagement

STAFF WRITER | American Medical association | May 2017-NoV. 2021

Research, write and edit news stories for AMA News, the Association’s digital news platform

FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR | AUGUST 2015-PRESENT

Accounts include Tribune Content Solutions, Brand Ave. Studios, Family Office Exchange & Northwestern University Global Marketing

WRITER/editor | Travelzoo | 2012-2015

Collaborated with writers to create content that met the needs of thousands of clients and 27 million end-users

ASSOCIATE EDITOR | ESPN CHICAGO | 2010-2012

Managed home page and edited and posted stories for one of five highly-trafficked ESPN Local websites during peak hours 

ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT EDITOR | espn.COM | 2007-2010

Began career on ESPN's copy desk before getting promoted to edit/manage recruiting content in '08

Education

university of missouri | bachelors of journalism degree | 2006

SKILLS

Content development: Strategic storytelling, thought leadership and SEO-driven strategy.

Multi-channel communication: Blogs, articles, podcasts, email, presentations, video scripts, and public speaking preparation

Project management: Editorial planning, milestone calendar management and cross-functional team collaboration

Technology: Proficiency in the Microsoft suite, CMS publishing (WordPress), project management tools (Asana/ClickUP) and analytics and SEO tools

Contact

Brm433mu@gmail.com

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