: : MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA : :

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S E L F- E M P LOY E DFREELANCE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST: JAN 2008–PRESENT

CURRENT AND PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE:Implementing PR strategy for Unreasonable at Sea, a tech accelerator circumnavigating the globe , which resulted in stor ies in publ icat ions as var ied as CNN Money, TechCrunch and Wired Japan, in addit ion to the largest newspaper s and mult iple blogs throughout Asia

Writ ing and edit ing or iginal content, including e-mai l newsletter s, tweets and blog posts for corporate cl ients including Lateral Link, Urban Interns and onl ine gi ft retai ler s

Creating a social media proposal to integrate the Up With People International Alumni Associat ion’s 20,000 member s using external social media tools

Managing Pampered Chef ’s Website redesign as par t of the content migration team and working with Hyatt Hotels on content management updates for their 400+ proper ties

C E T E N A G R O U P – KA B U L , A FG H A N I STA NPROJECT MANAGER: FEBRUARY 2012–NOVEMBER 2012

Responsible for generating new business and over sight on al l media project del iverables, including creating project t imel ines and budgets, schedul ing media buys and coordinating communication between the cl ient and the creative team to ensure successful col laboration

CLIENTS AND PROJECTS INCLUDED:

A M E R I C A N B A R A SS O C I AT I O N – C H I C AG O , I LPUBLISHING, TECHNOLOGY + MEMBERSHIP SPECIALIST: JAN 2009–MARCH 2011

Responsible for al l e-mai l communication for the Just ice Center, which was routinely sent to over 200,000 member s and achieved open-up rates as high as 33%

Developed, managed and updated Web content for over 250 Web pages that received over 40,000 page views per month

Wrote a member ship and marketing plan that the ABA Executive Direc-tor recommended as an example for al l entit ies in the organization to emulate

Analyzed Web traffic , e-mai l stat ist ics and conducted mult ivar iate test ing to improve message vis ibi l i ty and retention

: : ENTREPRENEURSHIP + LEADERSHIP : :

T E DX KA B U L – KA B U L , A FG H A N I STA NCURATOR & LEAD ORGANIZER: FEBRUARY 2012 – FEBRUARY 2013

Organized the fir st-ever TEDx event in Afghanistan, which is an indepen-dent and local ly organized TED-l ike exper ience that br ings people together to l isten to and discuss ideas wor th spreading

Secured over $10,000 in financial sponsor ships from var ious local and international organizations and near ly $10,000 of in-kind donations

Chr is Ander son, whose foundation owns TED, attended the conference and the Washington Post, Radio Free Europe and DPA, a German news agency, covered the event

S AVVY C I N D E R E L L AOWNER: AUGUST 2009-PRESENT

Bui lt a wedding industr y Web site touted as a Craigsl ist for br ides at www.shopsavvycinderel la .com

Designed a strategic social media outreach plan and publ ic relat ions campaign to launch the site that resulted in a nomination for the Best Budget Blog Award from the WeddingChannel .com after only five months of publ ishing

Selected to attend Y-Combinator’s Star tup School and the Women Entrepreneur s’ Fest ival at NYU

Named a top 100 home-based business by Star tupNation.com

U . S . STAT E D E PA RT M E N T– H O N G KO N G , C H I N AFULBRIGHT SCHOLAR: SUMMER 2007 – SUMMER 2008

Selected for the inaugural program to teach Engl ish at the Hong Kong Inst itute of Education

: : DOING GOOD : :

E U R E KA CO L L EG E A LU M N I B OA R D M E M B E RAUGUST 2008 - PRESENT

Previously held the role of Vice President

W I L L I A M J E F F E R S O N C L I N TO N FO U N DAT I O N – H O N G KO N G , C H I N AMEMBERSHIP INTERN: JAN 2008–MAY 2008

Helped manage member ship related communication pr ior to the fir st international Cl inton Global Init iat ive

H A B I TAT FO R H U M A N I TY – I OWA C I TY, I AAMERICORPS VISTA VOLUNTEER: SUMMER 2006

Worked on development effor ts , special events, publ ic relat ions and photography

Helped organize many facets of a 5K char ity run including marketing, graphic design and fundrais ing

Managing a half-mil l ion dol lar project with the US Army to create 12 or iginal commercials each month over the cour se of a year to promote the Ministr y of the Inter ior's goals , including improving the reputation of the pol ice and fighting corruption

Over seeing a mult i-media campaign for the Br it ish Embassy and the Ministr y of Counter Narcotics that included bi l lboards, banner s, televis ion and radio commercials and an interactive SMS-based component to al low cit izens to provide feedback to the government

Named a Producer for the 25 Year s in Afghanistan anniver sar y video for the International Red Cross

Managing business development, including wr it ing and secur ing proposals

: : EDUCATION : :

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E U R E KA CO L L EG E , E U R E KA , I L - B . A . I N CO M M U N I C AT I O N , 4 . 0 G PAMINORS IN SOCIOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY :: 2003 - 2007

ST U DY A B R OA DSpent a summer learning about the sociology and l iterature of Japan at Sophia Univer sity in Tokyo, fol lowed by a semester par t ic ipating in home stays, community ser vice and intercultural study in Europe , Japan and Nor th Amer ica

Par t ic ipated in semester length program in social documentar y photog-raphy and edit ing at the Salt Inst itute for Documentar y Studies, which resulted in two photo essays on current social issues and how they impact Maine residents and the state’s culture

: : PRAISE + PROPS : :

“Having worked at the National Geographic Society for over 20 year s I ’ve become spoi led. Ever y year I have my pick of an incredible pool of interns and many have passed through my office . On the whole they have been intel l igent, dr iven young people of talent, ambit ion and enthu-siasm, almost al l of whom I would not hesitate to recommend for almost any job, fel lowship or higher education program.   I can state without equivocation that of al l the wonderful interns I ’ve worked with, Meghan Lazier stands out not as an exceptional worker, but the exceptional worker. Ms. Lazier represents to me the highest standard one can expect of a young per son; a blend of enthusiasm tempered with common sense beyond her year s, boundless cur iosity informed by a keen intel l igence and an innate charm devoid of coquetr y, fa lseness or obsequiousness.  She has the rare talent of quickly establ ishing meaningful dialogs with people of vast ly divergent per sonal it ies and backgrounds.” – Mimi Dornack, National Geographic Image Collection, Former Internship Super visor

“What I appreciate most about Meghan, is that she is so improvement or iented. She is always looking at ways to make a situation better, to solve a problem, and to make a dif ference .” – Shar i Rich, Eureka College , Associate Dean

“Meghan is an excel lent asset to any growing company with communica-t ion needs. She's creative , di l igent, rel iable and gets up to speed ver y quickly. Al l around terr i fic !” – Car i Sommer, Urban Interns, Co-Founder

“I worked with Meghan on a content migration project at the ABA. Meghan was a great per son to work with. Her wil l ingness to learn and ask questions when appropr iate real ly made the project a breeze . I think she has a great att itude and is a great team player.” – Kevin Borek, Amer-ican Bar Associat ion, IT Project Manager

R O N A L D W. R E AG A N F E L LOWS H I PAWARDED SPRING 2003

Competit ively selected for the four-year program which mer its a ful l-tu-it ion col lege scholar ship, study abroad oppor tunit ies and per sonal ized mentor ships

CO N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O NCreated a mock video news stor y using ProTools at Hong Kong Univer-sity ’s crash cour se in digital journal ism and attended a freelance wr it ing workshop at the Univer sity of Chicago, which resulted in a publ icat ion in Crain’s Chicago Business

Received a scholar ship to attend the Op-Ed Project seminar, a workshop that is designed to train women to wr ite editor ial and opinion ar t ic les, which resulted in an opinion piece in the Chicago Tr ibune

: : TECHNICAL SKILLS : :

P H OTO S H O P

CO N T E N T M A N AG E M E N T SY ST E M S :

T E A M S I T E , S H A R E P O I N T, CQ 5 ,

H Y B R I S A N D WO R D P R E SS

B A S I C H T M L + C SS

B A S I C F B M L

B A S I C P R OTO O L S

D R E A M W E AV E R

S C H O O L O F V I S UA L A RTS , N E W YO R K , N E W YO R K -M FA I N D E S I G N FO R S O C I A L I N N OVAT I O N

EXPECTED MAY 2015

Currently pur sing an MFA which focuses on using design as a tool , strategy and model for solving chal lenges and strengthening society

: : INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE : :

C H I N A

A FG H A N I STA N

J A PA N

M E X I CO

H O N G KO N G

: : MARKETING + DIGITAL MEDIA : :

A B C H O I N E WSNEWS WRITING INTERN - SEPTEMBER 2006 TO MAY 2007

Involved in al l aspects of news repor ting including researching and wr it ing stor ies for broadcast , contr ibuting stor y and production ideas, assist ing repor ter s and photographer s and conducting taped inter views

N AT I O N A L G EO G RA P H I CPHOTO RESEARCH INTERN - JUNE 2005 TO AUGUST 2005

Identi fied, scanned and cataloged histor ical ar t and photographs of archival impor tance to add to the digital photo research archive