Heath Davis Havlick
182 View Circle, Felton, CA 95018 - -
SUMMARY
Content strategist and media relations professional with 20 years’ experience. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a knack for turning complex information into engaging content. A healthy respect for deadlines and the rules of grammar and punctuation. A quick mind and a quick wit.
Online portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/heathdavishavlick
EXPERIENCE
Nadel Phelan Inc., Scotts Valley, CA April 2014 - present
Content Creator:
Articles, blog posts, press releases, media alerts, speaking proposals and award submissions for high-tech clients
Social media marketing via clients’ and in-house Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts
For executive vice president, increased Twitter following 298% over six months
eQuest LLC, San Ramon, CA April 2013 – February 2014
Media Relations, Big Data for HR Division:
Created and managed social media channels: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+
Pitched and wrote articles and guest blog posts, using relationships with editors to get placements
o Made more than 55 placements in a 10-month period
Created and executed content campaigns
o White paper campaign generated more than 4,000 click-throughs
Orchestrated joint marketing opportunities
Developed press releases, white papers and other collateral
Submitted event speaking proposals for vice president
Fisher Vista (PR/marketing firm), Aptos, CA November 2005 – March 2013
Media Relations:
Managed several small accounts
Engaged in diverse strategic and tactical activities within a team setting to meet client needs, including strategic planning and roadmap creation; article concepting and pitching; content creation; podcast and video narration; weekly industry newsletter; webinar scheduling, set-up and moderation; and survey creation using Qualtrics.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor’s Degree with Honors, Creative Writing, 1990
ORGANIZATIONS/AWARDS
Editorial Excellence Award, Healthy & Natural Journal
Lucille Gardner Memorial Scholarship Award, Poetry
Spirit of Moondance Award for Feature Scriptwriting
Literacy Program, Santa Cruz County. Adult Literacy Tutor,-
New Horizons School, Capitola, CA. Volunteer Poetry Teacher, 1998-99
Toastmasters International, Certified Toastmaster
