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Crown College / 2014 - Present

Completed full audit of Crown College's website redesign. Navigated the

WordPress CMS and coordinated with Crown College leadership and

Rocket55 on necessary changes. Currently, I write assigned press

releases, feature stories and event articles for www.crown.edu.

I am an enthusiastic and imaginative writer with the desire to create

effective content. Readers deserve clear, concise and creative writing and

my experience as a reporter, editor, content strategist and social media

manager prepare me to provide that content. I specialize in athletics, local

government, politics, sports and religion.

C O N T E N T S T R A T E G Y L E A D

EFCA / June 2016 - Present

Responsible for EFCA content strategy, providing primary leadership for

EFCA voice and social media strategy. Managing editor for EFCA blog

network and publishing coordinator for EFCA’s online magazine. Primary

copywriter for advancement and fundraising efforts, as well as presidential

communications efforts.

C O N T E N T

S T R A T E G Y

S O C I A L M E D I A

C O P Y W R I T I N G

B R A N D V O I C E

J O U R N A L I S M

B A C H E L O R O F A R T S

Bethel University 2007 – 2011

Magna cum laude Dean’s List

Johnson Award for Excellence in Journalism

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P R O F I L E

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C H R I S H A R R E L L

C O N T E N T S T R A T E G I S T

E X P E R I E N C E

S P O R T S R E P O R T E R

Red Wing Republican Eagle / September 2011 – September 2013

Covered high school sports for Red Wing High School and the surrounding

area. Provided copy, edited articles, shot and edited photos and designed

sports pages for print. Pitched feature article from start to finish and won

First Place for Sports Story as part of the Minnesota Newspaper

Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Wrote and edited content for

digital publishing using Drupal and WordPress PHP CMS platforms.

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St. Paul Pioneer Press / June 2011 – September 2011

Reporting intern for the local section of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Working

on general assignment in the north suburbs of the Twin Cities. Covered

local government, sports and education. Had A1 front-page stories

published and multiple front-page of the local section article. Wrote

features, human-interest pieces and daily briefs on a daily deadline. Used

social media to find story ideas and took photos used with feature article.

S O C I A L

S K I L L S

C H R I S T O P H E R H A R R E L L

C H R I S T O P H E R H A R R E L L

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A D O B E C R E A T I V E S U I T E

C O N T E N T S T R A T E G Y

S O C I A L M E D I A

W O R D P R E S S

D R U P A L

C H R I S H A R R E L L

C O N T E N T S T R A T E G I S T

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C O O R D I N A T O R

EFCA ReachNational / August 2013 – June 2016

Responsible for ReachNational communication efforts, working in

cooperation with ReachNational staff to ensure quality and consistency of

message across multiple communication platforms. Primary content

strategist, writer and editor for ReachNational content. Provided

marketing and promotions oversight, led EFCA social media efforts and

trained ReachNational staff on communication systems and tools.