Mandy Tamara Thomson Carr 

EXPERIENCE
Primetime Addiction — Founder and Editor 
Nov.  2012 - PRESENT
Grew the audience 18.6 percent from January 2020 to December 2020 by consistently posting and creating content based on analytics.

Created "How to get the look for less" column for Pretty Little Liars, Riverdale, and more.

Interviewed the cast of Younger, Gotham, Arrow, and more at PaleyFest, Tribeca TV Festival, Vulture Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and New York Comic-Con.

Manage expense report for the Comic-Con trip. 

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Monitor what fans are saying online to discover trends.

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Masthead Media Company — Freelance Writer
Nov.  2017 - PRESENT
Pitching and writing articles with product placement for the JanSport blog.

Created and pitched blog posts with jewelry placement for Alex & Ani.

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Screen Rant — Network TV Beat Editor 
Oct.  2021 - Aug. 2023
Developed Network TV Beat by analyzing gaps in coverage and writers.

Created content plans for new episodes. 

Generated ideas about network TV. 

Created headlines and SEO for articles.Used Google Analytics to plan coverage. 

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New York City Wired — Managing Editor (part-time)

Feb.  2021 - Oct. 2021 

Grew website traffic by 300 percent in the first three months. 

Managed two freelance writers and three interns. 

The New York Academy of Sciences — Communications Manager
Apr.  2017 - Dec. 2019
Launched Instagram and created a growing community by producing a strategy with experimentation and analytics.  

Increased monthly newsletter clicks by 30 percent by creating more engaging copy and an editorial calendar. 

Grew website content views by 50 percent through social media and story selection. 

Wrote an article about fashion sustainability for the quarterly magazine.
 

Bold Global Media — Managing Editor and Social Media Editor
Nov.  2015 - Jun.  2016
Grew website and social platforms by creating and managing editorial calendars and looking at data. 

Managed 20 freelance writers. 

Compiled weekly website and social media analytics reports and presented them to the team. 

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Wrote articles for the fashion and lifestyle section. 

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Century 21 — Personal Stylist 
Jun.  2015 - Nov. 2015
Built a client list by learning the clientele and walking the shop floor.

Met quota by staying up to date with trends, listening to my customers' needs, and understanding their styles. 
 

The Minaret — Arts and Entertainment Editor
Oct.  2009 - May 2011
Diversified section to include more student arts and entertainment activities.
 

Assigned stories, managed ten writers, recruited new writers, and designed the section weekly with InDesign. 

EDUCATION
University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK — M.A. in Magazine Journalism
Nov. 2013

The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL — B.A. in Communication
May 2011
Minor in Writing, Honors Program

CERTIFICATES
The Business of Fashion — Digital Marketing 

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Google Digital Garage — The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing 

National Council for the Training of Journalists — Business of Magazines 

National Council for the Training of Journalists — Video Journalism for Online