Ericka Andersen Sylvester

About Ericka Andersen Sylvester

Ericka Andersen Sylvester is a freelance content writer, digital strategist and journalist focusing on issues of faith, community, policy, politics, addiction, child welfare, life issues and more. She has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Christianity Today, the New York Post, the Washington Examiner and more. She is the author of the 2018 Thomas Nelson release \"Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected From the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma and Mental Illness.\" She hosts the podcast,\"Worth Your Time,\" featuring interviews with inspiring women of faith doing bold things in the world. As the Digital Director at National Review, she created online strategy, content promotion campaigns, social media management and more. She was also a frequent writing contributor to the National Review home page. As the Manager of Digital Strategy at the Heritage Foundation and The Daily Signal, she managed and supervised all digital and social media platforms, wrote for DailySignal.com and devised communications strategy for the organization as a whole. She also wrote op/ed pieces for the Daily Signal. Formerly, she was the Communications Director for Representative Todd Rokita (IN-4). This position included communications strategy, speech writing, press coordination and media prep. She was involved in all decisions regarding our direction, image, media and goals. She previously served as the Director of Online Media Outreach for the House Republican Conference, under Congressman Mike Pence (IN). There, she specialized in blogger relations as a resource to national and local bloggers and online personalities. She operated the new media aspects of the House Republican Conference, including blogging, Twitter, Facebook, etc. she consulted regularly with GOP Congressional offices. Specialties: communications, reporting, writing, blogging, outreach, new media, coalitions and public relations.

Experience

1. Author

   Intervarsity Press

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Currently with IVP to write my third traditionally published book,\"Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith.\" more: SobrietyCurious.com

Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  B.A.

  2000 — 2005

Skills

• Web Content
• Copy Editing
• Editorial
• New Media
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Marketing Communications
• Newspaper
• Creative Writing
• Freelance Writing
• Feature Articles
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Newspapers
• Blogger
• Broadcast
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Networking
• Fundraising
• Media Relations
• Crisis Communications
• Blogging
• Political Campaigns
• Copywriting
• Newsletters
• Storytelling
• Politics
• Speech Writing
• Publications
• Public Policy
• Political Communication
• Facebook
• Publishing
• Research
• Online Marketing
• Strategic Communications
• Journalism
• Community Outreach
• Editing
• Press Releases