Erin Olson

About Erin Olson

Award-winning writer, editor and marketing professional with nearly 20 years of experience. Skilled at building collaborative teams and working across departments to deliver results on deadline. Able to create consistent brand experience across internal and external platforms, distill complex concepts and develop engaging content for relevant audiences. Highly organized project manager, active listener and self-starter who can pay attention to the details without losing sight of the bigger picture. My work has been recognized with a variety of PR, marketing and writing awards, including an IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit for Communication Skills/Writing.

Experience

1. Senior Content Manager

   McDermott Will & Schulte

   Dec 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Lead in-house content and editorial team and manage external resources to support function- Develop content best practices and editorial style guidelines to ensure a consistent go-to-market approach on multiple platforms- Drove the adoption and rollout of Writer AI- Built and rolled out the firm\'s brand center on the Bynder platform- To date, sourced, published and promoted more than 70 external case studies, growing traffic to among the top 10 most-visited pages on mwe.com (recognized with an IABC Gold Quill Award of Merit for Communication Skills/Writing and a Ragan PR Daily Award for Content Marketing)

Education

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Social Media
• Media Relations
• Blogging
• Public Relations
• Editing
• Press Releases
• Writing
• Copy Editing
• Copywriting
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Journalism
• Facebook
• Content Development
• Magazines
• Editorial
• Newspapers
• Feature Articles
• Ap Style
• Marketing
• Web Content
• Email Marketing
• Event Management
• New Media
• SEO
• Community Outreach
• Online Marketing