JACOB SIMON
www.jacobsimonsays.com
Brooklyn, New York | jacobnolansimon@gmail.com | 847.910.6673 | linkedin.com/in/jacobsimonsays
Summary
Witty and passionate copy and content writer with 2+ years of experience in PR, marketing, and community growth. Seeking to leverage my education and abilities to help environmental leaders raise awareness and make the world a better place.
Work Experience
Copywriter / Jacobsimonsays / May 2020 – Present
– Collaborate on social media strategy and research client industries to optimize results and objectives for over 75 projects.
– Launch, boost, and consult on content marketing while writing captions, ads, articles, web content, emails, and reports.
Associate / Golin / October 2020 – January 2022
– Wrote original copy for social media, influencer partnerships, and media pitches for planned and real-time opportunities.
– Managed and grew the social community for several of the world’s leading consumer brands with audiences up to 30 million.
– Made content calendars, creative briefs, strategies, and presented analytics reports on campaigns with 1 billion+ impressions.
– Trained and managed teams in Asana to increase organization and productivity resulting in hitting or beating all deadlines.
– Organized and oversaw the first in-person influencer photoshoot at the Nutella Cafe in Chicago and collaborated on posts.
Digital Marketing Intern / Squirrel Rewards / September 2020 – December 2020
– Researched, wrote, and edited SEO-focused blogs on small businesses, emerging technology, and modern safety measures.
– Designed social media graphics, content calendars, and digital strategies resulting in over 500% social platform growth.
Founder, Creator, Community Manager / BeatThatRecord / March 2020 – September 2020
– Built a community record-setting website on WordPress with over 900 registered users setting over 200 world records.
– Managed our social community to 75,000 followers, 2.3 million likes, and 10 million impressions.
Team USA Figure Skater and Coach / United States Figure Skating Association / 2007 – 2019
– Competed on the elite world stage as a pairs figure skater while leading my team in interviews and press conferences.
– Filmed vlogs and taught new skaters aged 6-65 for the US Figure Skating Association (USFSA) and Icenetwork.com
Clients include Zero Waste Magazine, Malmberg, CarePac, Nutella, Southern Comfort, Ferrero Rocher, Mountain Dew, Kinder, Pepsi Dig In, WaterWipes, Paddy’s Irish Whiskey, Ship Dating App, Nutella Café, Artline Institute, Jack’s Place
Education
B.A. in Communication / University of Colorado Colorado Springs
– 2022 Climatebase Founding Fellow
– Emphasis in Media Studies, graduated Summa Cum Laude in August 2020 with a 3.95 GPA
– 2019 & 2020 President’s List, Lambda Pi Eta – Delta Gamma Communications Honors Society member
Achievements
– 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 US Figure Skating National Championships Medalist, 9th at 2016 Junior World Championships
– Courage for Kids, Medals for Hope cofounder – a charity donating medals won in competition to sick children in hospitals
– Proud 42-time world record breaker
Skills
Talkwalker, Hootsuite, Sprinklr, TweetDeck, WordPress, CreatorIQ, Asana, Notion, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office