JAY ADAMS
Driven senior digital and social media content manager with more than 12 years of experience implementing established industry strategies to produce results that support business goals. Award-winning thought leader with keen interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills with a talent for producing and managing large volumes of high-quality multichannel content.
Areas of Expertise
Experience
Digital & Social Media Freelancer / Remote / Aug. 2022-Present
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Reaching 20.5+ million people, and recording 2.75+ million engagements and 13.3+ million video views in four weeks through an access-centric organic social media album awareness campaign for a music industry client with more than 7.8 million total followers.
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Increasing social media-driven e-commerce site sessions by 948% and generating a 117% profit through a paid Meta ads merchandise campaign for an entertainment client.
Social Media Consultant / Dots & Lines, Inc. / Remote / May 2021
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Generated additional revenue by spearheading the development and integration of social media service offerings for a marketing and PR agency with established clientele.
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Created and deployed comprehensive, tailored social media strategies directly aligned with individual needs and goals of clients.
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Ensured adherence to brand voice and standards while designing engaging social media graphics, email and web headers, videos, gifs, and animations.
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Composed detailed and professional press releases, blogs, and articles.
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Drafted and prepared detailed reports and documentation to enable data-driven decision-making for clients.
Social Media Manager / VisitGreenvilleSC / Greenville, SC / July 2018-May 2021
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Grew total social media audience by 62% by implementing strategic daily content tactics that produced three-year increases in reach (+79%), impressions (+39%) and website traffic (+159%).
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Improved content production ROI by 44% through an algorithm-focused strategy that reduced publishing cadence.
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Fostered 1.7 social media million uses, a three-year increase of 338%, of the organization’s official hashtag #yeahTHATgreenville.
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Recognized with awards for exceptional performance in social media, video production and public relations categories by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.
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Owned and maintained a $100K annual social media budget; leveraged budgetary resources to optimize content performance and diversify media.
Social Media Specialist / Piedmont Healthcare / Atlanta / Nov 2016-June 2018
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Expanded total social media following by 49% with YOY increases in impressions (171%), engagements (125%) and link clicks (78%) in first year as the state of Georgia's largest healthcare system's only social media resource.
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Boosted review-to-recovery rate by 480% by establishing system-wide strategy and process to connect social media reviews with patient experience representatives.
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Aligned objectives and bridged communications with cross-functional teams to develop and implement a patient experience escalation process aimed at connecting dissatisfied individuals to patient experience specialists for service recovery.
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Influenced decision-making by presenting social media performance, metrics, lessons, recommendations, and other key data and information to C-suite executives.
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Owned and maintained a $100K annual social media budget; leveraged budgetary resources to optimize content performance and diversify media.
Manager of Social and Digital Content / Atlanta Falcons / Atlanta / July 2010-Aug 2016
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Lifted team digital and social media properties from 32nd in the NFL to top-5 finishes in all KPI category rankings among league teams in five consecutive seasons through productive team management and revolutionary strategies that are now commonplace in professional sports.
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Grew team’s Facebook audience by more than 450,000 followers in first year.
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Named a top-3 NFL team Twitter account by Sports Illustrated in 2015 for spearheading significant strategic shift in platform voice and tone, making the Falcons part of a small group of official team accounts driving an evolution in pro sports social media.
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Generated positive global media attention and headlines from ESPN, CBS Sports, The Washington Post and other esteemed publication for social media tactics.
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Contributed to operational excellence by mentoring and directing a content production team consisting of one FTE, one intern, and two part-time employees.
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Organized and facilitated weekly staff content meetings with video, PR, and other departments to brainstorm and develop storylines, content deliverables, and deadlines.
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Leveraged strong interpersonal communication skills to serve as an on-camera personality and podcast host, including interviewing players and front-office personnel, performing scripted standups, and coordinating and guiding show formats.
Additional Experience
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Assistant Sports Editor, The Macon Telegraph - 2007-2009
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Sports Writer, Savannah Morning News - 2006-2007
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Sports Writer, The Albany Herald - 2004-2006
Education
Master of Arts (M.A.) - Digital Media & Online Journalism (2010)
Syracuse University / Syracuse, NY / GPA: 3.9
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communications & Journalism (2003)
St. John Fisher College / Rochester, NY
Technical Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
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Photoshop
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Lightroom
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Illustrator
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Premiere Pro
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After Effects
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Organic & Paid Social Media Platforms
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Facebook
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Instagram
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YouTube
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Twitter
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LinkedIn
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Snapchat
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TikTok
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Reddit
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Pinterest
Social Media Management Tools
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Sprout Social
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Meta Business Suite
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Social Studio
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Hootsuite
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HubSpot
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Later
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Website Management Platforms
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WordPress
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HubSpot
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Squarespace
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Wix
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Google Workspace
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Drive
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Docs
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Sheets
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Slides
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Meet
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Website & Social Media Analytics
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Google Analytics
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Sprout Social
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Meta Business Suite
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Native Platform Analytics
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Project Management Platforms
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Asana
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Monday
Awards & Honors
Gold Award - Public Relations
Issued by HSMAI Adrian Awards - 2020
Produced and directed a behind-the-scenes video detailing how VisitGreenvilleSC makes national stories come to life when the TODAY Show came to do a story on a father-son baseball bat company run out of their garage that's signing contracts with big-time MLB players.
Sports Illustrated Social 100
Issued by Sports Illustrated - 2016
Recognized in the top-3 of Sports Illustrated's rankings of best NFL team Twitter accounts from the 2015 season.
2nd Place, Amateur Non-Scholastic Sports
Issued by Georgia Sports Writers Assoc. - 2009
Division I newspapers
1st Place, Sports Writing
Issued by Georgia Press Association - 2007
Daily Division A newspapers
2nd Place, Sports Writing
Issued by Georgia Associated Press - 2005
Class AAA newspapers
Silver Award - Social Media
Issued by HSMAI Adrian Awards - 2020
Produced and directed a video of one of the Harlem Globetrotters attempting a trick basketball shot off the iconic Greenville, SC Liberty Bridge.
Top Atlanta Tweeps
Issued by Metromix - 2011
Named one of Metromix's top Atlanta personalities on Twitter.
1st Place, Best Event Story on Deadline, High School
Issued by Georgia Sports Writers Assoc. - 2008
Division II newspapers
Readers' Choice Best of the Best - Sports Writer
Issued by The Albany Herald - 2005
Among Southwest Georgia sports writers.
3rd Place, Best Event Story on Deadline, High School
Issued by Georgia Sports Writers Assoc. - 2005
Division II newspapers
Silver Award - Video
Issued by HSMAI Adrian Awards - 2020
Produced and directed a video of one of the Harlem Globetrotters attempting a trick basketball shot off the iconic Greenville, SC Liberty Bridge.
3rd Place, Best Feature or Series, Non-Deadline
Issued by Georgia Sports Writers Assoc. - 2010
Division I newspapers
Best Sports Feature of the Year
Issued by Georgia Press Association - 2008
State-wide award won for long-form feature story.
2nd Place, Best Column
Issued by Georgia Sports Writers Assoc. - 2005
Division II newspapers
Readers' Choice Best of the Best - Sports Writer
Issued by The Albany Herald - 2005
Among Southwest Georgia sports writers.