Melissa Fassel Dunn
Experience:
Web Design and Marketing: Harvard University
Webmaster/Electronic Marketing Specialist
9/05 - present
- Synchronize, standardize, and appropriately brand Graduate School of Education's web communications and electronic marketing efforts
- Responsible for ongoing development and expansion of the School's external web site and intranet
- Ensure site's content is up-to-date and easily navigated, especially as the organization evolves
- Propose and implement new electronic communications vehicles including newsletters, webcasts, and online chats
Web Design: UMass Boston
Web Developer, Web Services
2/01 - 8/05
- Design and maintain the UMass Boston home page at www.umb.edu, writing and updating content including news, current events, and headline teasers
- Manage Web Services team, assigning projects for design and creation/updating of content
- Train UMass Boston staff and faculty in various web content management systems
- Responsible for oversight of several sub-sites, using HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, CGI Scripts, MySql, etc., in accordance with W3C web standards
- Coordinate web initiatives and write policies that support marketing and communications, recruitment, alumni affairs, public relations and admissions
- Research and implement web and other interactive technologies, including methods of improving the usability and navigation of the UMass Boston website
- Photograph and optimize images in order to keep Web pages accurate and attractive to the UMass Boston community and prospective students
Web Communications Specialist, University Communications
11/99 – 2/01
- Researched, wrote, edited, and disseminated press releases and other news material
- Wrote public relations materials, including press releases and media advisories
- Researched, wrote, edited articles for the faculty/staff newspaper and alumni magazine
- Coordinated web initiatives and developed policies that supported marketing and communications, recruitment, alumni affairs, public relations and admissions
- Produced and updated the on-line and printed versions of the monthly calendar of events
- Promoted to Web Developer
Web Designer/Administrative Specialist, Institutional Research
4/99 – 11/99
- Founded and developed original department website
- Researched and provided data and calculations for individual statistical requests
- Initiated development of key streamlined statistical publications that provided easy-to-read data to the university community
- Edited and designed department web publications
- Promoted to Web Communications Specialist
Teaching and Instruction
ESL Technology Coordinator, Jackson Mann Community Center
9/04 - 9/05
- Instruct computer class for a diverse group of intermediate non-native English speakers in 10-15 person adult education computer class
- Develop class curriculum comprising basic computer operation and programs, including Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word
ESL Instructor, Jackson Mann Community Center
3/02- 9/04
- Instructed English class for a diverse group of intermediate non-native English speakers in an intensive 15-20 person adult education class
- Using a combination of methodologies, developed class curriculum comprising grammar, reading and writing instruction
- Promoted to ESL Technology Coordinator