EXPERIENCE

Associate Director of Content Strategy, Zen Media, 2021 - Present

  • Writing and editing digital content for tech industry leaders including press releases, blog posts, academic articles, news articles and contributed articles for major business publications like Forbes, Inc. and Entrepreneur.

  • Strategizing for client social media accounts and digital presence including writing, editing and design.

Freelance Journalist, Dallas Morning News, 2020 – 2022

  • Reporting and writing three weekly articles for luxury real estate newsletter called “Posh Properties” including property features, news stories, and profiles of luxury homeowners.

  • In 2020, I covered the cities of Grapevine and Colleyville for the paper. My writing covered topics ranging from breaking news, food reporting, government reporting, and business stories. I wrote between 5 and 10 stories weekly for each city.

Intern, The Dallas Morning News, Fall 2019

  • Reported for DMN Food in print and online as part of SMU Fellowship.

  • Developed stories for local reporting newsletter initiative called “Frisco Matters” focusing on food and restaurant news.

  • Optimized stories for audience engagement, including attending and reporting events on Instagram for the @DMNFood and @DallasNews accounts.

Writer, SMU Daily Campus, 2019

  • Writing regular articles, covering events, diversity and campus responses to world events.

  • Designing social media friendly news stories for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Intern, D Magazine, Summer 2019

  • Wrote 7 articles for publications of D Home, D Weddings and D Magazine.

  • Checked facts, edited copy and researched for 2 issues of D Home.

CONTACT

Email: granadosmarygrace@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marygracegranados/

SKILLS

Production: Photography and videography, Sony NX5U HD Camera, DSLR photography.

Digital: Adobe Premiere, Adobe Lightroom, Google Analytics, SEO, basic HTML/CSS, Squarespace, PowerPoint/Keynote, Microsoft Office, graphic design, website design, SharpSpring, WordPress, Arc.

Language: French.

EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University, 2018 – 2020

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and French

The University of Texas at Arlington, 2016 – 2018

HONORS & AWARDS

Graduated magna cum laude, SMU

May 2020

Member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society, SMU

Inducted Spring 2020

Honor Roll with High Distinction, SMU

Fall 2018 - Spring 2020

Honors College, UT Arlington

2017 – 2018