Office Manager

CLARE HIGGINS
20 Pine Street, Apt 4
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-1295 • clarehiggins@comcast.net
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEWRITING/EDITORIAL
Copy Editor for Each Angel Burns, modern novel, published by Parlez-Moi Press
Copy Editor for Marine Painting with Charles Gruppé for artist Charles Gruppé
Serve as editor ofweekly e-newsletter and annual newsletter: Compile and edit announcements of Cape Ann cultural events, coordinate articles and images from artisans, modify art files in Photoshop, proofread annualnewsletter
Update website content: upload images, copyedit text
Assist in increasing donor retention through writing copy for donation acknowledgement letters and ensuring timely mailings
Create andedit monthly membership newsletter in InDesign. Responsible for conversion from text-only Word document to illustrated newsletter format
Create publicity for fundraising and special events: flyers,posters, brochures, tickets

RESEARCH
Research potential investment opportunities using Internet and Bloomberg
Obtain economic statistics from Bloomberg for Excel performance charts for quarterlyfinancial review meetings
Gather and process data for weekly occupancy reports and monthly operating statements in Excel

SUPPORT
Type, edit and proofread correspondence, reports and meeting notesCreate PowerPoint presentations for Finance team and management consultants
Update and maintain membership and client databases; generate membership reports
Maintain bond compliance and occupancyfiles for an extensive portfolio of properties
Manage membership renewal process and write donor acknowledgement letters
Gathered and edited box office revenue data for daily and weekly financialreports

EMPLOYMENT
|seARTS, Gloucester, MA |2009 – Present (part time) |
|Temple Ahavat Achim, Gloucester, MA |2004 – 2009...