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Gender and media expert with extensive experience across diverse disciplines, including: marketing and communications; business development; partnership management; advertising and sales; grant development and management; social advocacy; and media production. |
 Contact Kara Marston
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Gender and media expert with extensive experience across diverse disciplines, including: marketing and communications; social media; business development; partnership management; advertising and sales; grant development and management; social advocacy; and media production.
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Education: |
Bachelor of Science in General Business Management;
CIVICUS Citation
University of Maryland, College Park, MD; GPA 3.7, Dean’s list
Primmanum Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Fulbright Scholarship
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Highlighted Achievements:
Authored a winning U.S. Democracy Commission grant to develop and broadcast three public service announcements to end violence against women in Armenia
Co-authored a winning UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women grant to develop referral mechanisms for domestic violence victims in Armenia
Contributed to a 127 percent YoY growth in audience and 127 percent YoY growth in traffic to NationalGeographic.com (data provided by comScore)
Established National Geographic’s first presence on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, growing the fan base to more than 2 million and contributing to 8 percent of total website traffic
Developed marketing strategies for six-figure advertising deals across National Geographic media, including online, television, print, and social media
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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