Cara Bukacek
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Versatile Contributing Writer with over fifty published articles and extensive experience interviewing a variety of personalities. Highly organized, deadline oriented and strictly adhering to style guidelines. Committed to crafting dynamic stories, engaging articles, and persuasive copy that resonates with and inspires readers.
Creative Photographer with experience capturing stunning images and creating visually compelling content. Innovative with comprehensive understanding of camera settings, lighting techniques and digital editing tools.
Social Media Coordinator with a focus on cultivating a positive online presence to increase engagement and growth. Diligently evaluates analytics to adjust strategies and goals. Committed to creating unique and aesthetically pleasing content to engage followers and increase brand visibility.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Media Coordinator
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine
10.2023 - Current
- Managed Instagram account to generate interest for existing and upcoming features, partner ads, and subscriptions.
- Created shareable content that resonated with followers, driving increased engagement rates and audience growth.
- Strengthened brand identity with consistent messaging, tone, and visual elements across all posts.
- Analyzed performance metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement in future media posts.
- Interacted with fans and followers in effort to take advantage of positive posts and feedback to boost awareness of the magazine.
Contributing Writer
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine
05.2023 - Current
- Enhanced reader engagement by producing informative articles on various restaurants, businesses, personalities, and local events.
- Wrote compelling, succinct, and clear articles under tight deadlines.
- Pitched unique article concepts to editors, securing regular contributions.
- Adhered to style guides and editorial standards, ensuring consistency across all written materials produced for publication.
- Created briefs, features and general content articles.
- Interviewed individuals by phone, video chat and in-person to write articles.
Food Blogger
Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current
- Developed unique recipes tailored to specific dietary needs, catering to a diverse audience base and increasing reader satisfaction.
- Collaborated with local culinary industry personalities to create posts, expanding reach to and increase overall exposure.
- Established a strong social media presence, growing followers on Instagram through consistent posting and audience interaction.
- Enhanced reader engagement by incorporating visually appealing food photography and compelling storytelling into blog posts.
- Researched creative food and kitchen topics to write, edit and create layouts for new articles and features.
Food and Brand Photographer
Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current
- Took photos from different angles and perspectives to capture perfect images.
- Captured stunning images using creative compositions, props, textiles, backgrounds, underlays, and various filters.
- Leveraged natural light to enhance mood and atmosphere of photographs, resulting in more dynamic and engaging images.
- Optimized workflow efficiency by implementing the photo editing software tool, Adobe Lightroom.
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance using Adobe Lightroom.
- Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.
Contributing Writer
Colorado Springs Mom Collective
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Enhanced reader engagement by producing informative articles on parenting, cooking, and hyper-local content.
- Utilized search engine optimization techniques in article creation, resulting in higher search rankings for targeted keywords.
- Adhered to style guides and editorial standards, ensuring consistency across all written materials produced for publication.
- Utilized SEO principles to optimize content for search engine rankings.
Education
No Degree - Photography
University of Colorado At Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, COBachelor of Science - Elementary And Early Childhood Education
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD05.2002
Skills
- Content Creation
- Social Media Management
- Photo and Video Editing
- Canva
- Adobe Lightroom
- Food & Brand Photography
- Visual Storytelling
- Organizational Skills
- Writing and Editing
- Adherence to Style Guides
Timeline
Social Media Coordinator
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine
10.2023 - Current
Contributing Writer
Colorado Springs Mom Collective
06.2023 - 01.2024
Contributing Writer
Colorado Springs Lifestyle Magazine
05.2023 - Current
Food Blogger
Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current
Food and Brand Photographer
Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current
No Degree - Photography
University of Colorado At Colorado Springs
Bachelor of Science - Elementary And Early Childhood Education
University of South Dakota
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