Kimberly Jordan Allen

Falls Village, CT USA
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Professional Experience

Kimberly is a writer, editor, and content strategist who specializes in messaging, storytelling, feature articles, and content strategy for brands and publications. Kimberly has worked for Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Harney & Sons Fine Tea, Sonima Foundation, E/The Environmental Magazine, Shape Magazine, Rural Intelligence, Berkshire Magazine, Litchfield Magazine, Organic Consumers Association, and Beliefnet. Kimberly is a founding contributor of Eco Chick, a blog for hip, environmentally conscious women. Eco Chick has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Grist, Treehugger, Glamour, Self, and Elle.com. Formerly, Kimberly held the title of Digital Content Manager at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health where she drove the organization's digital content strategy for five years. Her work significantly expanded the reach of the largest retreat center in North America. Kimberly is currently freelancing and consulting.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
10 Years
Editor
11 Years
Writer
16 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
8 Years
Health
10 Years
Lifestyle
15 Years

Industries


Short Film
2 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
8 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

15 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Huffington Post (3-5), Eco-Chick (10+), E-The Enivronmental Magazine (10+), Sonima.com (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (10+), Harney & Sons, Inc (3-5), Viacom - VH1/MTV (1-2)

Technical Skills

Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Wordpress, Dashboard tools, Social Media outlets, Google Analytics

Foreign Language Skills

Basic French

Computer Skills

MS Office, Mac/PC

Work Permits & Visas

Dual Citizen - Canadian/American

Associations

Mediabistro

Showcase

Content Strategy

Provided content strategy for Director of Marketing, sharing insights and tactics for web, print, and social communications.
Story ideation, editing, ghosting, content writing.
Kimberly oversaw branding and digital strategy for all of Kripalu's digital outlets for five and a half years.

Web Writing

Writing about meditation, Noah Levine, and the art of forgiveness.
Foodie writing.