Photographer specializing in outdoor and active lifestyle; event and portrait. Writer turned jack-of-all-trades. I currently freelance and manage the creative & marketing for Goodebox.com. Contact laurenhowlandmedia@gmail.com for scheduling & freelance opportunities. www.laurenhowland.com IG: laurenhowlandphoto FB: LaurenHowlandPhotography

Digital Marketing & Communications @ All in-house graphic design, product & lifestyle photography, social media, copy, email outreach + digital marketing. Goodebox is a members only service providing expertly curated, trial sized healthy, eco-sensitive & effective beauty and personal care products, along with occasional samples of natural & organic health and wellness products. Each Goodebox includes a pre-screened (meaning we and our experts have tried them and liked them) selection of the best healthy beauty products out there. There’s a learning curve when it comes to finding products that are not only good for you and the planet, but perform well too. Goodebox helps shorten that learning curve, doing the legwork for you on ingredients, brand ethics, and performance, then allowing you to give it a try it before committing to a full size product. Members also receive exclusive offers, giveaways, sneak peeks at upcoming products, members only opportunities for product giveaways, practical tips and more. From November 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Portland, Oregon AreaFreelance Photographer @ Outdoor & Active Lifestyle, Event, Portrait. You dream it - i'll capture it. From May 2011 to Present (4 years 7 months) Portland, Oregon AreaCommunications Professional @ • Coordinate, design and produce an informative and colorful monthly newsletter that reaches an 800+ membership audience • Manage all additional club communications including the public event editorial calendar; annual roster; website (updates to all information, creating events and reservations); weekly marketing emails; at-home mailings and press releases. • Design flyers, table tents and posters for club happenings, children events and member tournaments & celebrations. • Collaborate with volunteer member committees to increase participation in club tournaments and events. • General administrative duties including directing calls; answering wedding and event inquires; collaborating with printing vendors; organizing displays; ordering office & club supplies; recording dinner and event reservations; shipping materials; meeting notes and preparation; running reports in Jonas; and creating various membership packets. From January 2013 to February 2014 (1 year 2 months) Portland, Oregon AreaWriter/Photographer @ • Conduct interviews with various bands, artist and music production staff • Write detailed reviews of current music trends, concerts and large scale festivals • Photograph live events, edit and upload all work to internet site • Act as POC between writers and festival/show PR firms and co-manage Facebook and Twitter accounts From May 2011 to February 2014 (2 years 10 months) Communications Professional @ • Managed content and production of all daily internal communications initiatives including analyst of industry trends, Preparing bi-weekly email communications, and working cross functionally to produce news pieces for the intranet portal • Supported and partnered with HR and Benefits on all communications • Assisted with writing and designing quarterly newsletters for all sites within the company • Lead local charitable planning and events along with managing all sites history of events and the annual charitable report • Compiled research and completed survey analysis for new communication tools • General office work including managing invoices; organizing lobby displays; maintaining editorial calendar; budget tracking and reconciliation; shipping materials; meeting requests and preparation; and updates to the company website From October 2011 to May 2012 (8 months) Digital Intern @ -Wrote press releases, media alerts and pitches for the Science Channel -Researched, Organized, and Assisted in setting up interviews with talent -Built slide shows using original text and photography -Wrote articles for the Planet Green and Velocity websites. From June 2011 to August 2011 (3 months) Editor @ Auroville is a small international city in South India that promotes sustainable living and hosts more than 2,000 people from more than 47 countries around the world. • Conducted interviews with food and health professionals within Auroville for the daily online radio station • Set up and edited audio for seminars and speeches From October 2010 to December 2010 (3 months) IndiaWriter @ -Researched and Ghostwrote for a non-fiction instructional manual From May 2009 to May 2010 (1 year 1 month) Canvasser @ -Actively canvassed southern New Hampshire to promote environmental concerns and their connection to the upcoming election. From September 2008 to November 2008 (3 months)

BA, Journalism and Women Studies @ University of New Hampshire From 2007 to 2011 Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy @ 200/hr CYT Yoga Alliance From 2014 to 2014 Study Abroad India: Sustainability Studies, A @ University of Massachusetts, Amherst From 2010 to 2011 Lauren Howland is skilled in: Editing, Newsletters, Press Releases, Social Media, Photography, Marketing, Editorial, Social Media Marketing, Photo-journalism, Environmental Awareness, Event Planning, Copy Editing, Freelance Writing, Internal Communications, AP Style