A. Cydney Hayes
Content Strategist at Lendtable
Copywriter + content strategist
Hey! I'm Cydney, a writer, content strategist, and copywriter based in San Francisco. I help companies, startups, and media platforms tailor their content to specific platforms, reach the right audience, and tell stories with substance, no matter the medium. In my work and my life, I write about things like tech, art, movies, local business, work, culture, and life.

Check out my site, cydneyhayes.com, for my full portfolio of clips, or DM me—I'm always open to new opportunities!
Lendtable
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lendtable
San Francisco, California, United States
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Content Strategist
Balloon
https://www.linkedin.com/company/balloonplatform
- Create quarterly content calendars and track KPIs
- Develop and align key messaging, brand positioning across platforms
- Produce and publish 5+ content assets per week (blogs, social, email campaigns, etc.)
- Conduct investor/stakeholder interviews
- Collaborate closely with Sales + Marketing to use content to generate leads 
- Optimize all content using data, SEO, market trends
San Francisco Bay Area
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Content Team Lead
Job Portraits
https://www.linkedin.com/company/job-portraits
-Pitched and developed content strategy for 5 client accounts at employer branding agency, assistant lead for 2 (Mozilla, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals)
- Mozilla: Led social media strategy and content creation for Twitter, LinkedIn
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals: Conducted interviews with C-suite leaders, edited assets, pushed content on web and social with SEO
- Organized daily communications with clients and senior agency strategists
San Francisco Bay Area
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Junior Content Strategist
Baltimore magazine
https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltimore-magazine
•	Assist Baltimore magazine's research editor with fact-checking editorial packages for the print magazine and sister publication Game Changers
Remote
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Copyeditor
Entertainment Weekly
https://www.linkedin.com/company/entertainment-weekly
- Wrote 3+ articles per week for EW.com and weekly print magazine across all sections (movies, TV, music, books)
- Published 3 top-hitting articles on Google
Greater Los Angeles Area
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Writer
Baltimore magazine
https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltimore-magazine
- Wrote articles exploring local community for print and digital, including several stories on women in leadership (business owners, writers, social justice activists)
Baltimore, Maryland Area
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Writer
Reverberations Magazine
- Write essays to literary non-fiction magazine focused on art (film, TV, music, fine art, etc.)
Writer
Curiosity.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/curiosity-com
- Managed social accounts with 4M+ followers across platforms 
- Researched and wrote science, tech, and travel articles
Greater Chicago Area
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Social Media Manager
The Daily Northwestern
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daily-northwestern
- Lead Crime Beat reporter
- Wrote for Arts & Entertainment, Campus, and City desks
Northwestern University
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Reporter
The Calabasas Courier
- Led student-run and -funded newspaper with approx. 30 members
- EIC (2014-2015) Opinion Editor (2013-2014), staff writer (2012-2013)
Calabasas, CA
Editor In Chief
Unite 4 Good Magazine
- Profiled philanthropic entrepreneurs and celebrities such as actor Blair Underwood, YouTuber Anna Akana, and poet Patricia Lockwood
Greater Los Angeles Area
Writer
KTLA
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ktla
- Assisted Lu Parker
Greater Los Angeles Area
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Editorial Assistant
The Acorn Newspapers
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-acorn-newspapers
- Wrote columns about teen culture
Agoura Hills, CA
Columnist
Bachelor's degree
- Graduated cum laude with a 3.83 GPA
- Minored in political science
- Concentrated in Mandarin Chinese
Journalism
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Northwestern University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university/
Northwestern University
Cum Laude
On the cusp of true independence, the middle children of higher education hang in the purgatory between being a child and being all grown up.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Second place, AEJMC Student Magazine Writing Competition
Bullet journaling IG
@bettabujos
https://www.instagram.com/bettabujos/
Two students from different cultures form a deep bond—but their friendship is an exception at this peer matching club.
Icing on the Cake: University of Iowa's Friends Without Borders program is more show than substance
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After a tragedy shakes the Northwestern community and its Chinese international studentry, hope is found in an unlikely place: Evanston's city government.
The Long Road
http://www.medillnews847.com/jour320/spring18/final/bikelane/index.html
WNUR-FM 89.3
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wnur-89-3fm
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News Anchor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheridan-clayborne-77723a119
San Francisco, CA
Sheridan Clayborne
𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 @ 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (𝐘𝐂 𝐒𝟐𝟎, 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠) | 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 | 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝟑𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moiradoconnell
United States
Moira O.
Content Strategy | Passionate about UX process  | Ex-FB
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amar-shah1
Greater Chicago Area
Amar Shah
Masters Candidate at University of Chicago  & Chaplain at Northwestern University
https://mm.linkedin.com/in/balloon-house-60675719a
Myanmar
Balloon House
Founder at Balloon House yangon
https://id.linkedin.com/in/kurnia-balon-a747b8174
Jakarta, Indonesia
kurnia balon
Marketing Executive di kurnia balon
https://id.linkedin.com/in/alon-balon-8356021b8
Jakarta
Alon Balon
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https://id.linkedin.com/in/balondekorasiulangtahun
Jakarta
Balon dekorasi ulang tahun
Balon Dekorasi Ulang Tahun anak  jakarta murah, balon dekor, balon dekor ulang tahun
https://id.linkedin.com/in/ari-lamatenggo-b1569a116
Indonesia
Ari Lamatenggo
wiraswasta di FAMILY BALLOON INDONESIA
https://id.linkedin.com/in/inotek-balon-62631251
Jakarta, Indonesia
Inotek Balon
PT. INOVASI TEKNOLOGI BALON
https://id.linkedin.com/in/dekorasi-balon-08a0a6151
Indonesia
DEKORASI BALON
dekorasi balon at dekorasi balon semarang
https://id.linkedin.com/in/balon-imagination-47423a120
Indonesia
Balon Imagination
Party decorator at Balloon imagination
https://id.linkedin.com/in/harfandi-warna-balon-20b455bb
Banten, Indonesia
Harfandi Warna balon
Owner di Warna balon
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Jakarta
fortuna dekorasi balon
OWNER di CV.FORTUNA BALON
https://id.linkedin.com/in/balon-tangerang-9730831b6
Tangerang
balon tangerang
Decorator
https://id.linkedin.com/in/bams-balon
Jakarta Metropolitan Area
Bam's balon dekorasi
Serving full dedication
https://hu.linkedin.com/in/alberto-falcone-5100a259
Hungary
Alberto Falcone
Owner Balloon Lab Ltd
https://id.linkedin.com/in/jendral-balloon-b832b810b
Jakarta
jendral balloon
Solusi Media Iklan dan Dekorasi Anda
https://id.linkedin.com/in/surya-balon-4407a2134
Jakarta
Surya Balon
marketing balon promosi
https://id.linkedin.com/in/tatik-yuliani-2a93a16b
Indonesia
Tatik Yuliani
All about balloon
https://id.linkedin.com/in/art-balon-a94787104
Jakarta
ART BALON
Absolutte of the Art Balon
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Northwestern Club of the San Francisco Bay Area
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SIGP 2018 Recipients
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