Hi, I'm Courtney Gavitt, a creative and detail-oriented professional with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism, concentrating on Creative Writing. I love combining my passion for writing and design to create engaging content and marketing materials that speak to diverse audiences. Through my work experience, I have honed my skills in digital marketing, graphic design, and content strategy, working on projects ranging from trade shows to nonprofit campaigns. With experience in managing content production, email campaigns, social media, and print marketing materials, I enjoy crafting clear and visually appealing communications that drive engagement and foster connections. Whether working remotely or in dynamic team settings, I embrace collaboration and continuous learning to deliver results that matter.

Courtney Gavitt

Hi, I'm Courtney Gavitt, a creative and detail-oriented professional with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism, concentrating on Creative Writing. I love combining my passion for writing and design to create engaging content and marketing materials that speak to diverse audiences. Through my work experience, I have honed my skills in digital marketing, graphic design, and content strategy, working on projects ranging from trade shows to nonprofit campaigns. With experience in managing content production, email campaigns, social media, and print marketing materials, I enjoy crafting clear and visually appealing communications that drive engagement and foster connections. Whether working remotely or in dynamic team settings, I embrace collaboration and continuous learning to deliver results that matter.

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Hi, I’m Courtney Gavitt, a creative and detail-oriented professional with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism, concentrating on Creative Writing. I love combining my passion for writing and design to create engaging content and marketing materials that speak to diverse audiences. Through my work experience, I have honed my skills in digital marketing, graphic design, and content strategy, working on projects ranging from trade shows to nonprofit campaigns.

With experience in managing content production, email campaigns, social media, and print marketing materials, I enjoy crafting clear and visually appealing communications that drive engagement and foster connections. Whether working remotely or in dynamic team settings, I embrace collaboration and continuous learning to deliver results that matter.

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Work Experience

Senior Marketing Associate at RX Global, A Trade Show Company
July 1, 2025 - September 3, 2025
Created and managed calendars for email campaigns, social media posts, PPC campaigns, direct mailers, and partner content. Built 5-10 digital newsletters weekly for an audience of over 40,000, optimizing for desktop and mobile. Developed and executed data-driven PPC strategies and analyzed campaign performance. Coordinated with vendors and design contractors, processed contracts and invoices. Produced and repackaged creative elements in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop for six B2B tradeshows across various industries. Designed print marketing materials including sales sheets, floor maps, infographics, and decks, liaising with printers.
Contracted Designer at The Connecticut Mirror, A Nonprofit Newspaper
June 1, 2024 - September 3, 2025
Created marketing materials for fundraising and donor engagement efforts such as postcards, web ads, social media posts, and emails. Repackaged news content for social media by summarizing stories and creating four Instagram infographic posts weekly, reaching over 5,000 followers. Line-edited stories to catch grammatical errors and recommended improvements to clarity and quality standards.
Freelance Designer at Elite Printing Group, Upwork.com, CourtneyGavitt.com
August 1, 2020 - Present
Created print items, infographics, and various design assets tailored to client needs, exporting and packaging files for client usage. Designed and typeset a 120-page print workbook titled The Rebel Step-Mom’s Workbook, delivered within a four-day deadline.
Digital Editor & Layout Designer at The Daily Campus, UConn’s Official Student-Run Newspaper
May 1, 2021 - September 3, 2025
Managed a 5-day-a-week, 12-page, 5,000 circulation newspaper as one of five student executives. Increased daily website pageviews to 3,500 and created graphics for web, print, and social media. Developed and marketed a weekly interactive news round-up newsletter using Mailchimp. Used Adobe InDesign to layout pages for print, including stories, graphics, and images.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University of Connecticut, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services