Marissa Brassfield

Greetings! I'm Marissa Brassfield of Ridiculously Efficient. I help high-performance teams crank up their productivity.

Marissa Brassfield is ridiculously efficient. She's a productivity expert, high-performance author and specialist in communication efficiency. Described as "a master of time management," "a force to be reckoned with," and "a symbol of motivation, talent and productivity" by clients, Marissa helps cutting-edge teams do more in less time. Marissa has written over 10,000 supercharged articles for brands and publications like Nokia, Yahoo, PayScale, Trend Hunter, Lifehack, Foodista and LifeScript, generating over 40,000,000 views. She continues to write about management strategies that enable employee efficiency, engagement and effectiveness for business clients and on RidiculouslyEfficient.com. To see Marissa's infographic resume, head to http://marissabrassfield.com.

Freelance Content Producer at aka m.

December 2005 - Present

Supercharge clients' websites by creating articles, blog posts, social media updates and other content. Copy edit clients' online content, observing AP and SEO style, coaching contributors as necessary. Manage social media accounts, drive reader engagement, grow fan base and augment community feel. Consult on productivity, lifestyle hacking, freelancing and work-life balance.

Editor-at-Large at Trend Hunter

2010 - 2011

Edited the daily issues on Saturday and Sunday for tone, professionalism, grammar and format. Copy edited 140 to 180 articles over a two-day period for publication, writing articles as necessary to meet issue targets. Coached interns and contributors on grammar and style. Wrote short articles about breakthrough innovations in design, fashion, food, business, technology, and marketing and advertising.

Senior Editor and Head of Marketing at Trend Hunter Magazine

2008 - 2010

Managed Trend Hunter's social media interactions, advertising campaigns and external public relations. Edited the issue Thursday through Sunday; copy edited 80 to 100+ articles daily and wrote 150 to 250 articles per month about cars, design, fashion, technology, business, marketing, advertising and food. Assisted in the recruitment, hiring and development of editorial interns, both at the company's Toronto headquarters and at the San Diego satellite office.

Director of Content Strategy at Foodista

2012

Create and implement a comprehensive, growth-focused social media strategy. Engage Foodista's communities on Twitter (220,000+ followers), Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest. Develop Foodista's stable of professional category editors through weekly virtual training sessions and ongoing feedback

Editor, Celebrity and Funny/Weird at Foodista

2011

Write short, supercharged blog posts on celebrities and funny/weird news items as they pertain to food. Foster community by engaging with readers on Facebook and Twitter. Identify and cover emerging news stories, themes and key figures in the blogosphere. Assist fellow category editors with SEO, social media and productivity.

Ridiculously Efficient CEO at Ridiculously Efficient

2011

My productivity workshops help high-performance teams at large to medium-sized businesses do more in less time. I also write about work productivity, employee efficiency, management tips, work-life balance and office culture at RidiculouslyEfficient.com and Lifehack.org.

Senior Editor and Director of Social Media at CalorieLab

November 2010

Orchestrate editorial content: copy edit articles from expert columnists, compose a weekly newsletter, execute social media efforts. Conduct blogger outreach and link-building strategies. Advise on marketing and brand management. Write a regular column on health and fitness.

University of Pennsylvania

2002 – 2006

BA

productivity, efficiency, time management, productivity consulting, obstacle races, adventure races, mud runs, photography, fitness, health, wellness, food, social media, content production