Molly McGinn

Molly McGinn

Content Director at King's English

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Current
  • Content Director at King's English
  • Owner at Buster Dilly (Self-employed)
Past
  • Senior Writer at Kindermusik International
  • Senior Writer, Voice Talent at Kindermusik International/KIDesign/The Process Recording Studios
  • General Assignment Reporter at News & Record
Education
  • Elon University
Connections
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Industry
Writing and Editing
Websites

Molly McGinn’s Summary

Award-winning writer and journalist, child development expert, social network & pinko marketer, interactive & multimedia product developer, and documentary filmmaker.


Molly McGinn’s Experience

  • Content Director

    King's English

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

    June 2008Present (1 year 2 months)

  • Owner

    Buster Dilly (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

    2008Present (1 year)

    Help companies stop thinking about "marketing to customers," and start thinking about "talking with people" via online communities.

  • Senior Writer

    Kindermusik International

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

    November 2002January 2008 (5 years 3 months)

    Combine child development research, creative play activities, video clips, and music downloads into one interactive enewsletter for Kindermusik famillies called Tune In.

    • Produced documentary film in multiple locations to tell one story about five extraordinary Kindermusik Educators. Published the video on
    You Tube to foster community.
    • Created the initial Kindermusik blog which led to the training of a couple hundred Educators on the community power of blogging and
    modern Web services.
    • Research various angles of Universal Pre-K and child development issues, trends, and current events to establish Kindermusik's marketing
    program.

  • Senior Writer, Voice Talent

    Kindermusik International/KIDesign/The Process Recording Studios

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    20022008 (6 years)

  • General Assignment Reporter

    News & Record

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

    December 2000November 2002 (2 years)

    Covered community issues including City Council, courts, and neighborhood stories, as well as national stories with a local impact. In the aftermath of September 11, I followed the federal hearing of a Pakistani man who was accused of being a terrorist, eventually charged for sending money to the Taliban, and later convicted for lying on a bank loan application.

  • Intern

    The News & Observer

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MNI; Newspapers industry)

    19991999 (less than a year)

    General assignment stories and breaking news. Wrote about the state's lack of preparedness for people with disabilities during massive flooding in eastern North Carolina following Hurricane Floyd at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. The N&O became a finalist in 2000 for its breaking news coverage of Hurricane Floyd.


Molly McGinn’s Education

  • Elon University

    19921996


Additional Information

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Molly McGinn’s Interests:

Music, songwriting, instantaneous collaboration, filmmaking, soundtrack producing, pilates, coffee, longboarding, and running.

Molly McGinn’s Honors:

2007 "Girl with Slingshot" solo album made top 30 of Amie Street's best albums of the year
2006 Soundtrack Producer for the "Audience Choice" winner in the 48 Hour Film Festival
2004 Distinguished Achievement Award by the Association of Educational Publishers for the e-newsletter, Tune In
2002 Community Journalism Award by the African American Heritage Society in High Point, North Carolina


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