Rachel Rasmussen

Current

Founder/CEO at Rescue Desk, LLC

Past

Web Content Editor/Coordinator at Madison Area Technical College
Publications Coordinator at Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Managing Editor at Allured Publishing

Managing Editor at Achieve Communications
Associate Editor; Web Editor at DM Review magazine

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Education

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Recommended

12 people have recommended Rachel

Connections

127 connections

Industry

Executive Office

Websites

Rachel Rasmussen’s Summary

My professional experience is in both print and electronic publishing and communications. With a degree in journalism and political science, my career has focused primarily on content development and production with an emphasis in writing, editing, desktop publishing, online content management, print production, print/electronic project management, general business/executive support and, of course, virtual assistance.

Rachel Rasmussen’s Specialties:

Editing, writing for print, writing for Web, desktop publishing and graphic design, print production, newspapers, magazines, marketing and content development strategies, business/executive support, communications, project management, small-business development, virtual assistance

Rachel Rasmussen’s Experience

Founder/CEO

Rescue Desk, LLC

(Executive Office industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Rescue Desk, LLC offers virtual assistance to small business owners and executives. Rescue Desk is an executive assistant "for hire," tackling the support tasks on our clients' to-do lists.

We work with small business owners, solo entrepreneurs and executives who may not have the need or the resources to hire a permanent, on-site, on-staff employee.

Rescue Desk is a practical, valuable, high-quality business solution to clients who need executive, creative and/or administrative support – beyond their current resources – in order to help them and their businesses reach their full potential.
Web Content Editor/Coordinator

Madison Area Technical College

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

February 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Madison, Wisconsin
Publications Coordinator

Wisconsin Newspaper Association

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

October 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 4 months)

Madison, Wisconsin
Managing Editor

Allured Publishing

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

February 2002 — January 2004 (2 years)

Carol Stream, Illinois
Managing Editor

Achieve Communications

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

January 2001 — October 2001 (10 months)

Broomfield, Colorado
Associate Editor; Web Editor

DM Review magazine

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

January 1999 — January 2001 (2 years 1 month)

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Rachel Rasmussen’s Education

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

B.A. , Journalism & Political Science , 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Rachel Rasmussen’s Websites:

Rachel Rasmussen’s Interests:

Photography, travel, hiking, art, reading, writing, entrepreneural and business education, sketching, graphic design, outdoors/nature

Rachel Rasmussen’s Groups:

Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (member)
Small Business Advisory Council (board member)
The Business Forum (member)
Wisconsin Virtual Assistant Network (co-founder)
Virtual Assistant Networking Association (member)
Madison Area Business Consultants (member)