{"id":51864,"date":"2025-09-15T21:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=51864"},"modified":"2025-09-15T21:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:25:30","slug":"amanda-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/amanda-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-content-manager\"><em>Content Manager<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Amanda is a content manager at GetSmarter with 8 years of experience producing content on behalf of the world\u2019s leading universities and brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She enjoys using her background in newsroom journalism and data science to collaborate with professors on stories that translate their expertise into compelling, helpful content for audiences. 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