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Resume

2021 - Present

Writing Director | Thesis Agency

  • Pitch new business opportunities with creative ideation and content strategy.

  • Supervise a team of 5-10 writers in creating marketing content for business-critical clients, Adobe and HP.

  • Optimize production schedules and workloads.

  • Ensure quality of content across no fewer than 5 business segments.

  • Work directly with clients to merge brand tone and voice with content goals. 

2015 - 2019

Editorial Director | Bonfire Marketing

  • Initially joined the company as a copywriter before moving into chief editor, and then editorial director roles.

  • Supervised an average of 5 writers, editors, and freelancers. Optimized production schedules and workloads.

  • Guided messaging and content strategy for an average of 15+ clients, and oversaw client/employee onboarding.

  • Vetted new work collaboration and MarTech tools for improving work, project management, and campaign activation. 

2012 - 2016

Associate Editor | Night Owls Press

  • Managed author interactions contracting writers for pre-established book concepts, most importantly a series of 4 ESL game titles.

  • Managed one author, ensuring drafts were submitted on time, and helping the writer through all revisions and editing cycles.

  • Project managed the production of one installment entitled “An Artful Heist.”

Work
Experience

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2019 - 2021

Senior Writer | KinderCare Education

  • Pitched quarterly campaign themes and strategies that drove multichannel digital marketing and direct mail initiatives.

  • Wrote KinderCare Education at Work's brand style guide.

  • Wrote sales decks, emails, and print collateral to support B2B sales team pitch and sales process.

  • Wrote blogs, social content, digital ads, e-books, website content, and any other type of key marketing assets for B2B and B2C.

2012 - 2015

Web Content Editor | Fred Meyer (Kroger)

  • Provided services in the Fred Meyer home office to manage, write, and edit housewares department content and style.

  • Maintained correspondence with 100+ vendors for product catalogs, and developed editor onboarding processes.

  • Assisted in the launch of Fred Meyer’s first online catalog, and developed internal style guides and publishing processes. 

Education

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2010 - 2012

Master of Arts, Writing & Publishing | Portland State University, 3.9 GPA

  • Served as an editor, designer, and production manager for various titles, including a series of four poetry anthologies: “Alive at the Center,” designing covers, and serving as an editor for two other publications. 

  • Achieved an internship with Relium Media, a transmedia company engaged in developing a digital and printed series of comic books, to provide industry coaching to publish “Angel Punk,” a young adult novel publishing project.

2004 - 2008

Bachelor of Arts, Writing & Literature | Marshall University, 3.8 GPA

  • Achieved a dual major in Creative Writing and English Literature.

Workplace skills

  • Team leadership and training

  • Creative direction

  • Client services

  • Coaching

  • Operations management

  • Project Management

  • Strategic planning

  • Relationship building

  • Account management

  • Communication

  • Time management 

 

Certification & Training

  • Verus Virtual Pathways to Leadership

  • HubSpot Content Marketing

  • Google Analytics

  • SiriusDecisions Content Strategy

Industries: Consumer goods, education, publishing, hospitality, healthcare, technology, SaaS, B2B, & B2C

Skills
& Expertise

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Technical skills

  • Short form (social, email, websites)

  • Long form (e-books, white papers)

  • Editing/proofreading

  • Campaign planning

  • Account-based marketing

  • Data-driven content

  • Brand style guides

  • AP Style

  • SEO/SEM

 

Technologies

  • Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace

  • Asana / Smartsheet / Wrike / Notion

  • Adobe Express, Acrobat, Photoshop

  • Figma

  • Slack

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