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San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Internal storyteller and writer on the Enterprise Team Member Communications team. Manage the Caring for Team Members storytelling beat by sourcing, developing, and publishing internal articles highlighting career development, benefits, and other HR-related announcements and employee success stories, as well as diversity and inclusion initiatives and leader events. Collaborate with business partners, communications partners, editors, designers, lawyers, and developers to publish stories to the Wells Fargo intranet.Lead bimonthly, monthly, and quarterly storytelling meetings with communications partners across the company to identify content leads and develop content strategies related to the Caring for Team Members beat.

San Francisco, California, Us

Editor on the Enterprise Team Member Communications team within HR & Team Member Communications.Rewrote, edited, proofed, and QA tested a high volume of internal communications, including stories for the internal intranet, Teamworks; the company-wide email newsletter, Team Link; HR and enterprise email campaigns; PowerPoint presentations; webpages; and talking points, to ensure that they follow best practices for storytelling, messaging for targeted audiences, and company and channel style and voice.Partnered with multiple teams to coordinate the publication of Teamworks stories using internal CMS.Contributed to discussions on submitted story pitches in weekly Teamworks Editorial Review Board meetings, focusing on storytelling angles, potential communications channels, and alignment with Wells Fargo’s Vision, Values & Goals as well as the team’s content strategy.Collaborated with teams and partners across the company on the development and enhancement of the Teamworks story publication processes; create and update process and guideline documentation materials; and present these materials in onboarding and best-practice meetings.Worked with the Lead Editor to develop workflow processes and best practices to streamline and optimize team efficiencies to ensure that all deadlines are met.Gave presentations to teams and individual contributors within the HR & Team Member Communications team on editorial best practices and Wells Fargo company brand and voice guidelines.Supported, coordinated, and managed a number of communications projects with various partners, including monthly compliance approvals audits; HR talking points for CEO Town Halls; the biannual refresh of the HR & Team Member Communications team’s internal and external media talking points; a regulatory required aggregation and analysis projects; and the development and publication of the Teamworks story pitch form.

San Francisco, California, Us

Editorial contractor through Ashton212, LLC supporting Wells Fargo enterprise internal communications and HR channels.Edited, proofed, and QA tested multiple types of internal communications content, including stories and articles; company-wide and line-of-business newsletters; HR and enterprise email campaigns; PowerPoint presentations; webpages; talking points; and frequently asked questions, to ensure compliance with the appropriate channel style as well as digital communications best practices on storytelling, messaging for targeted audiences, structure, and length.Maintained relationships with and provided editorial guidance to communications consultants, both within the internal team and across the broader organization, on how to align their content with Wells Fargo's brand standards for voice as well as style.Collaborated across teams to publish stories to the Wells Fargo intranet, Teamworks, using the company's proprietary CMS.Collaborated within and across teams to plan, coordinate, and manage a variety of communications projects, including internal compliance audits, various aggregate and analysis reports, webpage redesigns, site quality assurance testing and cleanup, and metrics reports.

Mountain View, California, Us

Employee #4 at a VC-funded stealth mode software startup doing a little bit of everything but with a focus on communications.Owned all internal and external communications, including weekly employee newsletters, content marketing, and social media channels, and maintained all editorial pipelines and calendars.Developed, distributed, tracked, and analyzed performance for all original, SEO-optimized content on the company blog and social channels, including thought pieces, blog posts, infographics, and social copy.Researched and distributed all curated content on Smartcar's social channels, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Plus, and Instagram. Created, edited, and pitched PowerPoint presentations and product reports alongside the CEO for prospective customers and investors.Managed relationships with customers, investors, and vendors.Owned a number of HR-related projects, including revising the employee handbook and selecting employee benefits packages.Managed all day-to-day operations to keep Smartcar running smoothly and in compliance. Responsibilities included coordinating with vendors and clients, serving as HR lead, full-cycle recruiting, and maintaining inventory and reimbursement logs.

Worked with professional clients to write original, compelling content, including reports, email outreach campaigns, digital articles, blog posts, Kickstarter campaigns, and scripts.Provided editing and proofreading services for clients on various types of content, including digital articles, annual reports to nonprofit boards, and blog posts, with a focus on messaging, structure, and tone.Consulted with high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate students to create application essays and personal statements.

Reviewed and submitted edits on source content for the hit FOX show, Wayward Pines.Supported the story editor by preparing comprehensive breakdowns and recommendations for submitted fiction and nonfiction manuscripts and screenplays. Performed ad hoc research assignments and assisted with client calls.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Instructed students on writing mechanics and worked with them to create compelling academic papers, personal statements, and business memos.Taught English grammar classes to assist predominantly English language learner students in becoming more successful academically and professionally in their verbal and written communications.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Office assistant in the Festivals and Distributions office in the USC School in Cinematic Arts.Responsibilities included answering phones, mailing movies and writing letters to domestic and international film festivals, copying and scanning documents, and data entry in Excel.

Prepared comprehensive breakdowns and recommendations for submitted fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, screenplays, and television pilots.Performed general office duties including answering client calls, mailing client manuscripts and checks duties, printing and binding manuscripts, and greeting visitors at the reception desk.

Read and approved fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenplay, and playwright submissions for publication for the Southern California Review literary magazine.

Read, critiqued, and approved fiction submissions for publication in both the online and print editions of Nameless literary magazine.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Managed a team of more than 10 writers at a consumer technology publication, with responsibilities including assigning content, coordinating pieces from idea to publication through the editorial pipeline, and translating highly technical pieces into more accessible content for all audiences.Under tight deadlines in a high-volume environment, wrote, edited, and published original articles, product reviews, and op-eds.Copyedited, proofread, and published all digital content on the site using WordPress.Reported live from product launches, conferences, and conventions, including Electronic Entertainment Expo '10 and '11 and Comic-Con International '10.Provided professional development and support to improve the team's overall writing and editing skills.

Master’S Degree, Professional Writing With An Emphasis In Fiction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English With An Emphasis In Creative Writing In Fiction