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Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Strategically advise Transportation & Mobility and Utilities departments with communications counsel and political awareness of community hot topics• Advance department and organization goals through cohesive interdepartmental messaging approach• Prioritize execution of effective storytelling campaigns for varied work across departments, including the airport and major infrastructure projects• Explore multimedia storytelling tools to explain controversial topics and dispel misinformation• Serve as trained, on-call staff for emergency disaster communications• Advance racial equity work as co-lead of the Communication & Engagement Department's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team, including facilitating development of an Equity Action Plan• Champion understanding and alignment with internal writing, branding and style guides, and digital best practices in line with state accessibility laws• Build trust with media and local nonprofit partners and respond promptly to inquiries• Monitors suite of city platforms to understand trends and outcomes and actively respond to community questions• Advance career qualifications through professional development opportunities and share learnings with team• Plan ahead for multiple varied tasks and flexibly manage unexpected changes to work planTools used include Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Express, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Canto, Hootsuite, X, Facebook, Twitter, ArcGIS StoryMaps, Wordpress, Juvare WebEOC, Formstack, Alchemer, Google Suite and Microsoft 360.

Colorado, United States

Served at the Communication and Engagement Department at the City of Boulder as a temporary embedded staff member at the Department of Library and Arts.• Led and executed multimedia communication campaigns consistent with city voice• Advised and strategically addressed communication needs of library leadership and staff• Improved 3+ library webpages with an accessibility and user-first perspective• Wrote biweekly newsletter for 50,000+ subscribers, press releases, articles, alerts and more• Managed social media channels and coordinated to improve scheduling processes• Expanded relationships with city partners and international stakeholders to identify priorities, manage expectations, and address concerns in communication plans

Colorado, United States

• Maximize scripting process with template system for wedding infotainment videos• Script 8+ YouTube videos to reflect company vision and center audience concerns• Collaborate to ensure accurate representation of wedding vendors through scripting and filming process• Delivered initial concepts for redesigning the landing page and logo • Supervised script and actor direction on 4+ video shoots

Remote

During my time in Hindsight, I was responsible for directing the journal’s visual transition from its previous title, Journal 2020. I spearheaded an extensive AD handbook and ongoing design guide and implemented a collaborative, multi-round blind art review process to lead the journal’s visual flow. • Led visual storytelling, design, and style through interdepartmental collaboration• Optimized Art Direction’s internal operations by implementing Trello, Miro, and Google Drive customization to efficiently prioritize and meet multiple deadlines• Coordinated with Marketing to develop new branding materials (posters, banners, icons, SNS templates, etc.)• Organized weekly AD meetings through Zoom for our team of three• Designed a logo, colophon, and covers for digital and print issues while incorporating feedback• Edited and formatted content with Editorial and Digital Production in InDesign• Advocated for artists' visibility by including artist biographies in the journalTools:Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop); Trello; Miro; Google Drive; Canva

Remote

I collaborated with students and faculty to help construct an annotated digital bibliographic database to make the Norlin Library’s fairy-tale collection more accessible to the community. During my time there I analyzed 30+ global fairy tales for variations and digitized the resulting data, as well as helped with planning and assembling a new website. I also was one of the presenters of this project at the CU Boulder Libraries Symposium Series in March 2021.• Initiated migration of content from Drupal to Web Express• Improved readers' user experience through new organizational categories in Web Express• Created a flexible handbook for researchers to edit the new website and add new informationTools:Drupal, Web Express, Google Drive, Adobe XD, the ATU Index (Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index)

Boulder, Colorado, United States

As a research intern, I worked with Dr. Adam Bradley and a graduate student to create rap & poetry curriculum for 4th graders. Using information from a combination of education, rap, poetry, and literature resources, I also designed a poetry & rap activity that was both highly interactive and scalable for grades K-12.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Assisted in revising an addendum to the program's provost report for 2017-2018• Supported with assigning financial transactions SpeedTypes (Fund, Organization, and Program/Project data)• Created, maintained, and digitally compiled data into Microsoft Office• Supported staff actively with organizational tasks and event preparation

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Completed two weeks of intensive teacher training on creating community between diverse identities, developing instructional strategies, and classroom management• Taught Reading and DIY Fashion to four sections of 6th-8th grade students• Revised over 20 lesson plans with reading faculty to optimize student learning• Supervised field trips and daily club sessions of six to 12 children to ensure safety and student enrichment

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Managed reviews and endorsements for 5+ manuscripts through sustaining communication with reviewers• Aided marketing through producing 20+ book flyers, data entry in Unity, conducting searches for potential adopters of texts, and contacting journals for reviews

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Served as an outreach liaison during the INVST Community Leadership Program application period• Promoted INVST with weekly chalk advertisements, tabling sessions, and flyering with student volunteers

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature, 3.985

Activities and Societies: Educational Diversity Scholar, Miramontes Arts and Sciences Program Scholar, and Global Opportunity.

Exchange Semester, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies