Culture journalist, on-air and for international, national, regional, and local magazines and newspapers [radio, television, print, digital]; editor for a roster of authors, doctoral candidates, and corporate clients; copy writer for creative professionals, including biographies and press releases, for e-newsletters, for press kits, and across web channelsSelected client list: Meta, Ancestry, Contently [brand journalism]; Iconic Offices, Rafael Photography [copywriting]; "Arena"​ RTÉ… Show more Culture journalist, on-air and for international, national, regional, and local magazines and newspapers [radio, television, print, digital]; editor for a roster of authors, doctoral candidates, and corporate clients; copy writer for creative professionals, including biographies and press releases, for e-newsletters, for press kits, and across web channelsSelected client list: Meta, Ancestry, Contently [brand journalism]; Iconic Offices, Rafael Photography [copywriting]; "Arena"​ RTÉ Radio 1 FM,​ "The Ryan Tubridy Show"​ RTÉ Radio 1 FM, RTÉ 1 "Morning Edition" [TV and radio broadcasts]; Irish Independent, Irish Times, Dublin Inquirer, District Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Newcity, Artscope, Rutland Herald, Brattleboro Reformer, The Commons, Fiber Art Now, the-midst.com, writing.ie [print and digital journalism]Web - https://inkblotcomplex.co Show less

Designing and leading an innovative, multi-session, creative writing workshop within academia and at private institutions, organizations, festivals, community centers, libraries, and galleries worldwide; leading groups ranging from urban elementary students to the rural elderly in poetry appreciation, analysis, and creation; facilitating lessons, critiques, and discussions☞ Selected Placements♦ School District 218; Palos Heights, Illinois, USA; 2023♦ Lexquimia; Dublin… Show more Designing and leading an innovative, multi-session, creative writing workshop within academia and at private institutions, organizations, festivals, community centers, libraries, and galleries worldwide; leading groups ranging from urban elementary students to the rural elderly in poetry appreciation, analysis, and creation; facilitating lessons, critiques, and discussions☞ Selected Placements♦ School District 218; Palos Heights, Illinois, USA; 2023♦ Lexquimia; Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland [remote]; 2023♦ Ernst & Young; Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland [remote]; 2022♦ Soho House Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2022♦ Arts Ekta; Belfast, Northern Ireland [remote]; 2021♦ Irish Writers Centre; Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland [remote]; 2020♦ Belfast Mela; Belfast, Northern Ireland; 2018♦ Mount Temple Comprehensive School; Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; 2018♦ Colaiste Íde agus Iosef; Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, Ireland; 2016, 2017♦ Make a Move Festival; Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland; 2016♦ Kantonalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bihać; Bihać, Bosnia and Herzogovina; 2015♦ Skibbereen Arts Festival; Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland; 2015♦ True to Life Foundation; Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2014♦ Wunderkind Prep; Seoul, South Korea; 2012♦ Southern Vermont College; Bennington, Vermont, USA; 2011♦ The Starving Artist; Keene, New Hampshire, USA; 2010♦ Keene Public Library; Keene, New Hampshire, USA; 2010♦ Brooks Memorial Library; Brattleboro, Vermont, USA; 2009♦ Rockingham Public Library; Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA; 2008♦ University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2004, 2005Web - https://inkblotcomplex.co/spoken-word Show less

☞ Recent♦ Word Battle: Uptown Poetry Slam Field Trip for Soho House Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA♦ Page to Stage Slam Poetry Workshop at Soho House Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA♦ Vice & Verses: Neo-Soul Brigade, bimonthly at The Liquor Rooms; Dublin, Ireland.♦ Billie Holiday: Jazz Legacy at The Liquor Rooms; Dublin, Ireland♦ Hans Luchs Trio at JJ Smyths; Dublin, Ireland♦ Vice & Verses Europe -- Croatia, Denmark, France, Ireland♦ Vice & Verses United States --… Show more ☞ Recent♦ Word Battle: Uptown Poetry Slam Field Trip for Soho House Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA♦ Page to Stage Slam Poetry Workshop at Soho House Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA♦ Vice & Verses: Neo-Soul Brigade, bimonthly at The Liquor Rooms; Dublin, Ireland.♦ Billie Holiday: Jazz Legacy at The Liquor Rooms; Dublin, Ireland♦ Hans Luchs Trio at JJ Smyths; Dublin, Ireland♦ Vice & Verses Europe -- Croatia, Denmark, France, Ireland♦ Vice & Verses United States -- monthly in Vermont and New HampshireAssisted with the organizing, booking, and publicizing of college campus hip-hop shows at various venues, 2002-2003. Began producing four-floor residential raves showcasing breakbeat, jungle, house, and hip-hop. Moved on to jam and organic electronica club shows in Chicago in 2007, and a winter festival in 2011 in southern Vermont. Produced and hosted a monthly poetry event, called Vice & Verses, in two states, Vermont and New Hampshire, for the duration of 2011. Reimagined Vice & Verses as a traveling international poetry and music series during 2012-13. Co-founded and orchestrated the inaugural Black History Month Ireland national holiday (2014), which is still observed annually. Conceived, booked, managed, hosted, and performed at Vice & Verses: Neo-Soul Brigade at The Liquor Rooms in Dublin, Ireland, 2016-2018. Slam poetry series producer for Soho House Chicago in 2022. Publicist for InkBlot Complex's and others' events and creative output across various platforms.Former European booking agent for two acts: New York City jazz guitarist Hans Luchs and Rotterdam hip-hop guitarist/spoken word artist Andre K'Por.Web - https://inkblotcomplex.co/events Show less

Teaching an eclectic, arts-infused literacy and math curriculum to K-8 students with grades falling beneath the 50th percentile, in aim of better life outcomes via early academic mastery.Web - https://msquaredlearning.com

Culling from two decades of multimedia experience to navigate Harvard's rigorous Master of Liberal Arts remote program. Focusing on documentary journalism and research-based writing for social change.

Writing articles that provide brands, companies, and organizations with engaging and actionable content marketing. My reported articles tell unique brand stories, which strengthen customers' emotional connection to a brand. My work accelerates the purchase funnel. Major clients include Meta, Harvard University, and Ancestry.Contently became an early leader in content marketing, recruiting a global journalist network to lend research, interviewing, and writing savvy to the… Show more Writing articles that provide brands, companies, and organizations with engaging and actionable content marketing. My reported articles tell unique brand stories, which strengthen customers' emotional connection to a brand. My work accelerates the purchase funnel. Major clients include Meta, Harvard University, and Ancestry.Contently became an early leader in content marketing, recruiting a global journalist network to lend research, interviewing, and writing savvy to the then-fledgling, longform and shortform brand journalism industry. This helped to distinguish it from traditional copywriting and advertorial.Web - https://contently.com Show less

Teaching a writing and literature curriculum to K-8 students with grades falling beneath the 50th percentile in composition and reading, in aim of better life outcomes for youth from high-poverty backgrounds.Web - https://catapultlearning.com/programs/instruction/reading-intervention

Covering sociopolitical topics of import to Irish youth culture, such as male depression and suicide, cultural modernizing and diversity, and African diasporic issues. Interviewing prominent musicians such as Doja Cat. Performing spoken word poetry at a variety of cultural events organized by the magazine.Web - http://districtmagazine.ie

Broadcast journalist providing commentary and analysis on new release films, film history, cultural happenings, American headlines, and Irish breaking news, largely from a globalist, antiracist, feminist viewpoint, for Ireland's national broadcaster.Web - https://rte.ie

Analysis and critique of gallery exhibitions and the work of individual artists for a glossy bimonthly published in Boston with distribution throughout the six New England states.Initially worked the Vermont and New Hampshire beats. Progressed to New York City reassignment, covering New England artists' activities and exhibitions in the New York market. Afterward, covered the European market, culminating in on-location coverage of Art Basel 2015.Web - https://artscopemagazine.com

Providing investigative reporting on sociopolitical issues of import to constituents of Vermont's Windham County, for an award-winning print weekly dedicated to provocative community journalism; arts reporting in varied media; culturally relevant essays and editorialsWeb - https://commonsnews.org

Writing “Southerly Exposure,” a popular column in the arts and entertainment section of Vermont’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning, second-largest print daily; high-volume interviewing; non-column reporting of arts-relevant news itemsWeb - https://rutlandherald.com

Developing editorial for a glossy arts quarterly; writing “Pouring Pleasures,” a wine column, and “Seasonal Inspiration,” a visual arts column; maintaining print and website events calendars; delivering engaging content across marketing channels, e.g. e-mail list, Facebook, Twitter; observing quantitative metricsWeb - https://vermontartsliving.com

Spearheading the book development and production process from initial idea through subsequent drafts and page layout, to galleys, dummies, and final editing; hiring and coaching freelance writers; organizing and supervising photo shoots; extensive networking; writing jacket copy for varied international trade marketsWeb - https://pilbooks.com

Filing critiques of painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media exhibitions for a Chicago alternative print weekly; attending gallery openings; writing artist, exhibition, and gallery profilesWeb - https://newcity.com

Interviewing tastemakers such as Peanut Butter Wolf and Pharoahe Monch for an entertainment print weekly with editions published internationally, regional industry coverageWeb - https://timeout.com/chicago

Writing features, profiles, and reviews for an arts and entertainment print monthly; interviewing film and music artists such as Edward Norton, Elijah Wood, Death Cab for Cutie, Miranda July, Tori Amos, Bonnie “Prince” Billy; writing a wine column titled "Sommelier Says"

Overseeing the production and editing of a luxury lifestyle glossy quarterly, which published one national edition and six regional editions: New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, with operations headquarted in Chicago; coordinating freelance and staff writers; sustaining multiple editorial calendars; evaluating potential editorial with respect to region; working closely with the art director and graphic designers

Creating modern versions of classic children’s stories and fables for an elementary- and secondary-level textbook series; work includes nonfiction, line-by-line adaptation, poetry, and playwriting; material spans science, social studies, English literature, and history; project copy editing

Orchestrating the film section of a glossy startup arts and culture biannual, generating coverage ideas, coordinating freelance writers, interviewing film artists, feature writing, general copy editing

Assisting students of color with scholarly papers and their mastery of literature and philosophy in weekly study groups, editing program materials, university website copy editing

Client List:Dr. Deara Person - Northcentral University (Ph.D. in Business Administration)Dr. Tiffanie McLeary - Northwestern University (Ph.D. in Educational Administration)Dr. Judith Armstrong - University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D. in Educational Psychology)