Fall 2024 Lecturer in the English Department for an Advanced Fiction Workshop.

Manage multiple book projects simultaneously, taking manuscripts from concept to press.Collaborate and interview various authors and clients and carry out a variety of editorial-related tasks such as developmental edits and providing editorial direction to develop book structures and messages.Manage priorities and meet assigned due dates on schedule.Communicate clearly and regularly with authors, clients, and publishing team members, including editors and project managers.

Provide content creation, SEO, editing, email marketing, and coaching services through creative tools, publishing insight, and mentorship.Offer manuscript consultations, developmental editing, ghostwriting, and content creation for various individuals and businesses.Develop engaging content for newsletters and marketing campaigns.Create and content copy across video scripts, writing courses, ebooks, and more.Offer original content workshops in novel, short stories, memoir, and nature writing for various entities such as The University of Texas at San Antonio, Concordia University, Writing Workshops, and The Austin Bat Cave, serving hundreds of students at all levels.Use web content management tools including Adobe Experience Manager and Squarespace to maintain internal resources and make informed decisions about content, growth, and best practices.

Edited, researched, and wrote US and global web recipes and blogs.Crafted recipes and blogs that were informative, compelling, and conversational. Managed a team of freelance writers, chefs, and Brand Ambassadors.Focused on authority-building using SEO, Analytics, and trends with a commitment to excellence, storytelling, and brand affiliation, as well as diversity and inclusion within the world of food.Navigated web content management systems such as Contentful and Shopify to execute content and copy updates.Optimized existing recipes, blogs, and insights on the US and global sights using digital marketing strategies.Created processes to ensure that updates were made in a timely manner, as well as to promote quality control and brand consistency.Collaborated with local and global Copy, Brand, Email, Marketing, E-commerce, OX, and Creative teams.Analyzed content and compiled monthly reports in order to monitor overall content, social, email, and copy performance.Executed Content Editor duties while also writing copy for Commerce, Email, and OX teams, copy editing ebooks, collaborating with the VP of Brand Marketing, and more.

Founded and managed the creative writing summer camp.Recipient of the Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Award, PageSlayers provided free writing camps to underserved 4th and 5th graders.Managed award funds of $45,000, created and oversaw fundraising initiatives, and hired and trained a staff of award-winning instructors and visiting artists of color.Coordinated meetings with Opa-locka staff members, local schools, and city officials, as well as organized free community readings.

Taught undergraduate courses in Creative Writing, Composition, Humanities, and American History.Created curricula, led students in group and individual work, edited and offered constructive criticism on written projects as well as best practices in research, writing, and revision.Attended weekly faculty and departmental meetings and served as the faculty advisor for the Creative Writing Club and Driftwood Magazine, STU's undergraduate literary journal.

Managed the Department of Creative Writing.Balanced the budget for the Creative Writing Department and raised funds for various field trips, performances, and class supplies.Led classes of 6th-12th graders in various genres of creative writing including poetry, short stories, memoir, and graphic novels.Attended weekly parent, faculty, and departmental meetings.

Researched, wrote, and edited blogs with a focus on style, art, literature, culture, travel, and food.Attended weekly pitch meetings, worked closely with editors, interviewed individuals, and covered events such as the Miami Film Festival, Miami Book Fair, and Art Basel.

-Read, analyzed and wrote book reviews for online and print media at the Miami Herald.

Editor of lifestyle magazines, tour guides, and inaugural cruise books.Wrote, edited, and researched feature stories and front-of-book articles with a focus on travel, international trends, and culture for Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Azamara Cruises.Led a team of freelance writers for ongoing projects both in print and online, as well as provided guidance and resources for best practices.Participated in weekly meetings with the Design, Sales, and Marketing teams, working closely with each to meet all print deadlines.