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Host gaming events at Mox Boarding House focusing on the Pokemon Trading Card Game and KeyForge. Create a welcoming environment for players and teach them how to play new games.

Greater Seattle Area

Edited a variety of copy, from email and social to technical reports and blog posts. Coached writers on voice and tone to hit target audiences, such as customers and internal employees. Advocated for quality and consistency by working closely with designers, writers, and project managers. Helped implement new processes and a project management tool used across the marketing department.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked as a contractor through Harvey Nash coding Rover.com's ad hoc email campaigns.

Greater Seattle Area

• Coded responsive emails and landing pages for Microsoft and their products, including Azure, Office 365, and Surface.• Built emails within both the Marketo and ExactTarget platforms, integrating platform-specific coding languages (Velocity and AMPscript, respectively) with custom HTML to develop dynamic sends.• Incorporated localized copy into email builds, supporting up to 46 languages and locales.• QA'd all emails on live accounts and Litmus to ensure proper rendering and functionality across a variety of email clients, browsers, and devices.• Acted as a point of contact for technical or code-related questions from client services team.• Collaborated with client services to debug issues.• Managed multiple projects at once with quick-turn deadlines.

Greater Seattle Area

• Coded both media query-based responsive and static emails for high-profile brands, including Nordstrom, Starbucks, Teavana, and REI.• Acted as tech lead for Nordstrom and Starbucks/Teavana accounts, which involved distributing work to the team, reviewing creative assets, and prioritizing projects to ensure all campaign deadlines were met.• Interfaced with clients weekly to address code-related topics, provide status updates, and manage relationships.• Reviewed all code directly and through third-party tools, such as Litmus, to ensure proper rendering and functionality across supported email clients, browsers, and devices.• Collaborated with campaign services team to debug issues that are introduced once code enters the email platform.

Greater Seattle Area

• Concepted, wrote and edited email campaigns for well-known brands including Verizon Wireless, Safeway, Realtor.com, REI, and Yahoo.• Collaborated with designers, art directors, strategists, and other copywriters.• Communicated cross-departmentally with project managers, developers, and campaign specialists.• Thought strategically to offer clients the most effective creative solutions.• Regularly presented concepts to clients.• Worked within tight deadlines.

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed a team of 14 product copy writers and copy editors• Maintained in-house style guide to promote consistency within product copy• Assigned daily workloads to the team, focusing on each individual’s strengths• Trained new hires• Provided constructive feedback to writers and editors• Communicated with buyers and vendors• Reported on productivity and forecasting metrics• Wrote, edited, and loaded product copy and editorial blurbs• Edited SEO pages• Boosted team morale through signs of appreciation and humor• Supported team by answering inquiries, developing efficient processes, and overseeing workloads and projects

Greater Seattle Area

• Copyedited and proofread product/email copy for voice, grammar, and style standards• Provided constructive feedback to writers• Managed brand names for consistency

Greater Seattle Area

• Wrote apparel and hard goods product copy• Adhered to AP Style as well as company’s in-house style guide

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta

Certificate, Editing