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• Managed editorial calendar for the website and lead weekly pitch meetings with a team of writers.• Assigned and edited pieces of content ranging from short articles geared to a social audience to comprehensive deep-dive guides on a single topic. • Used web analytics tools to make data-informed editorial decisions. Updated older articles using SEO best practices.• Worked with newsletter team to select articles for weekly newsletter sends to subscribers.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Was responsible for overseeing entire cookbook process, including proposal stage, table of contents compilation, photography needs, and working with freelance copyeditors and proofreaders. • Wrote all non-recipe content in the book: introduction, sidebars and feature spreads, jacket and back cover blurbs.• Collaborated with book’s designer to create a vision for the overall style, taking into consideration subject matter, audience, tone, and level of difficulty. Worked closely with… Show more • Was responsible for overseeing entire cookbook process, including proposal stage, table of contents compilation, photography needs, and working with freelance copyeditors and proofreaders. • Wrote all non-recipe content in the book: introduction, sidebars and feature spreads, jacket and back cover blurbs.• Collaborated with book’s designer to create a vision for the overall style, taking into consideration subject matter, audience, tone, and level of difficulty. Worked closely with photo team to execute this vision.• Presented to in-house marketing and publicity teams and worked with video, design, digital, and social media teams to coordinate promotion of finished book. Wrote all copy for blads, TI sheets, and press releases. Show less

• Regularly pitch, research, interview sources, and write articles for Boston, Boston Home, and Boston Weddings.

• Fact-checked articles, proofread galleys, and conducted research for a team of editors• Pitched and wrote articles for Boston, Boston Home, and Boston Weddings• Attended pitch and editorial meetings to gain an understanding of the entire editorial process

• Edited engineering reports for energy consulting business. Synthesized evaluation/audit information from site visits and subsequent recommendations for improving energy efficiency.• Translated these highly technical reports that were intended for a broader audience, ensuring everyone could understand the content (regardless of their background).• Copyedited reports and ensured they adhered to the company's style guide.

Greater Boston Area

• Taught writing to first-year students at Emerson College• Emphasized the concept of writing as a social process through peer reviews and one-on-one conferences

• Managed social media accounts for the podcast using TweetDeck and Facebook scheduling.• Transcribed interviews, edited audio, and selected music for Kind World podcast episodes.

Boston, Ma

• Selected art- and entertainment-related events in the Boston area to include in the calendar section of the magazine, and input them in an Adobe InDesign file. Wrote a short description about the event when appropriate• Wrote “callouts”—one-paragraph write-ups about an event—to be included in calendar section• Fact-checked copy for print magazine and website, ranging from 100-word write-ups to feature-length pieces

Boston, Ma

• Scheduled student and clinician appointments for six clinicians, three interns and one consulting psychiatrist• Co-managed department website and social media accounts

• Managed daily communication with students about CDO services and resources• Assisted team of 12 career advisers in promoting career resources and new job postings to students• Worked with a team to create outreach communication to employers

Canandaigua, Ny

• Partnered with local wineries to write a weekly wine tasting column published in the Finger Lakes Times• Designed lesson plans and wrote descriptions for five culinary classes that were published on the website

Rochester, Ny

• Tutored students regarding all phases of the writing process, including drafting, outlining, revising, and citing• Provided feedback on writing assignments from all academic disciplines

Rochester, New York Area

• Handled communications for five events by writing press releases and serving as point of contact for news outlets• Partnered with Director of Development to draft written material for nonprofit agency, including news updates for the website and donation letters for fundraising programs• Coordinated The Season of Hope, a holiday fundraising effort for members of the community in need, by facilitating donations of goods and creating marketing materials

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Publishing And Writing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Rhetoric

Activities and Societies: Lambda Pi Eta: National Communication Association Honor Society, Dance Club, Homework Help Volunteer Presented.