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- Establish and ensure consistency in brand voice and tone across all communication channels.- Develop and write clear, persuasive, and on-brand copy that serves the many needs of the marketing team, including but not limited to promos, product and brand launches, b2b and b2c customer acquisition. Deliverables include email, web and print ads, video copy, social copy across channels, site updates, internal corporate communication and more.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- I help writers solve the problem of getting started with their writing and continuing their writing. - My 1:1 coaching offers accountability, structure, and the tools you need to consistently write and achieve your writing goals. - I work with authors across genres: memoir, self-help, fantasy, screenplay, contemporary fiction, romance, murder mystery, literary fiction, essays, blog articles, social media content, website copy, newsletter copy, workbook creation, ghost writing, copywriting.- Developmentally edit client manuscripts with the goal of revisions and publication. - My weekly writing sprint offers community and accountability in a low-key environment on Zoom.

- Managed Inventory through shopify.com.- Created content across social media platforms.- Managed vendor relationships.

- Write, edit, and format articles, incorporating SEO practices, for publication using WordPress.- Create content for Instagram feed, stories, reels,tiktok, promoting growth and community engagement.

- Write content for episodes including outline, show notes, graphic designs for social media, and episode outlines.- Schedule guest appearances for interviews.- Coordinate sponsorship ads.- Edit podcast episodes with audacity to clean up audio and/or insert ad breaks.

- Write two to three SEO optimized articles per month, focused on audience engagement and community development- Contribute 87 unique articles to date, receiving tens of thousands of views

- Managed all social media platforms using the tailwind and buffer apps.- Created digital content.- Pitched and built brand partnerships. - Created content strategy to promote audience growth. - Researched top-performing posts and updated content accordingly using WordPress.

Los Angeles, California

The Dinner Gathering was an online food-focused literary magazine with a mission to share good writing and build a community- Selected and edited creative content for publication.- Designed and built layout and magazine issue, a total of two issues.- Fielded submissions and managed author communication.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Assisted Executive and Senior Editors with development and production of comics, magazines, and activity books.- Edited comics and graphic novels for Disney franchises such as The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Aladdin and more.- Worked closely with authors to refine scripts, provide reference materials, and guide franchise voice. - Maintained publishing calendars across 12+ publishing licensees with 50+ titles. - Managed 6 concurrent projects from development to delivery, building schedules, flat plans,routing notes, and revisions from editors to designers. - Built and managed archive for comic stories and magazine issues.

- Wrote blog posts and articles for clients such as FabFitFun.com, Femme Pharma Health Care, WeKudo, CandidlyErin.com, and more.- Proofread manuscripts for Chicago Manual of Style, punctuation, typographical errors, completing 16 projects for independent publisher, Rare Bird Books.- Created graphic design assets and social media posts for clients. - Completed market research for client podcast launch.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Created procedures and established editorial goals.- Built an editorial calendar and ensured editorial and production work was completed by established deadlines.- Managed editorial calendar and team of 8 editors. - Designed the magazine's layouts and performed editorial duties for the first three issues, utilizing Squarespace and submittable.com.

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Pitched article ideas at monthly meeting.- Edited article copy prior to publication.- Concatenated articles for online publication.- Pulled images for online articles.

• Created content for website, blog and social media accounts• Created and maintained voice of This Side Up Global brand through social media• Managed This Side Up Global's social media platforms

• Served as the customer-facing voice of the company to promote and establish the Warby Parker brand• Managed entire cycle of an order from creation to customer follow-up • Communicated with customers through personal interactions via email, phone calls and Livechat • Managed customer relationships by providing the best experiences as possible for each customer• Mentored new associates to aid in their growth in the position • Presented biweekly in departmental meetings to highlight and improve best practices of the team

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Helped implement new policies to better serve members and to allow for future franchising• Enhanced member communication through monthly newsletters • Promoted business through tours, marketing, and managing the Facebook page

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Served as a student ambassador for Gettysburg College• Introduced prospective students to the campus and answered questions about Gettysburg College• Assisted with mailings and communications for prospective students and families

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Led executive meetings, organized and filed important documents• Acted as the liaison between the chapter and the province director• Designed and facilitated officer transition training in the spring semester• Participated in various philanthropic events such as ADPi Can Tabs for Kids, Relay for Life, Airbands • Volunteered monthly at the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey, PA

New York, New York

• Assisted production department with filing, copying, set praise and copyright pages on InDesign• Organized book shelves, distributed books to different departments• Compiled photographs for art logs, researched publishing data for previously published Norton Anthologies• Converted text to HTML in order to create online flashcards for Norton Anthologies

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), French Language And Literature

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