• Craft original, effective copy for online, print, and digital platforms. Projects include content for websites, corporate branding and identity collateral, naming projects, direct mail content, email blasts, blogs, press releases, advertorials, radio and video scripts, broad marketing campaigns, internal "brand books," and social media posts. • Proofread/quality control content to ensure consistency with brand, style guide, and 100% grammatical, design and spelling accuracy.• Edit and proofread for clients including The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Missoulian newspaper, Loudoun Magazine, New Homes Guide, The Baltimore Sun, and dozens of corporate clients. • Proofread and edit all content to adhere to brand-specific copy and style guidelines while engaging/educating audience.• Absorb information (sometimes highly technical and/or complex) and distill it into concise, consumer-friendly content.• Collaborate with editors, designers, and writers to minimize errors, streamline editorial process, and adhere to strict deadlines.• Identify and contribute ideas for workflow improvements. Conceptualize and direct new initiatives when appropriate.

• Copy edit a wide variety of marketing collateral content for optimal flow, clarity, and meaning while adhering to varying trademark and editorial policies, branding and in-house style guidelines.• Fact-check, link-check, proofread, and conduct quality control to ensure consistency with brand voice and 100% accuracy in names, titles, material/resource references, grammar, spelling, products, and links. • Work with content creators to extract intended meaning, improve text clarity, and optimize content.• Write on-brand long-form and short-form copy for a diverse portfolio of agency clients across various industries and mediums. • Adhere to each brand’s unique content guidelines and design systems, e.g. style guides, brand-specific voice and tone, UX writing principles and best practice copy techniques.• Incorporate feedback, research insights and data to create empathetic, user-centered content. • Devise “hooks” based on brand, industry and market insights. Collaborate with creative team members and brand partners to synthesize concepts into compelling messaging and campaigns.• Generate ideation and high-quality execution of brand campaigns, product and program rollouts, balancing the need for brand growth while evolving user experience.• Absorb and distill large amounts of information (sometimes highly technical or complex) into compelling, concise, audience-centric content. • Multitask and nimbly shift between projects with fast-paced, quick-turnaround deadlines.• Work cross-functionally via CMS and online platforms such as Slack, Zoom, and Teams with wide range of teams/stakeholders.• Stylize all marketing collateral to adhere to brand-specific copy and style guidelines while engaging, educating, and/or persuading the intended audience.• Collaborate with editors, designers, writers, and SEO/digital teams to minimize errors, streamline processes, optimize engagement, and meet deadlines.• Identify and contribute ideas for improving processes.

Hockessin, Delaware Aug 2022 – January 2023Editor, Foreign Policy – Leaders in Graduate Education special section• Oversaw and curated content to ensure alignment with the editorial vision and quality standards.• Collaborated with writers and contributors to select engaging and relevant stories that resonate with the audience.• Edited and proofread articles to maintain clarity, coherence, and adherence to Foreign Policy's style guidelines. Ensured accuracy of information and fact-check content before publication.• Worked closely with writers to refine writing and provide constructive feedback to enhance the overall quality. • Enforced and upheld Foreign Policy's editorial style guide, ensuring consistency in language, formatting, and tone. • Contributed to planning and strategy, participating in discussions about long-term goals and thematic issues.• Considered the target audience and tailored content to meet their interests and expectations. • Coordinated the publication process, working with various teams such as graphic designer, proofreader, and sales director to ensure a smooth workflow from manuscript to the final published section.

May 2004 – January 2006 The Washington Post At Home Magazine Washington, D.C.Assistant Editor• Edited and proofread all published content.• Wrote and/or proofread feature stories and/or developed original story ideas.• Managed contributing writers, photographers and designers.• Wrote and/or oversaw creation of all promotional, marketing and online content.November 2002 – January 2006 The Washington Post Magazine Washington, D.C.Writer/Editor/Proofreader/Production Management• Wrote special advertising sections about diverse range of topics including real estate, education, dining and local interests. • Edited all advertising material related to the Magazine, special sections and promotions. Proficient in both Mac and PC platforms using Quark XPress, Photoshop, Pitstop, MultiAd Creator, Track-It, ABS, Page Director Ad Layout System and Microsoft Office.• Trafficked and pre-flighted digital ad materials through various Post departments to prepress and vendors.• Coordinated production schedules with advertisers, inside sales, production departments and outside printers and vendors.• Provided quality control (color, accuracy and content) for all advertising and promotional material in and relating to the Magazine.March 2001 – November 2002 The Washington Post Washington, D.C.Proofreader/ Copy Editor/Desktop Publisher• Edited advertising content for correct copy, grammar, spelling, punctuation, date usage, accuracy and photo content.• Designed, created layout, proofread and edited advertising, marketing and merchandising content.• Received 2002 Publisher’s Award for cost containment, recognition for saving the company an estimated $1.2 million.

Wrote and/or proofread Agency correspondence to public inquiries regarding drinking water. Assisted with research and communication for white papers, emails, and print correspondence both internally and externally.