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San Diego, CA, US

• Serves as the ‘right hand’ to the Chief Creative Officer/Executive Producer and as a spokesperson for the CCO in leading the culture and community of Turning Point Creative and Production.
• Helps shape internal communications, so that the staff is informed and inspired and see how their day-to-day work connects to the organization's mission.
• Member of the team that creates strategies and marketing campaigns for Turning Point.
• Creates and/or oversees marketing messaging for Turning Point brands and articulates the brand messaging to staff.
• Lead visionary of Airship Genesis: web, audio, animation, mobile game, product line.
• Writes and/or oversees copywriting for broadcast and other media as needed, including digital and print.

San Diego, CA

• Ensured consistency of mission, branding, and purpose across every Turning Point channel — television, radio, online, apps, publishing, email, direct mail — coordinating with each team as necessary.
• Launched the Airship Genesis mobile game on iOS and Android (2019), working with an external game developer, as Project Director and Co-Writer.
• Served as creative producer for two Make the Season Bright Broadway shows (2018, 2019), performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
• Led the publication of two fiction chapter books from the Airship Genesis IP, including developing the concept and outlines, partnering with an external writer, and making final edits to ensure brand voice and IP.
• Continued to produce short form segments for Turning Point TV through their full production cycle.
• Contributing writer for Power Force: 75 Power-Filled Truths to Live By book (Turning Point, 2020).

San Diego, CA

• Served as brand manager for Turning Point's Airship Genesis kids brand/IP, overseeing the successful and timely execution of marketing efforts and IP development from concept to launch and beyond.
• Lead writer and producer for the Airship Genesis Adventures narrative podcast (40 episodes), including writing and editing scripts, managing a team of writers, and leading the writers' room.
• Partnered with HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson Publishers to develop and publish the Airship Genesis Kids Study Bible.
• Managed all copywriting for broadcast as Head Writer.
• Continued to produce short form segments for Turning Point TV through their full production cycle.

Greater San Diego Area

• Produced short form elements for Turning Point TV, including brainstorming concepts, developing and performing pitches to the Creative Director, and coordinating production projects from pre-production to broadcast.
• Lead copywriter for Turning Point TV, writing creative opens, spots, and promos.
• Wrote articles, marketing pages, and the "Seek and Find" section of Turning Points monthly magazine.
• Contributing writer: Airship Genesis Kids Study Bible (HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson, 2016); The Sovereign and the Suffering (Turning Point, 2010)

Produce, manage, and create social media content for five shopping centers owned and operated by American Assets Trust, Inc.

Wrote more than 1,260 articles (news, features, and guides) about the games industry.

Adjunct Professor of COM435 - Broadcast Journalism

Monitored for breaking news, wrote news copy, and coordinated reporters and crews for morning news broadcast.

San Diego, CA

Gathered up-to-the-minute information from public affairs officers, PR representatives, and other newsmakers to write exclusive, breaking news for air on AM 600 KOGO, San Diego’s top-rated news station.

San Diego, CA

Wrote promotional and marketing copy for imaging and web.Executed promotional events and activities in coordination with company management, on-air talent, clients, and fellow team members while positively representing stations to listeners.