EXPERIENCEContent Marketing Writer/Editor — Oracle10/2021–9/2022 — RemoteWrote B2B blog content on topics such as content marketing, programmatic advertising, brand security- Collaborated with subject matter experts to make advanced concepts accessible to a wider audience.
- Multi-tasked projects with differing timeliness and priorities
- Exercised judgment to pinpoint issues in submitted articles and addressed them with decorum
- Used automation tools to scan and organize large data sets
- Ensured all copy met the standards of their in-house style guide and Chicago Manual of Style
Communications Strategist — Future Is Fiction Communications 07/2011–10/2021 — Oakland, CACreated and implemented customized marketing and communications campaigns for authors and nonprofits. - Prepared and edited documents including research reports, manuscripts, presentations, proposals, press releases, etc.
- Identified issues and used complex research tools to suggest data-backed solutions; summarized the analyses in reports
- Shaped book-length content into editorial calendars and marketing plans
- Contacted internal and external sources to gather information needed for articles, posts, giveaways, and interviews
President, secretary, webmaster CWC Berkeley 06/2012–presentVolunteer position serving California’s oldest nonprofit for writers. - Suggested and implemented new strategies for growth and established contact with new partners
- Reviewed and edited grants and proposals
- Arranged events and handled logistics including: catering, room setup, volunteer assignments, greetings, tickets, clean up. Introduced guests and lead breakout sessions
- Planned meetings and calls, prepared agendas, and managed collaborative To Do lists (using Docs, Trello and Dynalist)
- Drafted and edited fundraising letters, membership pleas, interviews, and event announcements
- Analyzed member needs and assets to end or expand programs
- Built new website that automated time-consuming volunteer processes. Improved UI to make accessing services easier
- Setup and maintained Google calendar for all upcoming events
- Updated Mailchimp templates to match branding and trained editor. Cleansed and segmented lists
- Led pandemic transition of monthly speaker series to online Zoom meetings without attendance dropping
Digital Marketing Instructor — Trilogy Ed 8/2019 – 2/2020 — San Francisco, CATaught six-month bootcamp based out of UC Berkeley (in person) and Denver U (remote). 250+ hours of in-class instruction. - Consistently scored 4s or 5s (out of 5) in weekly feedback
- Recorded and uploaded all lectures for student review
- Managed daily class communications with Slack
- Offered curriculum feedback to improve future iterations of the course and submitted bug reports
- Customized slide presentations
| SKILLS- WordPress & web design (CMS)
- Writing & communications
- Adobe Illustrator, InDesign
- Google Suite, Microsoft Suite
- Content and marketing strategy
- HTML/CSS
- Editorial style guides
EDUCATION20112002- Directed agency with $36,000 budget
- Allocated funds from sweeping committee
- Granted Torchbearer Award for excellence in student government
- Founded agency document archive at FSU library
WORK SAMPLESWriting samples Design portfolio WordPress sites I built Experience Leading Workshops & TrainingsBay Area Video CoalitionApril 2018–Dec 2019WordPress Social Media Marketing Search Engine Optimization Academy X Tech SchoolApril 2018–2020WordPress Social Media Marketing Search Engine Optimization CA Writers Club, San MateoNov 2015Social Media Advanced Workshop University of the Pacific
Creative Writing ConferenceJune 2014Pro Blogging for Authors San Francisco Writers ConferenceFeb 2014Social Media Tips for Authors Writerly PubCamp Conference Seattle Nov 2013Pro Blogging for Authors |