Experience

Tucker Ellis LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Content Specialist

  • Aug 2022 - Present



The Buckeye Flame

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Covering politics, COVID, and arts/entertainment for Ohio LGBTQ+ news site. Covering politics, COVID, and arts/entertainment for Ohio LGBTQ+ news site.



Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Content Writer

  • May 2022 - Dec 2022

  Write/edit web content for website redesign. Compile and edit web style guide. Write/edit web content for website redesign. Compile and edit web style guide.



The Freedonia Group

• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Writer

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2022

  Write market research studies and marketing materials covering a wide range of industries, including cannabis, smart homes, consumer products, construction materials, security equipment and services, lawn and garden and outdoor living products, and packaging. Write market research studies and marketing materials covering a wide range of industries, including cannabis, smart homes, consumer products, construction materials, security equipment and services, lawn and garden and outdoor living products, and packaging.



Catapult

• Remote

• Reader

  • Feb 2016 - May 2022

  Evaluate and write critical reports on the viability of submitted short-form and book-length manuscripts (fiction and nonfiction). Screened submissions for the inaugural 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize anthology featuring first-time published fiction authors. Evaluate and write critical reports on the viability of submitted short-form and book-length manuscripts (fiction and nonfiction). Screened submissions for the inaugural 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize anthology featuring first-time published fiction authors.



Prizm News

• Columbus, Ohio Area

• Freelance Writer

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Report news affecting Ohio's LGBTQ+ population, with a focus on politics and community services. Report news affecting Ohio's LGBTQ+ population, with a focus on politics and community services.



Autumn House Press

• Remote

• Reader

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Screened full-length manuscript submissions for annual fiction competition. Screened full-length manuscript submissions for annual fiction competition.



Trident Media Group

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Literary Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  Assisted the Director of Foreign Rights in managing the financial and legal relationships between authors of domestically published books and their foreign publishers. Compiled, edited, and formatted 100-page catalogue of available rights twice a year. Assisted the Director of Foreign Rights in managing the financial and legal relationships between authors of domestically published books and their foreign publishers. Compiled, edited, and formatted 100-page catalogue of available rights twice a year.



Ecotone Journal

• Wilmington, North Carolina Area

• Nonfiction Editor

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  Evaluated nonfiction submissions and edited accepted work based on Ecotone’s place-based aesthetic, environmental mission, and award-winning standards of literary achievement. Managed team of editorial assistants. Evaluated nonfiction submissions and edited accepted work based on Ecotone’s place-based aesthetic, environmental mission, and award-winning standards of literary achievement. Managed team of editorial assistants.



University of North Carolina Wilmington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

   Fiction Writing: Fall 2014, Spring 2015  Explorations in the Creative Process: Spring 2015  Forms of Creative Writing: Fall 2014  Introduction to Creative Writing: Spring 2014, Summer 2014  Honors Introduction to Creative Writing: Fall 2013

• Graduate Reader

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2015

   Read and recommended action on undergraduate applications.  Mastered the data-entry requirements of the job, processing approximately 20 applications an hour (the average is 8-10 applications an hour).

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Editor of the Coast Line, the biannual newsletter of the creative writing department at University of North Carolina Wilmington.



Weave Magazine

• Fiction Editor

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2014

   Responsible for selecting and editing all fiction content based on Weave’s whimsical aesthetic and mission to feature diverse voices historically underrepresented in literature.  Managed team of editorial assistants.  Responsible for selecting and editing all fiction content based on Weave’s whimsical aesthetic and mission to feature diverse voices historically underrepresented in literature.  Managed team of editorial assistants.



Red Tricycle (now Tinybeans)

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer & Editorial Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

   Wrote blogs and banner copy for target readership (millennial moms).  Compiled research on kid-friendly businesses, products, and events tailored to various US metro areas.  Wrote blogs and banner copy for target readership (millennial moms).  Compiled research on kid-friendly businesses, products, and events tailored to various US metro areas.



University of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance writer

  • Aug 2009 - May 2012

   Wrote alumni profiles, book reviews, sports pieces, and specialized content (science and business) for university’s public relations department.  Wrote alumni profiles, book reviews, sports pieces, and specialized content (science and business) for university’s public relations department.



Boyd Community Center

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Instructor

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  Led 8-week writing workshop on memoir. Led 8-week writing workshop on memoir.



Highmark Foundation

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Contributing writer

  • Nov 2011 - Jan 2012

  Reported on Highmark-funded projects at area dental clinics. Reported on Highmark-funded projects at area dental clinics.



Patch.com

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Freelance writer

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

  Reported in the field, took photos, and wrote hard news stories in fast-paced setting for community news website. Reported in the field, took photos, and wrote hard news stories in fast-paced setting for community news website.



University of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Resource Center tutor

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Assisted the director in office, conducted life skills workshops, and tutored students on writing. Assisted the director in office, conducted life skills workshops, and tutored students on writing.