Experience

Ensia

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

• Editor in Chief

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  • Assign and edit features, articles, and op-eds online (ensia.com) and for print issues • Manage editorial workflow and calendar • Manage all social media accounts and stay up-to-date on digital trends • Work closely with art director on creative concepts • Audience engagement lead, using products such as Hearken to interact with readers • Copyedit and fact check content • Report and write articles • Write and build newsletters • Generate and analyze analytics reports to influence editorial direction using SEO best practices • Conduct interviews with leading environmental thinkers Show less



Metro Magazine

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Concepted each issue along with editor in chief. • Was responsible for editing all content in half the sections of the magazine. • Reported and wrote feature stories, as well as shorter pieces for the magazine. Topics included climate change, the North Minneapolis tornado of 2011, childhood obesity, the achievement gap, and more. • Edited all final proofs and made changes in InDesign. • Managed and edited freelance writers, including negotiating and creating contracts. • Managed a group of three to four interns, which often included a teaching component. • Concepted web extras for print stories. • Created and posted web content. Show less



Ogden Publications

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor / Digital Editor at Utne Reader

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2012

  As associate editor / digital editor my time at Utne Reader was split between the print version of the magazine and utne.com. I took part in the editorial process of choosing what items would appear in each issue, as well as editing those stories and writing original content when needed. Online, along with regularly blogging on topics from politics to religion to art, I created newsletters and built relationships with editors at other websites in order to highlight their content on utne.com in accordance with Utne Reader's mission to promote the best of the alternative and independent press. As digital editor I managed a major overhaul of utne.com, taking it from an out-of-date website to a functional one, comparable to others in our field both in functionality and aesthetics. I also managed all social media platforms. • Wrote profiles and short pieces included in the print version of Utne Reader. • Wrote and edited multiple blog posts each week. • Created connections with other editors and websites to promote the mission of Utne Reader on its website. • Created and edited emails that went out three times per week. • Led a major overhaul of utne.com, adding many features, both functional and aesthetic. • Edited articles to appear both in the print magazine and online. • Increased total visits and pageviews for utne.com by 25%, and doubled all social media followers. • Wrote cover lines for the print magazine. • Copy edited final proofs of articles published in the print magazine. • Full knowledge of Search Engine Optimization. • Created exhaustive employee manuals for working within the Content Management System (CMS) used to maintain the website. • Managed all online issues. • Created monthly reports on web trends and traffic for editor in chief and publisher, using Google Analytics. • Came up with design and wrote ads for utne.com that appear in the print magazine. • Gave presentations to ad staff about new functions of website. Show less



InDigest Magazine

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Editor

  • Dec 2007 - Aug 2011

  • Ran all aspects of magazine, from solicitation of material to online publishing. • Was one of two founding editors who created the concept and design of the magazine. • Communicated with publicists, publishing houses, interviewees, and authors to arrange review copies, meetings, interviews, and articles. • Edited all articles, poetry, web content, and stories, as well as created design for each page. • Managed columnists and copyeditors working for the magazine. • Increased traffic on the site by using aggregators such as Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit, and by creating an active network on social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook. Show less



Freelance Writer and Editor

• Freelance Writer and Editor

  • Jan 2005 - Aug 2010

  • Wrote articles and stories on subjects including politics, sports, books, and more, which appeared in The Star Tribune, The Huffington Post, The Minnesota Twins Yearbook, Guernica Magazine, mnartists.org, InDigest Magazine, and Intentionally Urban Magazine, among others. • Interviewed subjects including Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer, and members of the band Cloud Cult. • Edited theses and dissertations for students pursuing graduate and doctorate degrees in law, medicine, and social sciences. • Led writing workshops for The Lab program in St. Paul Public Schools, Hmong American Partnership, and Friends of the St. Paul Public Libraries for teenagers in and after school. Show less



Rock Star Supply Company (RSS Co.)

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  • Recruited and organized volunteers at Como High School to help students with homework. • Worked with students in class on homework. • Created a space and time that students actually enjoyed coming to. • Attended board meetings and provided guidance for this new program. • Recruited and organized volunteers at Como High School to help students with homework. • Worked with students in class on homework. • Created a space and time that students actually enjoyed coming to. • Attended board meetings and provided guidance for this new program.



Guernica Magazine

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

• Blog Editor

  • 2007 - 2010

  • As the only editor working on the blog section, the number of blog entries increased to almost daily from fewer than ten per month under my management. • Recruited guest bloggers including, among others, the nation’s 22nd Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and authors Frederick Lane and Marya Hornbacher, as well as other blogs to crosspost on Guernica, including the group blogs OnTheCommons.org and Beacon Broadside. • Increased traffic on the site through aggregators such as Digg and del.icio.us and created an active network on social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook. • Managed logistics of the blog, such as assigning user information to bloggers and managing the calendar for posts. • Wrote synopsis for each post and copyedited all posts before they went live on the site. Show less



Common Good Books

• Event Coordinator

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Scheduled and planned author readings for independent bookstore with nationally-recognized and local authors, either communicating directly with the authors or with their publicists or publishing houses. • Publicized events with local media, as well as groups who may have a particular interest in specific events. • Created new online pages for each event and designed all promotional materials for events, both print and online. • Increased the store’s web presence by creating or advancing the store’s blog, Facebook, and Twitter pages, as well as store’s presence on online media calendars. Show less