Experience

Digital Marketing Institute

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Content Editor and Podcast Producer

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Membership Content Editor

  • Feb 2019 - Jan 2023

  Working in the expert product team at DMI, I am the editor of all branded digital content for the Membership platform.



Wash your language

• Translator, writer and editor

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Contributing writer for The Irish Times and The Florentine • Maintaining own WordPress blog and social channels, writing articles on language and culture • English translation for hotel websites for Florence-based Simple Booking (samples below) • Academic and marketing proofreading for clients in Italy, Norway and Latvia.

• Translator, writer and editor

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Writing for publications such as The Irish Times and The Florentine monthly magazine • Designed own WordPress blog, writing articles on language and culture • English translation for hotel websites for Florence-based Simple Booking (samples below) • Academic proofreading for EUI, Florence and Universities of Oslo and Tromsø. • Proofreading for marketing and copywriting agencies in Norway and Latvia

• Freelance copywriter and translator

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Working as a freelancer translator and copywriter, I set up my own business at Wash Your Language. Clients included: National Theatre of Norway, Snøhetta, Cinenord, Tekstbyrå, Norske Byrggerier, Maskinen, Xvision.



Mums Mean Business (MMB)

• Oslo Area, Norway

• Digital Campaign Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  World's first crowdfunding platform aimed at mumpreneurs! Launched in February 2014 from Oslo to the whole world, 70% of campaigns have reached their target. I was involved in it all - platform and campaign strategy, copywriting, video storyboarding, photography, recruitment, social media promotion, analysis and training. World's first crowdfunding platform aimed at mumpreneurs! Launched in February 2014 from Oslo to the whole world, 70% of campaigns have reached their target. I was involved in it all - platform and campaign strategy, copywriting, video storyboarding, photography, recruitment, social media promotion, analysis and training.



Scandinavian Design Group

• Norway
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Project Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2013

  Digital project manager and strategist for global-reaching Statoil web and app solutions. Digital project manager for tine.no/melkerampa. Branding and design projects for DNV, Statoil, TINE, Morgenstjernen. Editor and writer for SDG website and social media channels. Digital project manager and strategist for global-reaching Statoil web and app solutions. Digital project manager for tine.no/melkerampa. Branding and design projects for DNV, Statoil, TINE, Morgenstjernen. Editor and writer for SDG website and social media channels.



Halogen

• Norway
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2010

  Project manager at Scandinavia's leading information architecture and usability web design firm. Worked with international clients including Telenor and Hydro. Project manager at Scandinavia's leading information architecture and usability web design firm. Worked with international clients including Telenor and Hydro.



selfemployed

• Canada

• Freelance project manager

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

  Working freelance while based in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. On IA and consulting projects mostly for clients based in Toronto. Working freelance while based in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. On IA and consulting projects mostly for clients based in Toronto.



Lavalife

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International web project manager

  • May 2004 - May 2006

  - Implemented translation and localization of this 80,000 member dating website into French Canadian, - French, and World English. - Sourced and managed freelancers and localization agencies in six countries. Editor of French Canadian website - Implemented translation and localization of this 80,000 member dating website into French Canadian, - French, and World English. - Sourced and managed freelancers and localization agencies in six countries. Editor of French Canadian website



BidClix Inc

• Greater Seattle Area

• Project Manager and Information Architect

  • Feb 2003 - Mar 2004

  - Created site structure for complex pay-per-click advertising website subsequently bought by Microsoft - Wrote instructional copy for site users - Created site structure for complex pay-per-click advertising website subsequently bought by Microsoft - Wrote instructional copy for site users



ZeD.com (CBC)

• Vancouver, Canada Area

• Usability Tester

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2003

  Observation tests of sample users of CBC´s innovative web-tv crossover arts programme Observation tests of sample users of CBC´s innovative web-tv crossover arts programme



Brightwood College

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager and Information Architect

  • Jul 2002 - Oct 2002

  Established user requirements and led team developing website which gave high-quality user access and support Established user requirements and led team developing website which gave high-quality user access and support



Atomic Pictures for SEIU Local 32BJ NYC

• Greater New York City Area

• Content Producer

  • Jun 2001 - Feb 2002

  Developed site architecture and editorial needs of website for a New York union consisting of 70,000 mostly low-paid immigrant workers. Developed site architecture and editorial needs of website for a New York union consisting of 70,000 mostly low-paid immigrant workers.



Iguana Studios

• Greater New York City Area

• Web producer

  • Feb 1999 - May 2001

  Developed large ecommerce and finance solutions, educational tools and high-end branding products during the first big dot.com boom. Developed large ecommerce and finance solutions, educational tools and high-end branding products during the first big dot.com boom.



Duncan Baird Publishers

• London, United Kingdom

• Production Editor

  • Sep 1997 - Sep 1998

  Coordinated production and editorial departments of an illustrated reference book publisher. Coordinated production and editorial departments of an illustrated reference book publisher.



Websters Multimedia/Microsoft

• London, United Kingdom

• CD-ROM Project Coordinator

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 1997

  Localisation of MS Encarta Atlas CD-Rom Localisation of MS Encarta Atlas CD-Rom