Experience

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  Go Write Workshop

  • Writer In Chief
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  Go Write Workshop

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Writer in Chief

    • Jan 2007 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    I have tutored more than 500 students from multiple states and countries while maintaining a 4.9 (out of 5) satisfaction rating on Wyzant’s tutor website. I teach middle, high school, college, and graduate students, as well adult professionals, both native English speakers and ESL students, how t...

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  Talking Writing

  • Cambridge MA

  • Social Media Intern

    • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Cambridge MA

    I worked with my Harvard journalism professor, Martha Nichols, to create a for-credit intern program at the online magazine she founded. I composed and posted tweets four times a week about upcoming articles and events that were of interest to literary types, and curated a list of literary follow...

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  Harvard University

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Grad Student/Journalism Student Blogger

    • May 2010 - May 2013
    • Cambridge, MA

    I was selected to write the student blog for the journalism program, posting articles from my point of view on the graduate school experience.

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  Cambium Learning

  • English placement test grader - part time

    • Jan 2005 - Oct 2009

    Score English placement exams for students grades 1-12. Train and mentor other scorers and check the quality of their work. Provide status reports to project manager.

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  Tom Snyder Productions

  • Freelance Copywriter

    • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

    Wrote a series of new sales-generating and follow-up emails focusing on the benefits of Tom Snyder's FASTT Math, targeted to teachers and school administrators.

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  Taproot Foundation

  • Pro-Bono Copywriter

    • Mar 2008 - Mar 2009

    Pro-bono copywriter for non-profits. Completed new branding project for the Research Institute for Learning and Development, Lexington, MA. Enhanced website for Families First, Cambridge, MA

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  Sage Communications

  • Freelance Copywriter

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

    Wrote copy for publishing companies' subscription campaigns.

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  Vantage Deluxe World Travel

  • Senior Copywriter

    • Nov 1995 - Nov 2007

    You name it, I wrote it — often simultaneously, on a tight deadline — for this tour operator with annual sales of nearly $250 million. In a typical week, I would write the equivalent of five emails about tulips in the Netherlands, all with different angles and subject lines; a 28-page catalog abo...

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  SAGA HOLIDAYS LIMITED

  • Boston, MA/Folkstone, England

  • Copywriter (after successive promotions)

    • Jun 1988 - Nov 1996
    • Boston, MA/Folkstone, England

    After working six months at this British tour operator in Customer Service, I was promoted to work with the more exacting and educated clients of the Elderhostel division. In addtion to serving as liaison between clients and company, I researched and resolved problems with billing, flight arrange...