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Blythe Baird

Storytelling and Community Engagement... at The Loft Literary Center
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Blythe Baird, a Minneapolis-based educator, poet, and literary coordinator, brings 8 years of experience in teaching creative writing, event planning, and opticianry, with a BFA in Creative Writing and a minor in English from Hamline University.
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Blythe Baird, a seasoned storytelling and community engagement specialist, has established a strong presence in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With a proven track record in developing and maintaining compelling digital content, she has coordinated public relations and media work, and created engaging experiences for diverse audiences. As an accomplished author, Baird has published two bestselling books, including "SWEET, YOUNG, & WORRIED" and "IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK." Her expertise extends to editing, proofreading, and publishing consultations, with a focus on empowering writers to produce high-quality work. Baird holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University and has received various awards for her writing, including the George Bridgeman Poetry Prize.

Credentials

  • Advanced Product Marketing
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Create a Brand Strategy
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Learning Conversion Copywriting
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Writing Emails People Want to Read
    LinkedIn
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Augmented Reality Marketing
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Digital Marketing Foundations
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Learning to Write Marketing Copy
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Marketing on Facebook
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Marketing on Twitter
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Marketing Tools: SEO
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Marketing Tools: Social Media
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • SEO Foundations
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • SEO: Keyword Strategy
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • SEO: Link Building
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • SEO: Videos
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing Foundations
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing Strategy: TikTok and Instagram Reels
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing: Managing Online Communities
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing: ROI
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization
    LinkedIn
    Dec, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Substitute Teacher - Three Year License
    State of Minnesota
    Jul, 2022
    - Jun, 2026
  • Google Ads Apps Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Google Ads Creative Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Google Ads Display Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Google Ads Search Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Google Ads Video Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026
  • Shopping ads Certification
    Skillshop
    Jan, 2023
    - Jun, 2026

Experience

  • The Loft Literary Center
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Storytelling and Community Engagement Coordinator
      • Feb 2023 - Present
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

      The Storytelling & Community Engagement Coordinator establishes and promotes the Loft’s presence and builds community by developing and maintaining compelling, engaging, and accurate stories and other digital content for the Loft’s website, social media, blog, and other content channels. Addi...

  • Button Publishing, Inc.
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Author
      • Aug 2018 - Present
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

      - Author of #1 New Release "SWEET, YOUNG, & WORRIED" (2022) and #1 Best-Seller in LGBTQ+ Poetry on Amazon "IF MY BODY COULD SPEAK" (2019).

  • Self-Employed
    • International
    • Touring Performance Poet
      • Dec 2015 - Present
      • International

      - Facilitated workshops and creative writing lectures for orgs such as Art to Reduce Mental Health Stigma at Brown University and the Undergraduate Mental Health Magazine at Harvard University**- Headlining performer for an audience of over 5,000 at Kommune's Spoken Fest in Mumbai, India (201...

  • Montalvo Arts Center
    • Saratoga, California, United States
    • Artist in Residence
      • Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Saratoga, California, United States

      - Spent 3 beautiful weeks creating brand new content (both written and digital) and experimenting with form as an Artist-in-Residence at Montalvo Arts Center. My visit was sponsored by the McKnight Artists Foundation and The Loft Literary Center as an extension of my 2020 Fellowship in Spoken Wor...

  • Self Employed
    • Editor
      • Nov 2016 - Dec 2022

      Conducted virtual proofreading, editing, and publishing consultations via Zoom for individual poems and full-length manuscripts; servicing over fifty clients of diverse ages, writing backgrounds, and skill levels (November 2016 - December 2022) https://blythebaird.com/classes"I never meant t...

  • The Loft Literary Center
    • Minnesota, United States
    • Educator
      • Aug 2018 - Jul 2022
      • Minnesota, United States

      Created educational art-based literary courses for The Loft's summer programs, including serving as a teacher-in-residence for the "Bring the Loft to You" initiative, where I presented students with a curriculum of my own design to supplement Turtle Lake Elementary's preexisting...

  • Art Of Optiks
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Optician
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

      - Developed more advanced opticianry skills, such as how adjusting/selling luxury frames made of unique materials like acrylic (Kirk and Kirk Eyewear), gold-plated titanium (Leisure Society), or wood (ROLF)- Individually generated an average of over 420k in gross annual revenue- Guided patients t...

  • SEE Eyewear
    • Optician
      • Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

      - Won store competition for SEE credit card sign-ups, garnering 13 in a one-month period (March 2019)- Learned the basics of the optical industry including taking eyewear measurements, lensometry, placing orders to a lab, prescription analysis, adjustments/repairs, and providing customized frame ...

  • Hamline University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Event Coordinator for the HU Programming Board
      • Aug 2015 - May 2018

      - Planned and executed 22 unique campus events, routinely surpassing attendance goals- Booked artists including Hieu Minh Nguyen, Sierra DeMulder, Siaara Freeman, G Yamazawa, Rachel McKibbens, Paul Tran, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Olivia Gatwood, Kwabena Foli, and more - Collected detailed post-event surveys, interpreting and implementing feedback from participants to inform future advertising methods and to ensure programming decisions reflected the voices, interests, and identities of the student population

    • Receptionist for the HU Creative Writing Programs Department
      • Jun 2015 - May 2018

      - Served as a friendly and informative first point of contact for all guests visiting the HU Creative Writing Programs house- Compiled and edited publishing opportunities for weekly email newsletters distributed to BFA, MFA, AND MFAC students- Assisted professors and faculty with the preparation and distribution of course materials

Education

  • 2014 - 2018
    Hamline University
  • 2010 - 2014
    William Fremd High School

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