Communications Coordinator

• Mar 2023 - Present

Content Writer

• Sep 2021 - Present

Writing articles and other content about climate change and sustainability. Sometimes translating big ideas into simpler terms through graphics. Interested in writing about intersectional environmentalism. Not very interested in writing about "sustainable products" or corporate-sponsored greenwashing nonsense. Writing articles and other content about climate change and sustainability. Sometimes translating big ideas into simpler terms through graphics. Interested in writing about intersectional environmentalism. Not very interested in writing about "sustainable products" or corporate-sponsored greenwashing nonsense.

WordPress Web Designer

• Aug 2018 - Sep 2021

What did you do as a web designer? I designed and developed websites for small, woman-owned businesses. I found clients online, conducted Zoom interviews with them to determine their needs, made recommendations based on those interviews, and designed and developed their websites. In addition to building their sites, I provided guidance on content marketing strategy, SEO, email list building without intrusive popups, Pinterest marketing, helped them set up privacy policies and other legal pages, helped set up email inboxes, and I did my best to encourage accessibility. Why did you stop? Ultimately, I took a pause from working as a web designer because I found that I'd buckled myself into a particular niche that I didn't feel was helping many people: Business coaches and various lifestyle coaches. While there are certainly some coaches out there doing helpful work, not many of these online coaches are accessible to anyone in the working class, not many have the experience they claim to, and not many are trauma-informed or doing their work with intersectionality in mind. At the end of the day, I want to be working in climate because I'm deeply concerned about the state of climate change denial around the world, and it seems unreasonable to work on unrelated projects. That being said, I learned a lot by working as a freelance web designer. Tools used: WordPress Various page builders (Elementor, GenerateBlocks, Gutenburg) CSS and Javascript Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva, and Indesign Various email marketing programs (ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, MailChimp, MailerLite, Flodesk) SEO tools like SEMRush, Ahrefs, Keyword Chef, and Screaming Frog Social media apps and scheduling tools (Plann, Planoly, Tailwind) GSuite, Gmail, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office online. Basic PHP and SQL for working in databases and the back end of websites. Show less

Assistant Store Manager + Social Media Coordinator

• May 2010 - Jan 2018

I started working here at age 14 and stayed until I was 21. Throughout those years, I worked as a sales associate, then an inventory buyer, then a keyholder, and finally, as a store manager. Lots of personal growth happened for me here since the role was customer-facing and fast-paced. Responsibilities: Opening/Closing the store Interviewing and hiring employees Managing back stock inventory Buying inventory and training other buyers Attending corporate conferences annually while in the role of manager Auditing daily, weekly, and monthly reports Developing and implementing workshops for monthly staff meetings Reviewing corporate training documents and making additions and modifications as necessary for the store (Plato's Closet is a franchise.) Show less