Experience

World Trade Center Institute
• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Editorial Director

  • 2022 - Present


Creative Business Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer | Editor

  • 2020 - 2022

  • Wrote, researched, and edited messages on behalf of senior U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs leaders. • Developed, wrote, and edited news briefs, announcements, and features as part of contract work on behalf of VA’s Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness. • Produced and edited monthly newsletter for distribution to over 400K+ VA employees. • Tracked and ensured contract deliverables are met and reported weekly to contract leadership. • Developed strategic communications plan to align with changing political priorities. Show less



Sprung Freelance

• Media Production

• Writer | Podcast Producer

  • 2017 - 2020

  • Developed, wrote, reported, and edited journalistic, narrative, and ‘advertorial’ digital media for corporate clients. • Gathered data, fact checked, and edited promotional copy for political campaigns across multiple states. • Cultivated clients and close contracts: NerdWallet, WRAL Raleigh, Hanley Wood, and The Campaign Workshop. • Produced and hosted podcast: managed topic selection, scheduling, sound editing/mixing, and social media. • Hosted weekly pop-culture comedy podcast - UNinFORMED Anime - with a focus on Japanese animation. Show less



imagination.

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • 2016 - 2017

  • Wrote, reported, and researched original narrative and branded content for clients. • Managed social media messaging and multiple channels with focus on integrated marketing and brand cohesion. • Developed and edited content with a team of freelancers and staff writers, managing all print and web publication, including infographics, text articles, video scripts, ebooks, and white papers. • Coordinated with client communication teams to ensure brand consistency. • Wrote, reported, and researched original narrative and branded content for clients. • Managed social media messaging and multiple channels with focus on integrated marketing and brand cohesion. • Developed and edited content with a team of freelancers and staff writers, managing all print and web publication, including infographics, text articles, video scripts, ebooks, and white papers. • Coordinated with client communication teams to ensure brand consistency.



Hanley Wood

• United States
• Consumer Goods

• Assistant Editor

  • 2015 - 2016

  • Managed staff writers and freelancers to meet monthly deadlines for 19 B2B Publisher editions annually.• Developed, organized, and edited monthly magazine features and daily web stories in ProSales and Remodeling.• Led nationally-recognized industry excellence awards and gathered nominee data from 1K+ remodeling applicants.• Searched social media content and shared 1.9K relevant articles for 4 industry brands: 100+ articles per month.• Tested and deployed newsletter to 100K+ subscribers and managed SEO and website data analytics.• Promoted from internship and offered full-time position in less than three months. Show less

• Digital Content Intern

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015



The Villages®

• Real Estate

• Newsroom Clerk

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Researched, wrote, and photographed human interest stories for local daily print newspaper. • Examined newspaper articles for quality content, and selected and organized such articles for digitization. • Hosted 28 ‘Summer Fun Team’ radio events, as online personality, interviewing residents on-air. • Researched, wrote, and photographed human interest stories for local daily print newspaper. • Examined newspaper articles for quality content, and selected and organized such articles for digitization. • Hosted 28 ‘Summer Fun Team’ radio events, as online personality, interviewing residents on-air.



Barnes & Noble

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bookseller

  • Aug 2009 - Apr 2012

  Heavy focus on customer service, maintaining store cleanliness, restocking product, technical troubleshooting for Barnes & Noble Nook devices. Heavy focus on customer service, maintaining store cleanliness, restocking product, technical troubleshooting for Barnes & Noble Nook devices.