Experience

SmartBrief

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Editorial Operations

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Manage workflow and staffing for 250 SmartBrief newsletters as well as parent company Future's 50+ newsletters. Oversee SB's proprietary content management system, including training and troubleshooting. Newsletter editor and writer.

• Content Production Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2023

  Hire, train and manage 50+ daily freelancers for the more than 250 SmartBrief industry-specific business newsletters. Manage integration of parent company Future consumer newsletters into CMS. Also: editor, writer, project manager and any other job needed that day.

• Copy Editor

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2018

  Edited up to 50 business stories daily for news aggregator that partners with national trade associations to send out daily e-mail news briefs. I covered the retail and restaurant industries as well as higher education, social media and environmental sustainability.



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  I inspired aspiring journalists by teaching a Writing for Mass Communications course to undergraduate students in UofSC's journalism school. Topics included grammar, AP style and writing for print, broadcast and public relations. Student: "Most classes, we just do the work, but Kahler made sure we were learning about the world as well." I inspired aspiring journalists by teaching a Writing for Mass Communications course to undergraduate students in UofSC's journalism school. Topics included grammar, AP style and writing for print, broadcast and public relations. Student: "Most classes, we just do the work, but Kahler made sure we were learning about the world as well."



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Taught a Business Communications course to undergraduate students in the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management. Topics covered include grammar skills, resume writing, interviewing skills, public speaking and composing business reports. Student: "Professor Kahler could teach any course that the university offers and make it worthwhile for her students." Taught a Business Communications course to undergraduate students in the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management. Topics covered include grammar skills, resume writing, interviewing skills, public speaking and composing business reports. Student: "Professor Kahler could teach any course that the university offers and make it worthwhile for her students."



The State Newspaper

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Copy Editor/Page Designer/Reporter

  • Nov 1996 - Oct 2010

  Edited news, business and features copy; wrote headlines and captions; designed section fronts and inside pages; chose photographs. In addition to my regular copy desk duties, also wrote restaurant reviews and occasional food and entertainment stories. Was editor of Living Here, an annual glossy magazine. Awards include: Society of Newspaper Design, first place; S.C. Press Association, second place in page design, third place in critical writing, second place in critical writing. Edited news, business and features copy; wrote headlines and captions; designed section fronts and inside pages; chose photographs. In addition to my regular copy desk duties, also wrote restaurant reviews and occasional food and entertainment stories. Was editor of Living Here, an annual glossy magazine. Awards include: Society of Newspaper Design, first place; S.C. Press Association, second place in page design, third place in critical writing, second place in critical writing.



Chadwell Consulting

• Editor

  • 2008 - 2008

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