Experience

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  The Verge

  • Remote

  • Senior Reviews Editor

    • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Remote

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  Self-employed

  • Greater Houston

  • Freelance Editor & Writer

    • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Greater Houston

    Writing and editing product reviews, features, and other articles for clients including CNN Underscored, Wirecutter, and Reviewed.com

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  Wirecutter

  • Senior Editor

    • Mar 2017 - Nov 2019

    - Built high-performing, collaborative remote team of seven full-time edit staff and several freelancers. Hired, trained, and mentored writers and editors. - Set and maintained editorial voice, quality, update cadence, and scope of coverage for over 150 longform buying guides across computers and accessories, phones and tablets, home networking, everyday carry, and pet supply beats. - Pitched the need for, then hired and managed, a full-time privacy and security editor.- Organized editorial calendar and tracked all projects across sections; managed team and individual workloads.- Followed each piece from assignment through research, testing, picks, and writing; worked with writers and lead editors to solve problems and clear obstacles; edited all guides for content, structure, and clarity. - Helped develop company-wide editorial best practices and documentation. Wrote and edited content outside of beats as needed.- Maintained second-highest per-section traffic (1MM+ sessions/month) and revenue with fewer than half the staffers of the top section. - Balanced beat expertise, analytics, and SEO to inform coverage.

  • PC Editor

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2017

    - First editorial hire for computer hardware & home networking sections at Wirecutter. - Built out section by hiring, training, and mentoring two full-time staff writers and developing and maintaining relationships with freelance writers.- Determined and coordinated coverage of PCs, networking equipment, storage, and peripherals. - Developed research and testing procedures for each guide with its writer; approved test results and picks; worked with writers to edit pieces from first draft to publish-ready.- Researched and wrote blog posts and longform buying guides.- Helped team navigate acquisition by New York Times Company in October 2016.

  • Editorial Contributor

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

    Wrote and updated in-depth, longform buying guides (1,000 - 15,000 words) for laptops, Android phones, solid-state drives, self-installed home security systems, standing desks, and more.

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  Self-Employed

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Freelance Writer

    • Oct 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Wrote reviews, tutorials, features, and analysis for online and print publications including Wirecutter, PC Gamer, Tested, PCWorld, MacWorld, Maximum PC, ComputerShopper, and HotHardware.

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  Future US

  • United Kingdom
  • Media Production
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Editor, Maximum PC Magazine

    • Nov 2011 - Aug 2012

    - Responsible for three monthly print departments: a tech support column, always-current parts lists for desktop computers at three price points, and step-by-step build guides with photography. - Assigned and edited freelance reviews and features.- Tested and reviewed computer hardware and software, including mechanical and solid-state storage, chassis, CPU coolers and more. - Wrote features, news posts, and opinion columns. - Hosted podcast.- Managed @maximumpc Twitter feed.

  • Senior Associate Editor, Maximum PC Magazine

    • Jan 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Associate Editor, Maximum PC Magazine

    • Oct 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Community Manager / Web Concierge

    • Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

    Led print-to-web conversion of magazine content to website. Managed computer modding community site: wrote blog posts; managed tournaments; addressed member concerns; coordinated contests and sweepstakes.

  • Editorial Assistant

    • Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

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  Scholarships.com, LLC

  • Customer and Content Liaison

    • Jun 2006 - Sep 2006

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  PC Magazine

  • Editorial Intern

    • Jan 2006 - Mar 2006