Experience

Presidio Trust

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Content Creation

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Contract position working as part of a project team under the direction of the Presidio Trust’s Managing Editor to fully refresh 500+ page website and digital voice. Contract position working as part of a project team under the direction of the Presidio Trust’s Managing Editor to fully refresh 500+ page website and digital voice.



Freelance

• San Francisco

• Journalist/Copywriter

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Award-winning freelance arts and culture reporter specializing in interviews and literary criticism. Bylines include Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Variety, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Leafly, and Alta Journal of California. SF Weekly cannabis columnist from 2016-2021. California Journalism Award recipient in 2020. Previous copywriting experience includes crafting and writing email campaigns and website copy for Vogue's VIP program; writing blogs for Purple Lotus dispensary (San Jose, CA); and writing blogs for leading multi-state cannabis operator Glass House Brands. Show less



SF Sketchfest

• Events Services

• Digital Content Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

  Crafted and published all social media for SF Sketchfest comedy festival's 2023 campaign, including promotion of over 200+ shows taking place over three weeks. Crafted and published all social media for SF Sketchfest comedy festival's 2023 campaign, including promotion of over 200+ shows taking place over three weeks.



Independent Bookstore Day

• Webmaster

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2019

  Designed Independent Bookstore Day's official website ((Squarespace) and yearly product catalogs (Adobe InDesign) as well as performing routine web maintenance and updates. Designed Independent Bookstore Day's official website ((Squarespace) and yearly product catalogs (Adobe InDesign) as well as performing routine web maintenance and updates.



Book Passage

• Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2019

  Book Passage is an independent bookstore that hosts over 1,200 events a year. As Marketing Manager, I designed a bi-monthly print newsletter distributed to 40,000 homes across the Bay Area, created e-blasts for our 11,000 email subscribers, ran the store's highly active social media channels, arranged and design print and web ads, proposed and cultivated partnerships with local organizations and businesses, managed the store's website, and conducted media outreach. Book Passage is an independent bookstore that hosts over 1,200 events a year. As Marketing Manager, I designed a bi-monthly print newsletter distributed to 40,000 homes across the Bay Area, created e-blasts for our 11,000 email subscribers, ran the store's highly active social media channels, arranged and design print and web ads, proposed and cultivated partnerships with local organizations and businesses, managed the store's website, and conducted media outreach.



McSweeney's

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2011



Bookshop Santa Cruz

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Used Book Buyer

  • Oct 2006 - Jun 2010