Education

2008 // UC Berkeley // BA cum laude, Comparative Literature

2008 // Columbia University // Publishing Course

 

Tech Skills

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (including vlookups, pivot tables, macros, and VBA)

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, intermediate proficiency in InDesign and Illustrator

Experience in Salesforce, Wordpress, Constant Contact, MailChimp, Hootsuite, and social media 

 

Volunteer

» Factory Farming Awareness Coalition · Berkeley, CA (remote)

2010 - Present // Campaigns Director

Long-term strategic and financial planning; concepting and executing print and online campaigns.

 

» BKB City Rocks Foundation · New York, NY

2012 - Present // Youth Mentor

Selected Writing + Design Experience

» The Cliffs at LIC · New York, NY

2013 - Present // Membership + Creative Director

  • Oversee membership sales and retention strategies; developed clean, functional reports tracking member demographics and membership revenue.
  • Redefined brand voice and visual identity.
  • Create copy + design for web, print, and online use.
  • Oversee social media strategy. 

 

» Energy Solutions · Oakland, CA

2011 - 2012 // Operations Associate

  • Re-envisioned client value by designing elegant and highly usable reports detailing project progress and budget availability by project and funding source.
  • Provided research, technical writing, and design for in-depth reports detailing client energy savings, ie, ROI, generated by our programs.
  • Developed recommendations for marketing strategy; edited and designed company newsletter.

 

» Animation Mentor · Emeryville, CA

2011 // Admissions Copywriter + Analyst

  • Redefined brand voice and created admissions copy that drew unparalleled response from prospective students. Responsible for all admissions messaging and marketing copy.
  • Designed and implemented tools for tracking admissions and sales results; responsible for presenting daily and quarterly results to broader management team. 

 

» No Starch Press · San Francisco, CA

2009 - 2010 // Marketing + Production Assistant

  • Absorbed the voice and tone of each upcoming title to create unique PR, marketing, and back cover copy.
  • Leveraged extreme attention to detail to provide exceptional copyediting and production editing for technical books. 

 

» McSweeney's and The Believer Magazine · San Francisco, CA

2008 // Editorial Intern

  • Copyedited, fact checked, managed writers, and assisted with creative concept development.

 

» Freelance 

Scholastic // Copyediting

Raw SoHo, premiere raw restaurant // Logo design, rebranding, and menu designs

Kinetic Creative, creative staffing agency // Brand voice development and sell sheets

International Cooperation and Development Fund // Translating