Professional/Personal Overview
Executive speechwriter, brand voice creator, video script editor and skilled cat herder. Particularly adept at coaching new writers and turning decent drafts into badass prose. High-tech experience. Science nerd. Improv background. Social media master.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
6 Years
Copywriter
10 Years
Writer
5 Years
Specialty
Environment & Nature
2 Years
Technology
10 Years
Business (general)
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Microsoft (11+), NCR (11+), Nokia (11+)
Other Work History
Pooper scooper. Bartender. (Not mutually exclusive.) Script supervisor for independent films.
Computer Skills
I rock at checking email. Master at fooling people into thinking I'm a Word artist. Reluctant Excel user. PowerPoint abuser.
Technical Skills
WordPress is about as complicated as I can handle.
Equipment
Laptop. Cell phone. Digital recorder. Car.
Foreign Language Skills
I can fake accents pretty well. Can also text my mother in French.
Work Permits & Visas
USA
Unions
None
References
Chicago Manual of Style.
Awards
Tom Bates, Essay Writing
Associations
Does Mediabistro count?
Other
Theatre and film background. Guitar player. Vinegar addict.
Freelancer Availability
Not currently, but interested in pursuing it. I live near Portland, OR. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Journalism
(Willamette Week , 6/20/2007)
(Willamette Week , 6/13/2007)
(Willamette Week , 6/3/2007)
Tech
(Nokia , 5/17/2012)
Where ninjas meet ROI.
(Nokia , 1/20/2012)
Brands can get ridiculously huge when someone famous says they like your stuff. Here's what that means for Nokia's Global Operator Marketing group. (Page 1 of 2)
(Microsoft , 10/12/2011)
If Microsoft went SNL, this would be entitled "Back up your data, b*tch."
(Microsoft , 5/1/2011)
How time-squeezed small business owners can get more sh*t done in less time. (Hint: buy Microsoft stuff!)
Content Marketing
(Self/Scribe , 11/28/2012)
A modest proposal for clueless, jargon-loving marketing organizations.
(Self/Scribe , 10/18/2012)
Why you should (or shouldn't) resort to a visual resume.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
