Ayana Young is a communications and PR strategist with 15+ years of experience spanning media relations, lifestyle brands, professional sports, and publishing.
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Scroll through the instagram feed of your favorite travel influencer, and you’ll see just how much folks love a good vacation—in theory at least. But while scenic views of ancient cities and exotic foods served…
Andrea Williams
When people hear “writing career,” they tend to think of novelists and essayists. But those who love to write have more options beyond becoming the next Dave Eggers or Dorothy Parker. The following six jobs…
Aja Frost
To many, event planning sounds like a dream job with endless possibilities. You can execute someone's vision for the most important day of their life as a wedding planner or help fundraise for a meaningful…
Ayana Young
Calling all creatives! From graphic design to UX & UI and production to video if you're looking for a position to utilize those creative juices we've pulled out 10 of our favorite innovative jobs.
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Here is a bold (but true) statement for anybody out there seeking a new job. If you are looking for a job and you are still not active on LinkedIn, you are behind. As you…
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After a long day of writing and editing, your creative juices are most likely depleted. If you work in the writing industry, day-to-day deadlines can get you down, give you writer’s block, and leave you…
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"Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief." - Leo Burnett Do you have the creative wit, writing skills and technical savviness to catapult a brand to…
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Ready to cross the Golden Gate bridge and take over the media industry of the Bay Area? From rolling hills, to fogy mornings, and cable cars, San Francisco is home to major companies including Levi…
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Freelancing as a full-time or part-time endeavor is hard, any way you cut it. Working in a gig economy as a writer, editor, marketer or in another field, where projects ebb and flow can be…
Anni Irish
You glance at the time in the corner of your computer monitor. Somehow, it’s already nearly 7PM—a half hour past the time when you had promised yourself you’d pack up and leave the office. You…
Ayana Young