Professional Experience
Stories sell—even more so than products, services, and ideas. That’s why I’m in the business of crafting unique stories, and why my clients trust me to communicate theirs to the world.
Prior to starting my own content crafting and consulting business, I was the Managing Editor of Digital & Social Media for a popular home decor brand. I’ve published more than 100 articles and 1,000 blog posts, and written hundreds of catalogs, websites, newsletters, e-mails, brochures & product descriptions. I’ve also served as the developmental editor, copyeditor, or proofreader on 350+ books & magazines.
Expertise
Copywriter
15 Years
Copy Editor
20 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Food
15 Years
Home & Garden
15 Years
Industries
Book Publishing Consumer
20 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
18 Years
Marketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Berkshire Living magazine (10+), Penguin Random House (10+), Inner Traditions International (10+), Country Sampler magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Darrow School (10+), Annie Selke Companies (10+), New York State Berry Growers Association (10+), Simon Shaw Entertainment (3-5), Pungl (10+), Ace of Space blog (3-5), European Garden Living (1-2)
Other Work History
I have held on-staff positions in both book and magazine writing and editing. In 2007, a previous full-time employer, Storey Publishing, commissioned me to write Storey's Barn Guide to Horse Health Care and First Aid, which was one of the company's best-sellers.
Foreign Language Skills
Conversational Spanish
Computer Skills
MS Office; basic Adobe Photoshop and InDesign; Buffer, Hootsuite, and other social media scheduling tools; Canva; basic Google Analytics
Equipment
desktop PC with printer/scanner/copier/fax, laptop PC, Android smartphone, Android tablet
Work Permits & Visas
US citizen
References
Please visit my website for testimonials, or contact me for a list of referencews.
Awards
As senior editor of Sante magazine, 2002 Gold Award and 2003 Silver Award for Editorial Excellence from Folio magazine; 2007-2008 CASE Virginia Carter Smith scholarship recipient; 2010 CASE Gold Award for Excellence in Fundraising Campaigns.
Associations
Authors Guild (member since 2010)
1Berkshire
Hudson Valley Women in Business
