Editorial/Long Form
My skills bridge the worlds of journalism and UX content strategy. I craft compelling content to engage, inspire, and drive action. I have more than 20 years of experience working with international corporations, non-profits, advocacy groups, ad agencies, academia, and U.S. federal and state governments.
I am:
-An active listener, critical thinker, decision-maker, planner, and project manager.
-Inquisitive and solution-oriented. You'll often hear me ask, "What if we say/do it
this way?"
-Deadline driven, reliable, smart (summa cum laude baby), and fun to work with.
Editorial/Long Form
With a simple yet radical idea that Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, was not the property of the educated, or the middle class, or the upper class, but everybody, Papp took Shakespeare to the people of New York, free of charge.
Trouble in the tiny Puritan village started in February 1692, when eleven-year-old Abigail Williams and nine-year-old Elizabeth Parris, daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, began acting strangely. The girls complained of bites, contorted their bodies, threw things, and fell into trances. A doctor's examination concluded they were suffering from the evil effects of witchcraft.
I created the inaugural report for the Chicago Roadmap, an equity-driven initiative between Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to provide a seamless transition to post-secondary options for all Chicago students.
"Dorothy really set the stage for little girls getting out of the house and going on adventures the way that boys do."
Nevada had the unlucky distinction of having the highest jobless rate in the country after the pandemic hit. With COVID-19's arrival, nonstop crowds, the lifeblood of Vegas, became danger zones. On top of that, many who go to Vegas don't usually go to be careful.
The act of experiment in its many forms throughout history, from the scientific to the aesthetic, shares the same pathway to discovering new truths.
Developed a 60-page magazine to enhance the Law School’s reputation, increase alumni donations, increase corporate gifts, and improve national rankings.
Roy Orbison was a rock 'n' roll enigma. He possessed neither Elvis's gyrating pelvis nor Jerry Lee Lewis's pound-the-piano machismo.
Just as American men left their homes for the battlefields, and millions of American women left their homes for the workforce, Wonder Woman left the safety of her all-female home ...
In Edward Gorey’s whimsical world, elegantly dressed Edwardian men and women teeter on the brink of demise, uninvited creatures take up residence in dreary mansions, and hapless tots are alphabetically disposed of one by one in rhyming dactylic couplets..
Without an understanding of our histories, our stories, the context for this particular historical moment, and people's experiences that have led up to these moments, without that, it's impossible to know really what's at stake.
Sam Phillips opened Sun Records in a tiny rented storefront on Union Avenue in Memphis in 1952 with the slogan, "We Record Anything-Anywhere-Anytime."
"And, you dear stranger, how are you coping?" wonders another. "Are you a reader, a gardener, a woodworker, a musician, an artist, a chef, a craftsperson?" These exchanges are from letters written...
Early reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird were mixed. The Atlantic Monthly called it "frankly and completely impossible."
For centuries, the music of Africa has beat a melodious path around the globe, influencing existing traditions and creating new musical dialogs wherever it goes.
At the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, the same museum that houses Rodin's The Thinker and objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen Marie of Romania, visitors can view images depicting a Victorian-era robot who fights alongside Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia; an historic journey through the U.S.
After starting modestly-handing pins to a seamstress, rolling fabric, and dressing animals-Head climbed her way up the studio ladder to become the most influential and famous American costume designer of the time...
In 1773, a wealthy Caribbean businessman saw promise in a West Indian orphan named Alexander Hamilton.
Like many traditional quilts, the ones from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are made from strikingly humble materials: worn-out denim, tobacco pouches, old bed sheets, fertilizer and feed sacks.
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Content Creation/Strategy
CPS offers several support services for refugees and other students and families who have recently arrived in the United States.
UX Content Lead/Strategist for website migration from Google platform to Optimizely (EPI). This included content mapping, taxonomy development, and page level template creation. For phase 1, I audited more than 3,000 webpages and worked with more than 100 content owners to reduce amount of content being migrated. For phase 2, I created a comprehensive style guide, templates for each page level, and worked with the content owners to best highlight important resources from a UX perspective. I...
Collaborated with a UX designer to create a website that connects adults with disabilities to schools offering meaningful, paid employment.
Part of the creative team (graphic designer, photographer, art director, and marketing manager) tasked with redesigning the holiday catalog to increase revenue. Collaborated with the team from concepting to final execution, and wrote all copy including headlines, recipes, subheds, callouts, etc.
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Created copy strategy for redesign of 64 page catalog with portfolio of more than 300 products. Worked on collaborative teams including creative strategy, UX testing, and design execution. Wrote all copy including seasonal story, headlines, suheds, callouts, product descriptions, etc.
Wrote SEO titles, selling bullets, product descriptions, and A+ copy for Amazon.
Wrote copy across many channels for Kenmore's biggest product launch in years including Amazon selling bullets, product description, A+ content, social media, PR materials, video support, etc.
Writes all copy including subject lines, preheaders, headlines, deks, special features, and call-to-action buttons. Sent to more than 400,000 customers with highest monthly open rates and highest revenue results.
Used customer insights and metrics to help write and edit trend report.
We're always looking for ways to make our lives a little bit easier every day. Sometimes though, we just deal with a challenge or annoyance out of habit or because we don't know there's another way.
Ghostwriting
Rewrote and expanded story into full-length book.
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