Resume Highlights

Experience

Razorfish, Chicago, IL. Provided content strategy and copywriting (including content marketing and social media) for State Farm, Intel, Follett, Capri Sun, Kellogg’s, BlackBerry, National City Bank, Kraft’s kids products, and Chips Ahoy. Aug. 2007—June 2014.
Digitas, Chicago, IL. Wrote product descriptions and headlines for KitchenAid. Oct. 2008
Orbitz.com, Chicago, IL. Wrote online and e-mail copy descriptions for special travel destinations. Aug. 2007—July 2008.
Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, IL. Wrote, copyedited, and proofed retail marketing materials, including e-mails, signage, and print ads. Nov. 2006—July 2007.
ARC/Semaphore Partners, Chicago, IL. Wrote and edited online copy and e-mails for Purina’s Beneful and Friskies and for GM Goodwrench. April 2003—Oct. 2004.
Redbox’ Redblog, Chicago, IL. Film critic, writer, interviewer. Nov. 2008 – Dec. 2011
Redbox, Chicago, IL. Social-media messaging and customer responses, Facebook and Twitter monitoring. Nov. 2009 – July 2011
Freelance writing and editing. Jan. 2001 – present
Client list includes Paramount Pictures, ESPN.com, Rand McNally, McDougal Littell, The Washington Post
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, IL. Sept. 1997 – Sept. 2006
West High School, Iowa City, IA. Aug. 1992 – Aug. 1997

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. – Aug. 1992 Master in the Art of Teaching degree
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. – Dec. 1988
Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Communication Studies (film), Journalism minor
American Institute for Foreign Study, University of London – Fall 1986

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