Resume

Education.

Drake University (Class of 2017)
Majors: English & Magazine Journalism
2015 – 2016 Historian of Sigma Tau Delta: The International English Honor Society
Graduated with University Honors
GPA: 3.48

Experience.

OppGen Marketing: A digital marketing company in Columbus, Ohio, that generates leads across the US
SEO Content Specialist (December 2019 – Present)

  • Analyze prospective clients’ websites, social media accounts, and Google Business Profiles for best SEO practices and provide recommendations for improvement
  • Research keywords and trends on Ahrefs, SEMrush, and Google Search Console
  • Write client website pages and blogs with assistance from Claude, ChatGPT, and Jasper AI programs
  • Revise AI-written content to sound more human
  • Optimize content with NeuronWriter to improve Google Search rankings for target keywords
  • Publish content to client websites from the backend using a variety of WordPress page builders like Elementor and Divi
  • Create and schedule social media and Google Business Profile posts
  • Transcribe client interviews for blog to create more unique, original content

Sourcebooks: An independent book publishing company in Naperville, Illinois
Freelance Copy Editor & Proofreader (February 2017 – Present)

  • Communicate with production editors via email
  • Query authors and production editors in comments, providing feedback for syntax and diction
  • Copy edit and fact-check manuscripts in Microsoft Word and review proof PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Follow checklist with specific instructions for authors’ preferences and the level of edit or proofread required
  • Edit manuscripts to ensure they follow style guides (Sourcebooks’s in-house style guide and the Chicago Manual of Style)
  • Record proper nouns, words looked up in Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary for correct spelling, and other key information in a style sheet
  • Cite sources for all facts checked
  • Format manuscript text using ScML, a specialized markup language, in Microsoft Word
  • Pay close attention to detail on tight deadlines

elitefts.com: A fitness equipment company that offers free educational articles and programming
Associate Editor (November 2018 – Present)

  • Wrote text for articles, news posts, headlines, summaries, and social media posts while utilizing SEO best practices
  • Interviewed people from a wide variety of strength sports backgrounds
  • Wrote copy to accompany videos and podcast episodes
  • Created company style guide from scratch
  • Edited articles for grammar, clarity, organization, and more in either Microsoft Word or Google Docs
  • Formated, scheduled, and published articles in WordPress

The North Platte Telegraph: A Berkshire-Hathaway Media newspaper that serves North Platte, Nebraska, and surrounding coverage areas
Copy Editor & Page Designer (August 2017 – October 2018)

  • Edited and fact-checked articles
  • Wrote headlines
  • Uploaded stories to web and social media via BLOX
  • Laid out daily newspaper with InDesign

FlockU.com: “A space for college students to defend themselves and laugh at the millennial haters; the people who think they are the laziest, most entitled, and worst generation to come along yet”
Staff Writer (March 2017 – May 2017)

Organization for Transformative Works: A Hugo Award-winning nonprofit organization run by and for fans to provide access to and preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures
Freelance Writer/Editor/Beta Reader (July 2016 – Present)

  • Write fan fiction on own time
  • Wrote a fan fiction that has an international following and over 11,000 hits
  • Fan fiction writers request my expertise to beta-read and edit their works

Drake Political Review: A biannual nonpartisan political publication
Copy Editor (October 2016 – May 2017)

  • Edited copy and fact-checked articles with Google Docs’ suggestion mode before printing

The Annual: A yearly print magazine dedicated to Midwestern arts and social movements
Editor & Writer (August 2016 – May 2017)

  • Managed and edited (both macro and micro) writers’ incoming articles
  • Regularly contacted writers on article progress
  • Hosted edit feedback sessions with writers and editorial and art staff

Urban Plains Magazine: “Telling the untold stories of the Midwest”
Copy Editor & Staff Writer (August 2016 – December 2016)

  • Updated and revised Urban Plains’ style guide with copy chief’s oversight
  • Called writers’ sources and fact-checked articles
  • Took on the bulk of proofreading and editing copy
  • Posted articles on the magazine’s website via WordPress blog: urban-plains.com
  • Wrote stories (“The Last Fan Standing” & “Over the (Cheshire) Moon”)

Iowa Voters for Companion Animals: Nonprofit grassroots lobbyist group advocating for pets’ welfare
Social Media Intern (May 2016 – August 2016)

  • Wrote, managed, and scheduled daily posts for Facebook page
  • Created social media campaign #DogDaysOfSummer to attract more followers and supporters

The Times-Delphic: Drake University’s weekly newspaper
Copy Editor (August 2015 – May 2016)

  • Fact-checked, spell-checked, and edited articles promptly using MS Word’s Track Changes function
  • Worked under a weekly deadline

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa: Iowa’s largest nonprofit animal shelter
Community Communications Intern (May 2015 – August 2015)

  • Took photos and videos for summer camps and other informative events for the ARL’s blog, newsletters, and social media
  • Wrote WordPress blog posts, testimonials, and newsletters informing (and interviewing) pet owners about the ARL’s low-cost spay/neuter program

Skills.

  • Write creative short stories, magazine and news articles
  • Seek out errors and banish them from the page in Chicago and AP Styles
  • Excel in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Microsoft Office programs
  • Know basic HTML and CSS