SUMMARY

Editorial professional with experience in print and web publishing, including daily and weekly newspapers, monthly and quarterly magazines, and books for major publishing houses as well as print on demand.  Additional experience in visual storytelling gained through work in video production.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

FREELANCE WRITER            2000 – Present

Published in the Los Angeles Times, Kirkus Reviews, Red Hook Star-Revue, Opium Magazine, Los Angeles CityBeat, Pasadena Weekly, New Angeles Monthly, Tastes Like Chicken, the Citizen Guides, LA Voice, the Short Skinny, and ComicsOne. Assisted on Ballantine book Rollin’ With Dre.  Wrote and self-published novel, Deuced. Created, edited and contributed to online humor magazine, Mr. Judas. Participated in the Vermin on the Mount reading series in Los Angeles. Hosted Mr. Judas’ Bibliobacchanal, an afternoon of readings and music.

 

KIRKUS MEDIA, New York, NY            2010 – Present

Director

Manage Kirkus Editorial, a book editing and copywriting service from the publishers of Kirkus Reviews.

 

·       Coordinate with a team of freelancers to copyedit, proofread, and create promo copy for books.

·       Liaison between team and clients, both corporate partnerships and individual authors.

·       Promote Kirkus Editorial in media with podcast appearances

·      Contribute content to Kirkus Reviews.

 

Editor

Managed Kirkus Indie, a review service from the publishers of Kirkus Reviews.

 

·       Edited book reviews.

·       Processed orders for reviews and assigned reviews to appropriate freelancers.

·       Posted content to the Kirkus website.

·       Created monthly e-newsletter.

·       Wrote copy for Kirkus Reviews.

 

HOUSING WORKS USED BOOKSTORE CAFE, New York, NY            2009 – 2010

Online Sales Customer Service Director

Managed domestic and international orders over multiple online market places for fundraising arm of Housing Works, Inc., the largest AIDS charity provider in New York City.

 

·       Fielded emails and phone calls from customers, resolving disputes and processing refunds.

·       Tracked orders through multiple online market places and the United States Postal Service.

·       Processed donations of books for listing on online market places.

·       Participated in political rallies in support of HIV/AIDS issues.

·       Trained volunteers to process donations and orders.

 

 

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, CA            2007 – 2008

Associate Editor

Edited in the Features section of the 739,000-circulation paper. Worked with all levels of production, from photography to copyediting to design to layout to interactive.  Coordinated with other editors in the Features department section to avoid redundancy in coverage.  Worked with in-house staff writers as well as remote freelancers.

 

·       Helped launch The Guide section, an entertainment guide for Los Angeles, distributed weekly in print and updated 24/7 online.

·       Handled the performing arts, restaurants, kids, Las Vegas and Underrated / Overrated chapters of The Guide, including additional locally targeted content for “zoned” editions in Orange County and the Westside of Los Angeles.

·       Developed multi-platform approach to a story on Turkish coffee, featuring a brief print piece, a longer online story and a video to accompany the online story.

·       Utilized CCI print publishing software, and Assembler content management system for online publication.

·       Wrote web refers in the daily Calendar section to draw print readers to online content.

 

 

NEW ANGELES MONTHLY, Los Angeles, CA            2007

Contributing Editor

Worked closely with the editor to develop coverage strategy and innovation for the 35,000-circulation monthly magazine focused on the Eastside of Los Angeles.  Half the readership consisted of direct-mailed homeowners, half the readership came from bulk distribution.

 

·       Edited “Blueprint,” the magazine’s architecture / urban-planning column.

·       Wrote essays celebrating the Eastside’s neo-bohemian lifestyle.

·       Coordinated with art contributor.

 

 

PEOPLESUPPORT / THE TRANSCRIPTION COMPANY, Burbank, CA            2006 – 2007

Copy Editor

Edited copy for closed captioning and official transcripts.  Coordinated with overseas office in the Philippines.

 

·       Provided official transcripts for National Public Radio programs.

·       Worked in AP style.

 

 

LOS ANGELES CITYBEAT NEWSPAPER, Los Angeles, CA            2005

Editorial Intern

Assisted in production of the 110,000-circulation alternative weekly newspaper.

 

·       Conducted research, coordinated photo shoots and wrote news and arts stories.

·       Compiled event listings and selected the literary and theater events to include per issue.

 

 

PILGRIM FILM AND TELEVISION, Studio City, CA            2004 – 2005

Script Coordinator / Story Assistant

Liaised amongst story, editorial and production departments on Guilty or Innocent, Ghosthunters, American Chopper, American Hotrod and Ultimate Fighter television programs.

 

·       Conformed written scripts to video content of completed episodes using Final Draft screenwriting program.

·       Scheduled additional dialogue recording sessions.

·       Created and implemented searchable footage database.

 

 

SOKOLOBL ENTERTAINMENT, Los Angeles, CA            2002 – 2003

Lead Transcriber

Produced transcripts of the raw footage for Taildaters television program, for use by story and editorial departments. 

 

·       Established protocols for processing raw footage into written documents.

·       Managed a team of six transcribers.

·       Developed an ear for conversational dialogue by watching hours and hours of footage of four people seated in the back of a recreational vehicle watching footage of their two friends out on a blind date nearby.

 

 

LOCK & KEY PRODUCTIONS, Culver City, CA            2001

Head Logger / Editorial Assistant

Produced written documents of raw Established protocols for processing raw footage for Under One Roof television program into written documents for use by story and editorial departments.

 

·       Established protocols for processing raw footage.

·       Created a searchable database of footage logs to assist story and editorial departments.

·       Managed a team of 12 loggers.

 

 

EVOLUTION FILM AND TAPE, North Hollywood, CA            2000 – 2001

Story Assistant

Provided support to story and editorial departments on Bug Juice 3 television program.

 

·        Wrote a b-plot for an episode about a young city girl overcoming her fear of horses while at summer camp.

·        Searched computer database of footage logs to assist story and editorial departments.

 

 

BUNIM / MURRAY PRODUCTIONS, Van Nuys, CA            2000

Editorial Assistant

Created written summaries of raw footage for The Real World -- New Orleans television program.

 

·       Honed economic writing skills by spending hours and hours translating video footage of interpersonal dynamics and creating scenic descriptions in 30-second chunks.

·       Searched computer database of footage logs to assist story and editorial departments.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

B.A., Major: English, Minor: Communications Studies (1998)

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Participated in University of Iowa Writers Workshop in Fiction – Undergraduate.