Writing
Contract Writing
How to Use Email Marketing for a Seamless Holiday Engagement Strategy
MarTech Advisor, November 2017 https://www.martecha ... -strategy/
How to Ho-Ho-Hone your Holiday Re-Targeting
MarTech Advisor, November 2017 https://www.martecha ... targeting/
Five End-of-Holiday-Season Marketing Tactics for a Profitable 2018
MarketingProfs, November 2017 https://www.marketin ... table-2018
Give "Em What They Want: Q4 Consumer + Publisher Survey
Viglink Blog, November 2017 https://www.viglink.com/blog/2017/11/07/11224/
Adapting Omni-Channel Strategies for Effective Holiday Marketing
MarTech Advisor, October 2017 https://www.martecha ... marketing/
TechBytes with Brian Lovett, Director, Product, VigLink
TechBytes, October 2017 https://martechserie ... t-viglink/
*Edited only
Tualatin Valley Samples
Tualatin Valley Visitor Guide
2016 http://www.journalgr ... eWaCounty/
Contributed to the writing and editing of a biennial visitor guide for the Tualatin Valley (Oregon's Washington County). Copywriting included the beer and lodging sections.
Tualatin Valley Facebook Page
July 2013 to Present https://www.facebook ... ?ref=br_rs
Manage all social media for the Washington County Visitors Association (DBA Tualatin Valley). I write seasonal campaigns, click campaigns, and daily promoted and organic posts for the Tualatin Valley visitor experience.
Tualatin Valley Trip Ideas
July 2013 to Present http://tualatinvalley.org/local-favorites/trip-ideas/
Write trip ideas focused on seasonal reasons to visit the region of the Tualatin Valley. Post two to three times per week.
Website Redesign and Content Creation
Visit Tualatin Valley
2013 to Present http://www.tualatinvalley.org
Member of the website re-design team and currently aid in the website's content creation. During the re-design, I was involved in all design/UX meetings, contributed copy for landing pages and featured itineraries, and used Basecamp project management software to keep workflow streamlined.
NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation
June 2012 to July 2013 http://www.nirsa.org
Part of the website re-design team. My role included working within the WCM (H1 tags, links, content upload, basic html, etc.) in order to make sure that all pages would be ready for the website launch. I also offered input on how to best integrate social media into the new website.
MFA Program, Oregon State University
May 2012 http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/mfa
Collaborated with the MFA director, head of the English Department, and the Dean of Liberal Arts to create a new MFA in Creative Writing website. After researching other MFA websites, I wrote original copy and mapped website design based on the UX needs of prospective applicants.
NIRSA Article Samples
Collegiate recreation officials: A different sort of all-star
NIRSA, April 2013 https://nirsa.net/ni ... -all-star/
Wrote a profession-focused profile of sports officials for professional association's newsletter.
NIRSA 2013 Rocks Vegas
March 2013 https://nirsa.net/ni ... cks-vegas/
Comprehensive re-cap of the national professional association's annual conference.
Making a jubilee celebration for the Centennial of Collegiate Recreation
February 2013 https://nirsa.net/ni ... ecreation/
As part of a year-long campaign, this article explains how members of this collegiate recreation association can celebrate 100 years of their profession.
Essay and Short Story Publications
When Pigs Fly
Illumination Journal, Fall 2007 https://issuu.com/illumination/docs/fall_2007
Short story.
South Fork
Illumination Journal, Fall 2006
Personal essay. Received a 2006 Wisconsin Alumni Scholarship.