EXPERIENCE

 

Editorial Copywriter, Production Copywriter & Production Copy Editor

May 2015 – 2022

• Created compelling copy for cross-channel placement (site, social media, SEM campaigns and email)
• Worked in tandem with design, photography and merchandising stakeholders to develop effective and compelling copy that reflects the Zulily brand
• Consistently met high productivity goals that were often elevated to meet the needs of the business
• Concepted and created copy-enriching resources and presentations for team members 
• Contributed to the company newsletter
• Spearheaded a campaign to optimize landing pages for TOF shoppers

Managing Editor, Associate Editor

Oct 2013 – 2019

• Selected and revised macro- and micro-fiction submissions for publication in a monthly online magazine
• Collaborated with editing staff to publish high-quality fiction, poetry and editorial pieces
• Proofread fiction submissions for sentence-level and organizational issues
• Created an editorial calendar to plan and delegate content creation for contriubting authors/editors
• Conducted monthly interviews, wrote biographies and selected visual artwork for the site

Editorial Intern 

Jan 2010 – May 2010

• Fact-checked (dates, statistics, quotes) articles using standard reference sources.
• Shadowed editorial mentors during monthly pitch meetings
• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax
• Wrote for print and online mediums, working closely with DRAFT editors
• Experienced the general editorial process (deadlines, story assignment, content creation, etc.) of a national consumer magazine