EXPERIENCE
Zulily
Editorial Copywriter, Production Copywriter & Production Copy Editor
May 2015 – 2022
- Created "witty, whimsical and in-the-know" copy
- Worked in tandem with design and merchandising teams to develop effective and compelling copy that reflects the zulily brand
- Outlook, Word Excel/OneNote 2013, AP Stylebook, in-house style guide, Sharepoint
Pif Magazine
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
DRAFT Magazine
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
Writing Samples
...and here are a few examples of my writing on the interwebs
Puyallup Herald:
Nonprofit Angel One aims to help ‘real people with real needs’
Puyallup Herald:
Meeker Mansion ready for its national television closeup
South Sound Talk
(take your pick from dozens of articles)
Gizorama:
(there are plenty to choose from, so take your pick!)
Zulily | Milan Kiss
Zulily | MukLuks
Magazine clips available upon request
Editing Samples
available upon request in the following genres
Historical Fiction
Nonfiction
Science Fiction
Journalism
Young Adult
