Founder and Creative Director

• Giving platforms to creatives showcasing their talents across various mediums while building opportunities for artists of all backgrounds.

• Write intriguing copy for merchandise, interviews, and social media posts that drive audience growth and revenue for the brand.

• Frequently analyzing social media to keep abreast of industry trends while implementing that knowledge to maximize brand voice.

• Use WordPress to create and design web pages employing SEO techniques to achieve brand foundation.

• Coordinate photoshoots, video shoots, social posts, and content curation through collaborative team efforts with other creatives

Freelance Journalist

• Conduct indepth interviews via Zoom or email with up-and-coming artists and trailblazers alike for print and online publication.

• Work closely with publication editors to ensure interview copy is factually transcribed and fitting of the magazine’s voice.

• Coordinate with musicians PR/management to set up fitting times to conduct interviews.

• Curate lists, reviews, and news pieces for online publications that follow modern SEO guidelines.

Freelance Journalist

• Conduct interviews via Zoom or email with up-and-coming artists and trailblazers alike for print and online publication.

• Work closely with editors to ensure interview copy is factually transcribed and fitting the voice of the website.

• Coordinate with independent musicians to set up fitting times to conduct interviews.

• Curate lists, reviews, and news pieces for online publication.

Writer/Editorial Assistant

• Manage and edit article copy from a team of seven writers daily to ensure all established guidelines are being followed.

• Use WordPress and SEO techniques to stylize, format, and prepare article copy for editing and final publication on a weekly basis.

• Write one weekly article and numerous news articles producing conversions from social media.

• Coordinate with the writing team to discuss and evaluate ideas, topics, grammar, usage, and style guidelines for future publication.

• Actively participate in and contribute to process improvement.

• Assist in tracking the progress of development work to ensure established dates and schedules are maintained.

Writing Consultant

• Worked patiently with eight students weekly through one-on-one or small group sessions.

• Acted as positive reinforcement to writers by encouraging them to think critically and creatively helping them achieve educational goals.

• Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence reducing their anxieties of failure in writing.

• Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identifying lagging skills to correct weaknesses.

Literary Journal Staff

• Worked with graphic artists, post-production team members, and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content.

• Conducted editorial meetings with editorial team members to collaborate and review proposed publication suggestions.

• Proofread, edited, and evaluated the final copy of numerous contributors to verify content aligned with established guidelines.

Editor

• Checked reference sources to verify dates, facts, and statistics while coordinating with writers to maintain a consistent voice.

• Removed grammar and/or content problems.

• Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers explaining how to reword their annotations following community guidelines.

• Prepared, rewrote, and edited numerous annotations per day to improve readability and impact.