Copywriting and Editorial
I have worked as a copywriter and editor for over twenty years in a range of educational, commercial, and literary contexts. I listen carefully to clients, considering their audience to match the tone and style needed.
My background as a copywriter, editor, academic, and creative writer blend into a unique point of view with an attention to deep research and accurate expression. My academic research demands wide reading, digesting complex material, and translating it into fluid reports to be shared across disciplines. My work as a writing consultant relies on my keen editorial eye and ability to listen deeply to clients.
I am proficient in Microsoft 365, Google Docs, and Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Anthropology and Social Change
California Institute of Integral Studies
Anticipated 2026
MFA Creative Writing
Columbia University
MA English Literature
University of Houston
EXPERIENCE
Shaping Room | Copywriting
I write lyrical product descriptions for high-end boutique perfumes by A Lab on Fire. I consult with my client to channel the vision for each scent into language.
Nike, Inc. | Copywriting
I wrote strategic internal communications including a corporate history of Nike; Sports and marketing event copy, including material for the San Francisco Marathon, Cross-country community runs; and women’s sportswear catalog copy.
Hightail | Copywriting
I provided SEO copywriting for this file-sharing startup.
Center for Writing and Scholarship, CIIS |
Writing Consultant
I provide writing consultations across academic departments for graduate-level writing. Academics from psychology, anthropology, and various therapy trainings seek my advice.
Project Juristac | Research and Writing
Researched history of oil fields on the ancestral lands of the Amah Mutson Tribal Band and wrote a report for internal review and in support of opposition to a proposed quarry on the land nearby Gilroy, CA.
Weldon Owen | Editor and Copywriting
Wrote and copyedited on Kitchen Science, a youth science book collaboration with The Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Two Lines Press | Editor
I served as Senior Editor for the literary translation publication, Two Lines Journal. I coded manuscripts, copyedited, and managed a team of assistant editors and readers.
Rosen Publishing | Copywriting
Provided educational writing for high-interest, low-reading-level youth books. Completed and published two youth books.
Tommee Tippee | Copywriting
Interviewed families and wrote profiles for the Parent Diaries feature on the Tommee Tippee website.
Country Living Magazine | Copywriting and Editor
Assisted in producing feature stories and wrote for the Home Building & Architecture department.
Franklin Report | Copywriting
Interviewed and wrote profiles of individual home contractors in New York City.