RESUME

EXPERIENCE

WRITER, EDITOR, & PRODUCER - Self-employed | 2013 - Present

  • Develop and produce content across the entertainment, children’s media, journalism, and publishing spaces

  • Write scripts, comedic content, and concepts for major children’s media companies, such as Spin Master/Nick Jr., Fred Rogers Productions/PBS Kids, Moonbug, Sesame Workshop, and Mighty Picnic

  • Craft strategic content—social media, book chapters, blog posts, feature articles, emails, web copy, commerce content, video copy, and instructional materials—for brands like Quillbot (AI Tool), Scholastic, Pregnancy & Newborn, Primary.com, Global Tinker, Jet.com, Shutterstock, Nanit, MediaBistro, Guideposts.org, The Second City, Bundle Organics, and more

  • Write episodes for multiple seasons of Rubble & Crew, a Spin Master/Nick Jr. preschool series

  • Wrote episodes for Alma’s Way, a Fred Rogers Productions/PBS Kids preschool series

  • Write episodes for upcoming animated Spin Master preschool series and PBS Kids’ STEAM-focused series for 4-7 year-olds

  • Wrote scripts for several Moonbug YouTube series (preschool, bridge/middle-grade), including Furby shorts, ”PeaKeeBoo”, “Ask Vida” (Vida the Vet), and ”LEGO DUPLO Adventures”

  • Develop Unibrow, an original animated 6-11 comedy series and graphic novel—including bible, pilot, characters, sample chapters and more—with Very Big World Entertainment

  • Co-produce, co-host, and write comedy shows performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), The PIT, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2025), and more

STAFF WRITER - Fred Rogers Productions | 2024 - 2025

  • Wrote multiple episodes for Emmy-nominated, PBS Kids animated series Alma’s Way (ages 4-6)

  • Collaborated closely with Head Writer, Story Editor, production team, and freelancers to pitch and develop story concepts

  • Proofread, copy edited, and distributed all writing materials at every script stage

  • Collected and distributed all notes from key stakeholders

  • Streamlined writing production process by managing script tracker, story bible, series documents, and episode files

MANAGING EDITOR - EHOW.COM, World of Good Brands (formerly Leaf Group) | June 2022 - December 2023

  • Managed editorial team, digital content, social media (including Instagram and TikTok), video, production schedule, budget and freelance writers

  • Oversaw brand refresh, including new visual branding, mission, editorial standards, style guides and workflow

  • Built freelance and contributor network with focus on highlighting diverse voices in the crafting, food and DIY spaces

  • Led content strategy that resulted in AVA Digital Awards for ehow’s TikTok and video

SENIOR EDITOR - PARENTS LATINA MAGAZINE, Dotdash Meredith (People Inc.) | February 2019 - February 2022

  • Wrote, edited and pitched cultural, health, parenting, kids, food, crafts, books and travel content for national magazine with 3.4 million readers

  • Assigned and managed freelance writers and junior staff editors, from proposal stage through multiple rounds of revisions

  • Created and planned strategy for social media, including video, giveaways, ads, as well as influencer and celeb takeovers

  • Developed brand partnerships and influencer relationships to extend digital reach

  • Attended industry events and desk-sides, and worked closely with PR reps

MANAGING EDITOR - MYSTERIOUS WAYS MAGAZINE, Guideposts | April 2017 - February 2019

  • Oversaw editorial, creative, web, video, podcasts and social media for Mysterious Ways magazine, a Guideposts publication with 400,000 readers

  • Managed three direct reports and edited the work of senior editors, junior editors and freelancers throughout the organization

  • Spearheaded magazine's brand refresh, including changes in design, font, layout and art

  • Introduced new magazine features with focus on visual, social media-friendly storytelling

  • Maintained editorial budget, grew network of freelancers, and built inventory of stories

  • Led video content strategy and production of regular Facebook Live events

  • Wrote "Editor's Note" for every issue and blogged regularly

EDITOR, Guideposts | June 2015 - April 2017

ASSOCIATE EDITOR, Guideposts | July 2013 - June 2015

  • Wrote inspirational stories for Guideposts, Mysterious Ways and Angels on Earth magazines, national publications with a combined readership of more than 6 million

  • Interviewed authors and experts for historical pieces, Q&As, first-person narratives and web exclusives

  • Edited the first-person accounts of new and experienced writers

  • Planned social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest

  • Starred in how-to video craft series on Guideposts.org


SENIOR COPYWRITER - DIAPERS.COM AND CASA.COM, Quidsi, an Amazon.com subsidiary | May 2010 - April 2013

  • Created clear and conversational copy for “About Us” pages, catalogs, buying guides, banners, Facebook campaigns, holiday initiatives and PR communications

  • Managed website banner process from copy to completion

  • Wrote 5-8 marketing emails per week, drafted click-worthy subject lines and incorporated findings from subject line tests


ONLINE COPYWRITER, Toys"R"Us, Inc. | August 2008 - April 2010

  • Wrote email and web copy for Toysrus.com, Babiesrus.com, FAO.com and eToys.com


EDUCATION

  • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, M.A. in Journalism

  • COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS COLLEGE, M.A. in Social Studies Education

  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY, B.A. in History


TRAINING

  • The Second City Film School: Screenwriting, filmmaking

  • UCB: Improv, sketch (House teams: Lloyd and Harold)

  • THE PIT: Improv

  • IMPROVOLUTION: Improv, sketch

  • NORTH COAST: Improv


SKILLS

  • Screenwriting: Final Draft

  • Film/Content Editing: iMovie, Adobe InCopy

  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

  • Google Workspace: Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.

  • Social Media: Canva, SocialStudio, Sprout Social, Hootsuite

  • Project management: Airtable, Slack, Trello


DISTINCTIONS