Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I am a journalist, copywriter, proofreader, editor, and public relations strategist -- and I am excited to work in any and all of these roles. That's why I'm passionate about the new direction of media: blogging, social networking, and the dynamic way these forms of communication overlap and interact.

Work History

• Willamette Week
• Adjunct Editor, Contributing Writer
• November 2007 to Present

• Was editor of the 2008-2009 edition of the newsweekly’s annual Finder: Guide to Portland magazine, as well as the 2008 issue of the Pocket Shop guide. Contribute film and theater reviews, art and culture features.

• Daily Insight Group
• Marketing Writer
• Febuary 2008 to June 2010

• Acted as voice of Tarot.com and associated websites by setting the creative marketing and editorial tone in every area of sites’ messaging. Produced engaging content on-site and for partners. Planned, maintained sites’ prominent social media presence.

• Ventura County Reporter
• Staff Writer
• Febuary 2006 to October 2007

• Served as news reporter, features writer, art/theater/music/film critic, restaurant reviewer, columnist and eventual politics and pop culture blogger. Was one of a four-member editorial team at an alternative newsweekly with a circulation of 35,000.

• Ventana Monthly
• Assistant Editor
• April 2007 to October 2007

• Collaborated with editor to determine the theme, look and feel of the monthly leisure lifestyle magazine. Assigned articles and produced several sections, including the charity, society, home improvement and shopping sections.

• Aspect Language Academy
• ESL Teacher
• June 2004 to Febuary 2006

• Led immersion-style ESL classes of teenage and adult students from all over the world. Provided one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. Taught grammar and elective classes, and created original syllabi for new courses.

Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara
• Bachelor's of Literature, College of Creative Studies, writing for media, playwriting, dramatic arts
• 2000 - 2004

• I was able to throw myself into studying literature and creative writing in UCSB's prestigious College of Creative Studies. I focused mainly on writing for media, short fiction, narrative prose, and playwriting.

• University of Birmingham, England
• courses counted toward my BA in Literature, dramatic arts, political theater
• 2002 - 2003

• I lived in England's second city for a year while writing, performing, and studying the nuts and bolts of literature in theater.