Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Experienced, multilingual editor/writer/author with strong research, proofreading, project management and web content development skills seeks freelance, part- or full time work in creative industry with strong writing and project management components. Prefer telecommuting/remote work whenever possible, but can travel as needed. Extensive hands-on social media and digital publishing knowledge.

• Author of 11 major publisher nonfiction books.
• Magazine columnist, and frequent contributor to many others, both retail and trade.
• Editorial project management: guide book development from acquisitions process to end product, dealing with multiple contributors and managing editorial needs.
• Technical writer: proprietary software helpfiles, manuals and documentation
• Corporate communications and PR for groups and events, including but not limited to press releases, website content, print brochures and mass emails, website and mailing list maintenance.

Work History

• Stitchgrrl LLC
• Owner
• January 2004 to Present

• Parent company for my design/writing/publishing work as well as my retail studio/teaching space Knitgrrl Studio.

• KAL Media
• Editor in chief, Yarn Forward magazine
• October 2008 to October 2009

• Edited UK-based print magazine during a period of major transition, including increasing annual number of issues in the face of major budget cuts, and establishing digital distribution and strategy. Spearheaded social media and online presence, managed freelancers and staffers, frequent hands-on editing and writing as needed.

Education

• Cleveland State University
• MA work, Medieval history
• 1996 - 1997

• Ohio University
• BA cum laude, political science, German, history
• 1992 - 1996

• triple major with certificate in European studies