Writing
Social Media
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, copywriting and editing, subject matter familiarity, audience awareness and engagement, social media submission conformity and practices, market research, genre knowledge, subject matter expert interviews, networking, planning, SEO.
Personal Characteristics: Initiative, project management, creativity, analytical, detail orientated, organization, leadership, networking.
Tools Used: Twitter, Facebook, Zoom, Google Docs, public domain websites for pictures
Project Description: Here you can see various different types of social media I have done, from promotion of articles, events, publications, and blogs, and live updates.
Grant Writing
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, copywriting and editing, subject matter familiarity, audience awareness and engagement, information hierarchy, submission conformity, market research, genre knowledge, budgeting, subject matter expert interviews.
Personal Characteristics: Initiative, project management, creativity, analytical, detail orientated, learning, organization, leadership.
Tools Used: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Word, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets.
Project Description: Here is a brief look at grant application I helped a non-profit make in the last year. My team and I formatted resumes and a budget sheet, as well as edited and wrote a marketing plan, cover letter, and synopsis of the film for it.
Blogs
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, copywriting and editing, subject matter familiarity, audience awareness and engagement, market research, genre knowledge, subject matter expert interviews, networking, planning, SEO, html, plain language.
Personal Characteristics: Initiative, project management, creativity, analytical, detail orientated, clarity, humor, organization, leadership, networking.
Tools Used: Wordpress, Google Sites Classic, PebblePad, Google Docs, public domain for websites
Project Description: I am no stranger to writing on subjects that are new or familiar to me. I’ve written on training documents, how-to audiobooks, Black Lives Matter, accessibility, upcoming books, and more.
Reports
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, developmental and copy editing, subject matter familiarity, industry workflows, scholarly and market research, genre knowledge, subject matter expert interviews, networking, planning, citations, presentation skills.
Personal Characteristics: Initiative, project management, creativity, analytical, detail orientated, organization, leadership, networking.
Tools Used: Zoom, Qualtrics, Google Docs, Zotero, scholarly databases
Project Description: Pictured here you will see the latest report I have had published. I also have an edited article coming out that offers a condensed version of this report.
I am currently working on a report that looks into what barriers there are for disabled people being employed by the publishing industry, and what opportunities COVID has shown us to making a more accessible work place.
Comics
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, developmental and copy editing, audience awareness and engagement, research, genre knowledge, subject matter expert interviews, networking, planning.
Personal Characteristics: Initiative, project management, creativity,, detail orientated, clarity, humor, organization, networking.
Tools Used: Google Docs
Project Description: I love both writing, editing, and reading comics! If you want a story written, edited, or an idea made into comic format, I’d love to chat.
Editing
Website
Shown Competencies: Written and visual communication, copywriting and editing, audience awareness and engagement, market research, genre knowledge, planning, SEO, html, plain language.
Personal Characteristics: project management, creativity, analytical thinking, detail orientated, clarity, organization.
Tools Used: Wordpress, Google Sites Classic, PebblePad, Google Docs, public domain for websites, Google Sheets
Project Description: It’s always that one error that slips on by…In my past projects building websites, or doing QA for others, I’ve always tried to make sure none of those get past my purview.
CMOS, MLA, and APA Style
Shown Competencies: Written and nuanced interpersonal communication, copyediting, subject matter familiarity, style guide rule conformity, genre knowledge, fact checking.
Personal Characteristics: project management, analytical and detail orientated, clarity, organization, networking.
Tools Used: Google Docs, Word, CMOS, MLA, and APA Style Guide
Project Description: Through my previous work, I have work on a range of publications to make sure they conform to both the more official style guides, as well as the in-house ones.
Developmental, Copy, and Sensitivity Level Editing
Shown Competencies: Written and nuanced interpersonal communication, developmental and copyediting, subject matter familiarity, style guide rule conformity, genre knowledge, fact checking.
Personal Characteristics: project management, analytical and detail orientated, clarity, organization, networking, compassion, empathy.
Tools Used: Google Docs, Word, CMOS, MLA, and APA Style Guide
Project Description: Through my previous work, in the case of copyediting, I have work on a range of publications to make sure they conform to both the more official style guides, as well as the in-house ones.
With developmental and sensitivity edits, I approach with a base understanding of respect, compassion, empathy, and honesty. The whole point of the process is to help your project become the best it can.
