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Resume

Work
Experience

Dec. 2021 - present

Lead Copywriter/Editor
Zulily

I mentor and maintain a team of 30+ writers and editors on site standards, brand voice and quality in a fast-paced, high-volume e-commerce environment. My day-to-day includes writing and delivering quality reviews and meeting with cross-functional merch partners to accurately portray products on our site. My projects include helping my team navigate a major brand voice shift by creating and hosting educational workshops as well as designing and implementing a more efficient and engaging quality review procedure.

Mar. 2021 - Dec. 2021

Product Copywriter/Editor
Zulily

Wrote engaging and informative product copy in a fast-paced, high-volume ecommerce environment that adhered to site-specific standards and Zulily brand voice for a variety of product types, including apparel, jewelry, handbags, tech and home décor. My responsibilities included naming, writing descriptions for, and writing features bullets for 140-165 products per day and communicating with cross-functional merch partners to ensure thorough, accurate and compliant representation of products. In addition to writing, I edited product copy written by third-party vendors for voice, standards and grammar to ensure uniform copy across our site. I trained new hires and developed new training materials to aid in their successful transition into the role.

Mar. 2020 - Mar. 2021

Freelance Editor 

Provided editing and proofreading services for a wide variety of written content, including but not limited to manuscripts, academic papers and blog posts.

Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2020

English Teacher
Busan Metropolitan Office of Education

I was the Guest English Teacher at two public middle schools in Busan, South Korea. My responsibilities included: working to strengthen and build confidence in students' English abilities in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; teaching 20+ classes each week to groups of 30 middle school students; creating engaging, relevant, and educational lessons and materials each week for my classes; evaluating students' English language listening and speaking abilities; designing and managing extracurricular English club activities throughout the school year, as well as two English camps held during summer and winter vacation.

Aug. 2015 - Jun. 2016

Associate Editor
Occam's Razor Magazine

Worked closely with Editor-in-Chief and other Associate Editors to produce Volume 6 of Occam's Razor. Duties included soliciting submissions, recruiting readers, and assisting the E-i-C in in establishing, monitoring, and managing OR's social media presence; working with authors to edit and revise submissions as needed, according to established publication standards and ethics code. Required excellent verbal and written communication, knowledge of various citation style manuals (Chicago, APA, APSA, MLA, etc.), close attention to detail, ability to manage stress and set goals, and a strong commitment to teamwork.

Education

2017

TESOL Certification
Seattle Pacific University

Certified to teach English as a foreign language.

2012 - 2016

B.A. Creative Writing
Western Washington University

3.95 GPA

Political Science Minor

2016 Hoover Prize Recipient

Skills
& Expertise

  • Writing/editing

  • Leadership

  • Research

  • Collaboration

  • SEO

  • HTML

  • Microsoft Office Suite

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