Skilled journalist, blogger, copy writer and media consultant with experience in print, online and broadcast media. Experience in business management consulting for ecommerce companies. Strong knowledge of travel industry, San Francisco, independent fashion and D.I.Y. culture, small businesses and public issues reporting.
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Freelance
San Francisco magazine, Daily Candy, Kayak.com, Front Desk, Gayot.com,
Temple Music Group, VacationHomeRentals.com, Wag magazine, BUST magazine,
Avalon Travel Publishing, Yojo Mobile, Emerald Packaging, Minted, Weber
Shandwick, Current Lifestyle Marketing, Wagstaff Worldwide, The Body Shop,
ANG Newspapers, KQED, San Francisco Fashion Week, Business 2.0, NorthStar
Travel Media,Tech Living Magazine, Citysearch, Media Life Magazine, Sync
magazine, Casual Living, AOL City Guide, Not For Tourists Guide to San
Francisco, The Neighborhood Newswire, The San Francisco Bay Guardian,
TravelPost.com, The Noe Valley Voice, The Wave magazine, San Francisco
Downtown, Reuters Foundation Digital Vision Program at Stanford, UU World
Magazine, American Communications Foundation Newsource.
San Mateo County Times (Feb. 2004 – June 2004) San Mateo, CA
Intern reporter, Scott Peterson trial
KZSU Radio (Jan. 2004 – May 2004) Stanford, CA
Reporter, Coup de Tete
The Cardinal Inquirer (Sept. 2003 – May 2004) Stanford, CA
Reporter, San Francisco politics
The Palo Alto Weekly (Sept. 2003 – Dec. 2003) Palo Alto, CA
Intern
Travelocity (June 2001 – Aug. 2003) San Francisco, CA
Content editor and writer
Gabrielle Shaw Communications (Sept. 1999 – April 2000) London,UK
Assistant to director of public relations firm
Brown University (1997 – 1999) Providence, RI
Writing Fellow, Head Fellow in 1998
Skills
Excellent computer skills PC/ MAC, expert Microsoft Office, Quark, Adobe
PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Filemaker Pro, Quicken, Movable Type, WordPress.
Basic French and HTML.
Education
1999 Brown University, AB, Honors English Literature and Creative
Writing/AB, Religious Studies
2004 Stanford University, MA Communications, concentration in journalism
Awards
Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS)- 2004 scholarship recipient
Shelley Taylor & Associates (June 2001 – Dec 2003) Palo Alto, CA
Research consultant and technical writer for business management studies
Kayak.com (Jan. 2008 – present) San Francisco, CA
Lead blogger and copywriter for travel search site
Travelpost.com (May 2005 – Jan. 2008) San Francisco, CA
Content editor and writer
Professional Experience
Freelance writer (June 2004 – present) San Francisco, CA
Freelance writer, blogger, media consultant