Experience

UPWAVE

November 2021-present

Copywriter

·          Compiled data-science approved language and customer inputs into marketing surveys for various Fortune 500 companies

·          Verified factual correctness of each survey

·          Proofread text for style, readability, and basic HTML formatting and proposed changes to ensure final drafts were error-free

STUDY.COM

December 2021-March 2022

Keyword Editor

·          Reviewed keywords for online lessons, taking into account search volume and user intent

·          Communicated feedback to keyword selectors and made edits as necessary

WHOLE FOODS MARKET

June 2015-August 2021

Allegro Coffee Team Leader February 2018-present, Associate Team Leader July 2017-February 2018

·          Led the highest-earning Whole Foods Market coffee bar in the Northeast Region

·          Built and maintained a team of up to 15 baristas

·          Planned and implemented public events

·          Consistently passed health and Good Organics inspections

 ·          Adapted quickly to frequent business practice changes due to COVID-19

THE ECHO: A WRITING FORUM

2007-2017

Head Administrator

·        Organized writing competitions and workshops

·        Moderated posts and provided guidance for members

·        Published a monthly newsletter and collaborated on guides for writing and forum use

LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE

January-May 2013

Editorial Intern

·        Provided a first pass edit for all stories accepted for publication

·        Evaluated submissions to both Lightspeed and Nightmare Magazines and marked for acceptance or rejection

·        Proofread stories accepted for reprint

·        Assisted with back-end website maintenance for several of the editor’s published anthologies

SMALL DEMONS

February-May 2012

Content Management Intern

·        Edited site-wide content for accuracy

·        Tagged and formatted quotations

·        Published finalized quotes to main website

Publications

EXTREME ANTHOLOGY

·        “Wind” - a short story about the collision of childhood innocence and childhood nightmares

·        Published 2012 by Anec. Independent, NYC

ALLEGRO COFFEE BLOG

·        “From Seed to Cup” https://www.allegrocoffee.com/2019/03/ambers-origin-trip-to-costa-rica/

LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE

·        Evaluated submissions for a National Public Radio Best Book of 2014: Lightspeed: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue and its sister anthology, Lightspeed: Women Destroy Fantasy! Special Issue

·        Interviewed authors for Author Spotlights published in Lightspeed Magazine

Skills

Writing/Editing

Copywriting/Copyediting

Proofreading

Microsoft Office

G Suite

Search Engine Optimization

Research

Communication

Transcription

Typing speed 85 wpm, 99% accuracy

Asana

Slack

Freebase

Wordpress

Squarespace

Retail/Food Management

Coffee Knowledge/Brewing

Education

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY, 2009-2013

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing