Resume
EXPERIENCE
* Freelance writer and illustrator, May 2006-present
• Worked with Spot.Us, McSweeney’s Quarterly, SF Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, Anthem magazine and Syncopated reportage comics journal, among many other newspapers and magazines.
* Editor, SF.Curbed.com, San Francisco, CA, September 2008-February 2009
• Lead one of the premier Bay Area blogs by writing 12-15 original posts daily, ranging from hard news to feature stories, while also managing and editing work from freelance staff.
• Other responsibilities included fielding and responding to e-mail and comments from readers, conducting interviews and covering local events and meetings.
* Managing editor and writer, CollegeOTR.com, New York, NY, August 2007-June 2008
• Edited daily blog posts for content and style and worked with writers to improve their work in the long term.
• Recruited and trained writers for blog network and managed the work of nearly 50 student freelancers at more than a dozen schools.
* Managing editor, SuperVegan.com, New York, NY, November 2006-November 2007
• Edited and produced original content for vegetarian lifestyle website and managed staff.
• Supervised other aspects of production and management, including public relations, non-profit development, marketing and advertising.
* Founder/publisher/editor-in-chief, Mused Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003-2005
• Produced full-color issues of 48-page quarterly arts magazine with circulation of 12,000 across western states.
• Participated in and supervised all aspects of magazine production and distribution.
EDUCATION
* Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
• M.S. in Magazine Journalism
* University of California, Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies, Santa Barbara, CA
• B.A. in Literature/Creative Writing