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Freelance Writer + Digital Marketing Specialist
University of South Florida St. Petersburg, B.A. English, Writing and Rhetorical Studies
In my work, I have produced and sustained content marketing efforts for a nationwide franchise corporation with 70+ individual locations, a medical organization with 100+ practices, and local small businesses expanding their e-commerce platforms. I research and record market data, develop and execute content and SEO strategy, create social media and CRM campaigns, and write articles, press releases, educational resources, and internal documents.
I worked at restaurants through college, and it’s in those years that I cultivated my work ethic and capacity to value what I contribute. I’m grateful for my experience originating in the service industry. It’s there I owe the innate character enriching my intentions as a writer—the sort of irreplaceable understanding of the degree to which each person encountered is one worth knowing. It’s come with a lot of stories and even more book recommendations, many still to pass along.
I was lucky to work under a directed research program for a professor’s personal human rights advocacy research work in my last year of undergrad. Through participatory education, I learned about research collection, data synthesis and organization, and content creation for various research conferences and projects. More than anything, I was entrusted with sensitive data that mattered to many people and made a difference for even more. The respect I learned and the disciplined, effortful, organizational ability I gained from that experience are indispensable to me. It helped inform who I want to be as a professional as well as the ability to which I’ve grown capable of treating my work with respect and intention.
In writing, I’ve always been interested in narrative. To understand its confines is only to revere the vastness we’re able to stretch ourselves and communicate with both clarity and thoughtfulness. I believe this is our best opportunity to connect with others and ultimately with ourselves.