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Education
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1998
Vermont College,
Norwich University
Montpelier, VT
MFA in Writing
1995
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
BA in Creative
Writing with minor in Astronomy/Physics
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Professional experience
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1998 -
Present
Houston, TX
Freelance Writer
- English scripts
for ADV (Steel Angel Kurumi, Saiyuki
and Blue Seed II among others)
- Articles (Texas
Magazine, Kenyon Review, Fiction Writer, Writer's Digest, Houston
Press)
- Profiled Houston area hotspots (Wcities)
- Wrote copy for newspaper ads,
brochures, letters, promotional packages, and catalogues (Great
American)
- Wrote :30 and :60 second radio
spots for contests and sweepstakes (Pennzoil)
- Designed games for interactive
Physics CD-ROM (Harper Collins)
2000-2002 Houston
Press
Houston, TX
Night & Day
Editor
- Write weekly sidebars and picks of
the week for the Night & Day section
- Edit articles assigned to
freelance writers
- Write, edit and modify the Art,
Stage and Calendar listings
- Choose art or assign work to photographers
as needed for Stage, Art, Calendar and Night & Day sections
1999
EDS, Account for Huntsman (formerly Texaco)
Houston, TX
Documentation Specialist
- Tech and End-User Documents
(electronic and online questionnaires; e-mail notifications; posters and
fliers of power outages and upcoming events; and forms for keeping track
of equipment or requesting software or Internet access)
- Intranet monthly newsletter
(posted monthly articles, nerd words, office tips and fun facts;
produced HTML versions of policies and procedures; and assisted in the
creation of online forms, surveys and an InfoLink
scavenger hunt)
1995 - 1998
University of Chicago
Press
Chicago, IL
Promotions Manager
(1995-1998)
- Coordinated and implemented major
promotional campaigns for fourteen journals (analyzed and gathered
market research; wrote proposals; obtained mailing lists; initiated ad
and list trades; and kept printing and mailing on time and in budget)
- Brochures (wrote copy and designed
brochures; proofed boards; and saw the brochures through the printing
process)
- Wrote and designed bookmarks,
inserts, order forms, and ads appearing in international publications
- Created HTML documents for the
Press web-site, updated spreadsheets, and performed various tasks for
the Journals Manager
1994 - 1995
KUAT-TV
Tucson, AZ
Promotions Assistant
- Designed weekly schedule (wrote
program summaries and faxed information to TV Guide and local
newspapers)
- Wrote TV script and copy for
newspaper advertisements, billboards and radio ads
- Maintained contact with
representatives at TV Guide and local newspapers
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