Employment
Currently an Online Content and Social Media Marketing Manager February 2009 – Present
- Manages content for an Oakland-based online printing company’s website, blog, Twitter and Facebook
Creative Group – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Firm
Public relations/copywriter/copy editor March 2007 – December 2008
- Wrote copy for brochures, marketing materials and advertising in newspapers
- Proofread brochures, marketing materials and copy for national ads
- Wrote press releases for new real estate listings, properties sold and more
San Francisco Examiner
Arts and entertainment editor April 2003 – November 2006
- Oversaw content and production of entertainment, food, travel and style sections
- Assigned stories and photos to team of staff writers and freelancers
- Edited stories and design five to eight pages daily using Adobe InDesign, InCopy and Photoshop
- Wrote daily celebrity gossip column, Scoop!
TV critic September 2001 – February 2003
- Wrote TV column four times a week
- Reviewed shows and conducted celebrity interviews
- Series included network and cable hits such as “The Sopranos,” “24,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Scrubs” and “The Shield” as well as unappreciated shows such as “The Tick,” “Andy Ritcher Controls the Universe” and “The Job.”
San Mateo Independent
Arts and entertainment editor December 2000 – September 2001
- Wrote feature stories, humor column, movie and theater reviews
- Assigned stories and photos to freelancers
- Edited freelance copy including The Weekly Walker column and arts features
- Designed pages using QuarkXPress
San Francisco Independent
Reporter March 1999 – December 2000
- Wrote neighborhood news and movie reviews
- Covered the San Francisco Unified School District beat, including the weekly school board meetings
Martinez News-Gazette
Reporter/columnist June 1998 – March 1999
- Filed nine to 12 news and feature stories a week and wrote weekly humor column
- Responsible for reporting on the Martinez Unified School District, City Hall and Police Department beats
Freelance
- Cinescape Magazine
- EON Magazine.com
- The Synthesis
- If Magazine
- UpTake.com
Education
California State University, Chico B.A. in journalism
Chico State Orion newspaper: Wrote news and feature stories, editorials and weekly humor column
Awards
- First Place: Best Critic, East Bay Press Club (2001)
- Third Place: Best Columnist, East Bay Press Club (2001)
