Resume

Experience

Nonfiction Writer/Ghostwriter, Freelance; Los Angeles, CA | 2020–present
As an essayist and journalist, I write about the intersection of memory, family, food, and identity. My work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Journal of Popular Culture, Word Riot, The Acentos Review, Thin Air Magazine, The Latin Kitchen, Gothamist, and Freerange Nonfiction. Also 2011-2015.

LAUSD-Certified Substitute Teacher, Los Angeles, CA | 2025–present
Provides educational continuity and support for students across diverse learning environments and age levels (K-12); teaches with holistic, expectation-driven classroom management methods

Managing Editor, StoryTerrace; Los Angeles, CA | 2016–2020
– Managed 10+ editors overseeing 700+ end-to-end book projects yearly
– Reported KPIs to UK-based HQ, managed production outputs, department budget, team hiring and building 
– Ensured client satisfaction, guiding editors through low-level problem solving and personally addressing high-level issues
– Liaised with outside vendors—including printing and ePub partners—and  managed book delivery 
– Strategized and produced B2B and B2C content including blog posts, newsletters, video scripts, social copy, white pages, and more with SMEs
– Aided in the development, testing, and launching of proprietary AI-assisted bookmaking software over several years
– Promoted from Senior Project Editor in 2018; I managed 75 projects, liaised with clients and ghostwriters, managed schedules, copy-edited, proofread, designed manuscripts, and performed structural edits

Nonfiction Editor, Thin Air Magazine; Flagstaff, AZ | 2015–2017
– Selected nonfiction works for publication in NAU’s annual literary magazine
– Edited all pieces for style, tone, and grammar, and worked with other genre editors to assemble cohesive magazine
– Promoted from Assistant Nonfiction Editor in 2016                                 

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ | 2015–2017
– Instructor of purpose for required 100 and 200-level composition courses with a focus on reading and writing in the academic community

Writing Assistant, Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ | 2015–2017
– Primary instructor for ENG 100, which helps students hone their writing skills and rhetoric skills
– Worked one-on-one with students of all backgrounds, freshman through graduate level, on various projects for academic and professional purposes

Education

Master of Fine Arts—Creative Writing, 2017
Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, Arizona   
Documentary Intensive—Creative Writing, 2013
The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies; Portland, Maine 
Bachelor of Fine Arts—Filmmaking, 2006
New York University; New York, New York 

Other Professional Experience

Executive Producer, Roving Pictures Company; Los Angeles, 2015–2019                  
– Generated new business and responded to RFPs as required
– Oversaw high-end color correction projects, including feature and documentary films, commercials, TV series, viral web content, and more
– Built and managed schedules/budgets and handled accounting tasks including invoicing and tacking payables
– Managed client services

Post-Production/VFX Producer, Freelance; Los Angeles/New York, 2004–2015                       
– Produced post-production, VFX, and finishing for high-end commercials/varies film projects
– Produced for editors Eric Zumbrunnen, Kirk Baxter, Conor O’Neill, Matt Murphy, Elliot Graham and more
– managed post-production workflow, created edit schedules, interacted daily with clients, created and actualized budgets.
– Interviewed, trained, and managed necessary staff, such as editors, assistant editors, colorists, sound mixers, and VFX artists
– Companies: Exile, PlayStation, Stungun Productions, Participant Media, Ghost Robot, 1stAveMachine and others
– Clients: Apple, Google, Facebook, Nike, Reebok, Wells Fargo, EA Games, Audi, General Motors, Chevrolet, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Sabra Hummus, MTV, Clinique, Rolex, Proctor and Gamble

Skills

Content Writing 
Copywriting & Editing
Proofreading 
Project Management 
People Manager
Book Production
Traditional Publishing
ePublishing
SEO-Optimization  
Brand Marketing
Employer Branding
B2B content creation
RFPs
Intermediate Spanish
Chicago, APA, MLA
Adobe Creative Suite
G-Suite
Hubspot
CMS Expertise

Excellent references available upon request.