Résumé

Professional Experience

Director of Editorial Operations • January 2022-present
Texas Monthly, Austin, Texas

I was promoted from managing editor to oversee workflows and deployment of resources across all editorial platforms: the print magazine, the website, podcasts, books, and more. I have some of the same responsibilities as my previous role, but I also develop strategy for multiplatform and cross-department projects, ensuring our initiatives are complementing, not competing with, one another.

  • As part of overseeing the hiring for most of the department, reworked aspects of the hiring process, including introducing a “hiring hotline” option for potential applicants, to make it more inclusive and transparent
  • Spearhead cross-department initiatives around editorial performance, including a four-month sprint exercise that resulted in an online section’s page views increasing by 33 percent
  • Project-manage major editorial projects, including a cookbook and a digital recipe-reorganization initiative
  • Negotiate contract terms with freelance contributors and work with legal team to create and update contract forms as necessary
  • Collaborate with deputy editor and deputy editor, digital, on management of all editorial staffers
  • Work closely with cross-department leaders, including the marketing director and the senior vice presidents for audience and digital growth, to align budgets and priorities
  • Revamped the budget tracking process to provide better monitoring and transparency
  • Supervise fact-checking, copy editing, and editorial operations teams, including two managers

Managing Editor • September 2019-January 2022
Texas Monthly, Austin, Texas

As managing editor, I primarily focused on the print magazine, crafting deadlines, managing its overall workflow, and triaging any production issues as they arose, though some of my duties, such as managing the internship program and the budget, spanned all editorial platforms.

  • Ran the print workflow and production processes for an editorial staff of about 50
  • Supervised seven direct reports, including the fact-checking and copy-editing departments
  • Conceived of and implemented process improvements when needed
  • Project-managed some of editorial’s most ambitious products, including a Willie Nelson album ranking that was a National Magazine Award finalist
  • Managed the freelance budget, the invoicing process, and editorial’s reporting expenses
  • Ran the editorial department’s internship program and successfully advocated to change it to a paid program with increased mentorship, structure, and training

Multiplatform Editor • September 2016-September 2019
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

I copy edited and fact-checked for the Washington Post’s Opinions section.

  • Copy edited, fact-checked, and wrote headlines for, on average, 4,000 words of content a day
  • Communicated regularly with writers regarding fact-checking questions and edits
  • Occasionally wrote and edited op-eds, including a major op-ed project that I pitched in which I compiled and edited 11 ideas across the political spectrum about climate change policy
  • Filled in on occasion as editorial copy chief, which involved managing the prioritization of copy for 35–45 articles a day, reviewing others’ copy edits, and coordinating with assigning editors

Proofreader • February 2016-September 2016
Stansberry Research, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Copy edited and fact-checked a variety of daily, weekly and monthly financial newsletters
  • Used Exacttarget, an internal CMS and Dreamweaver to design daily emailed newsletters

Managing Editor • June 2015-February 2016
City Paper, Baltimore, Maryland

I oversaw the day-to-day-processes and long-term projects for the alt-weekly’s editorial staff of ten, while continuing to perform the duties of copy editor and eats and drinks editor.

  • Implemented new organizational processes for the alt-weekly’s largest annual projects, including its “Best of Baltimore” issues, and communicated regularly with staffers to ensure projects were completed before their deadlines
  • Restructured the invoicing system so contributors could be paid on a more timely basis
  • Using the restructured system, analyzed the paper’s expenses and ensured it stayed under budget

Copy Editor and Eats & Drinks Editor • June 2014-February 2016
City Paper, Baltimore, Maryland

In addition to being the alt-weekly’s sole copy editor for its print newspaper and blogs, I managed the Eats & Drinks section in the print paper.

  • Copy edited all the print articles and blogs for Baltimore’s alternative weekly
  • Managed freelancers and assigned and edited approximately three articles a week for the Eats & Drinks section
  • Led the publication of EAT, a yearly magazine insert that had more than 400 restaurant listings
  • Wrote articles on a variety of subjects, including food, books, classical music, theater, and news

Sports Copy Editor and Paginator • August 2013-June 2014
York Dispatch, York, Pennsylvania

  • Copy edited articles in the sports section of York’s five-day newspaper
  • Designed 3-5 page layouts a day using InDesign and Saxotech
  • Processed photographs in Photoshop and edited online content as necessary
  • Managed the York Dispatch Sports Facebook page
  • Built InCopy templates for local box scores and other agate content when the Dispatch switched content management systems
  • Selected business stories from the Associated Press wire and designed the business news page

Publications Coordinator Assistant • September 2012–August 2013
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Wrote articles for the department’s website about faculty accomplishments and ongoing research
  • Copy edited department’s publications, including newsletters and brochures
  • Designed intra-department announcements using Adobe Illustrator

Education

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

B.A. in professional writing with a minor in history, May 2013
Graduated with University and College honors

Anglo-American University • Prague, Czech Republic

Attended February 2012–May 2012
Semester abroad

Oberlin College • Oberlin, Ohio

Attended August 2009–May 2010

Extra Credit

  • Selected to be a mentor in the ASME NEXT Senior Mentor Program
  • Selected to participate in the Poynter Institute’s Leadership Academy for Women in Media, November 2021
  • Selected to lead a session on editing stories about sexual violence at the American Copy Editors Society’s national conference in April 2016

Memberships

• ACES: The Society for Editors
• NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists

A PDF version of my résumé can be accessed here.