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Copywriting
Editing
Long-form + short-form writing
Digital + SEO
Marketing + branding
Brochures

Creative strategy + direction
Video scripts
Project management
Social media management
Blogs
Documents + contracts

FREELANCE WORK FOR THESE COMPANIES:
Build-A-Bear, Soft Surroundings, Brown Shoe, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Rockefeller Group, CPI Corp., StoryTrack, Continental Research Corp., Basler Electric, A.G. Edwards, Corporate Express, UniGroup, Island Press, Washington University in St. Louis, as well as independent artists, scholars, and motivational speakers.

PROFICIENCIES:
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Drupal/WordPress/Economy (plus HTML + markdown), photography, light design work, basic video editing, and mad organization skills

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
MFA in Poetry, University of Iowa, Writers’ Workshop, 2003
Dual Degree: BA in English + BFA in Sculpture, Washington University in St. Louis, 1999

RECENT WORK

WEB CONTENT + LAYOUT:

UniGroup. Create informative and engagingstate moving guides as blog posts for Mayflower and United Van Lines, giving potential movers and overview of the local economy, climate, housing, job market, activities, and food.

From St. Louis’ Gateway Arch to the jazz joints of Kansas City, the state of Missouri is a lively and vibrant place to live. Missourians are known for their barbeque, beer and gooey butter cake, though the Show-Me State is also a vital economic engine and cultural resource in the Midwest and beyond…

The birthplace of Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston…of the pork roll, the Italian-style hotdog and saltwater taffy…of *the* Jersey Shore and, um *Jersey Shore*…of the phonograph, the movie camera and the light bulb. Call it the Diner State, the Turnpike State, the Sandwich State, or the Exit State. Whatever you call it, New Jersey is a state that defies expectations…

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Website designed by Linked by Air. Launched in fall 2021. For the pages below, I served as lead copywriter and content strategist, handling page layout + build.

Agency: StoryTrack. 33 North Lasalle website. Copywriter.

Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe, shoes.com division). Contract copywriter.

VIDEO SCRIPTS

“What is the DIAN-TU?”Documentary-style video about a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease and the team of researchers searching for a cure and a preventative treatment. Lead copywriter.

Agency: StoryTrack. Promotional videos for Millstone 8, Crow Holdings Industrial (Carteret Logistics), and Cranbury Station Park, state-of-the-art industrial developments. Lead copywriter.

CREATIVE DIRECTION + COPYWRITING:

Otherwise: The official magazine of the MFA in Visual Art program
Includes a studio mixtape, faculty trading cards, and a personality quiz…what does your favorite tool, material, or process say about you?

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The Graphic Vindicator: The official publication of the MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture program Includes an illustration-themed crossword, two drawing activities, a cheeky Q&A, and other nerdcetera.

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Ad concept, summer photography event. Client: CPI Corp. Concept + copywriting.

Gallery guide, interview, + press release. Client: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Copywriter + copyeditor.

Critical Essay on artist Beverly Semmes. Client: Island Press. Writer/critic.

Instagram account for the Sam Fox School. Social media guru and Chief Origami Fox Handler (see below).

Examples of the “Sam Fox Fox” Insta story campaign I created for the Sam Fox School. Sam is always busy living our best lives on all art- and design-filled adventures in STL and beyond. He’s even been to Europe.