Hello!

Based in NYC, I split my time between the visual side and the wordal side of creativity. I’m happiest when I’m shepherding the arts, whether I’m creating an illustration to accompany an article or editing an exquisite essay.

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EXPERIENCE

May 2024–present
Creative Director, Columbia Journalism Review
I create or commission/art direct all article-accompanying illustrations for the magazine.

December 2022–present
Story Editor and Copyeditor, The Assembly, INDY Week, and CityView
I edit and copyedit articles for three North Carolina-centric magazines.

May 2021–present
Editor, The Rumpus
Series editor for ENOUGH, a space for women and nonbinary people who have experienced sexual assault and domestic violence.

January 2021–June 2024
Art Director, Brevard Music Center’s Summer Festival
Created all brand collateral for BMC’s months-long festival, including its 180-page program.

Oct 2021–December 2024
Editor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I edited op-eds, reports, and blogs for the Carolina Population Center, a global public health research hub.

June 2020–June 2023
Editor, Freelance
I edited essays, reported articles, manuscripts, sample chapters, book proposals, The North Carolina Medical Journal, and brand copy. Manuscript topics included systemic racism in bankruptcy law and cults in America. I also copyedited for a large creative agency.

July 2017–June 2020
Editorial Art Director and Editor, Longreads
(1) I art directed or created every illustration and image published, built relationships with tons of illustrators, and managed our in-house senior designer. (2) I edited personal essays and reported features. My proudest moment was pitching this article and hiring a feminist historian to write it.

2015–2017
Art Director, Freelance
Clients included: Skittles, Juicy Fruit, Extra Gum, LifeSavers, EdTech & MedTech companies, literacy & education nonprofits, financial planners, event planners, accountants. Created social media posts, websites, and print collateral.

2012–2015
Senior Art Director, Knewton
New York, New York
Oversaw branding and managed designers at the EdTech start-up. Designed website, created all print collateral, animation, signage, and BizDev presentation materials. 

2010–2012
Art Director, Blue Ion
Charleston, South Carolina
Designed websites for: Restaurants, Charleston Tourism, Wineries, Hotels, Technology, Hospitals, Pharmaceutical companies.

2006–2010
Senior Designer, Razorfish
New York, New York
Designed websites for: New England Journal of Medicine, Garnier, Maybelline, Ford, Mercedes, Artistry, Travel Channel.

2005
Design Intern, Pentagram
New York, New York
Assisted with environmental and print design.

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EDUCATION

2014–2017
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Completed half a Masters in Counseling

2003–2005
Portfolio Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Graphic Design Graduate Degree

1995–1999
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Philosophy and Spanish Double Major

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DIGITAL SKILLS

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
CMS / WordPress / Squarespace / MailChimp
AirTable
Google Slides / Docs / Sheets
and, begrudgingly, Microsoft Suite

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Spanish (I was fluent in the ‘90s and could even handle the Spanish line of the domestic violence hotline, now I maintain a kind-of-ok knowledge)