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February 2007 - Present
Writer: Editorial & Promotional Content, Travelocity
San Francisco, California, www.travelocity.com

Produce editorial and marketing copy for one of the world’s largest travel sites, Travelocity.com.
Responsible for written voice of the Travelocity Roaming Gnome in various advertising endeavors.
Research and write answers to hundreds of travel questions as Yahoo’s "Travelocity Expert."
Write copy for partners including Travel + Leisure and Outside magazines, MasterCard, and CBS.
Contribute regularly to Travelocity’s blog, The Window Seat.

April 2004—May 2006
Assistant Editor, Charleston magazine, Charleston HOME, Charleston Weddings
Charleston, South Carolina, www.charlestonmag.com

Edited 16 issues a year of four-color regional lifestyle magazine (with distribution in 8 states), including 6 issues of specialty home and wedding-based publications
Regularly wrote front-of-book pieces, profiles, reviews, and features
Researched and assigned stories to freelancers; planned and pitched content for upcoming issues
Managed Food & Wine and Style sections, liaising with Editor-in-Chief and other editors
Ran Editorial Internship Program, interviewing and managing 12 interns a year

January 2003—April 2004
Staff Writer, Charleston Regional Business Journal
Charleston, South Carolina, www.charlestonbusiness.com

Began as freelance writer and was hired full-time within six months
Researched and reported 8 timely news stories per bi-weekly cycle for business-centered newspaper, monitoring local industries and affairs pertaining to beat (retail, education, finance, and architecture) and pitching stories accordingly
Proposed two news columns during time in position and produced both each cycle

September 1998—September 1999
Editorial Intern, Modern Bride (Condé Nast Publications)
New York, New York

Produced features, reviews, columns, and essays for publications, including Atlanta Sports & Fitness, San Diego CityBeat, Charleston City Paper, Skirt! , House Calls, and The Post & Courier.
Contributed travel guides and features to TangoDiva.com, a women-written travel site profiled in Marie Claire, and theCitizenGuide.com, a youth-oriented site featured in The Guardian
Collaborated with editors at Glamour magazine on story ideas following Hurricane Katrina
interviewed by SmarterTravel.com and USA Today as a city expert on Charleston, SC
Produced supplement to accompany Charleston Fashion Week, interviewing designers including MOO ROO’s Mary Norton and Project Runway contestant Laura Bennett.

Wrote script for national television commercial for Oraparx (North American Oral Care), which aired in early 2007 across the U.S.
Edited marketing copy for ALS, Inc. (clients included Genentech, Starbucks, and Ernst & Young).
Produced lifestyle copy for in-store magazines and materials for national grocery chains ShopRite and Shaw's Supermarkets.

Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South (Gibbs Smith, January 2007): Author
The Very Best Weblog Writing Ever (Misc. Books & Press, June 2006): Featured contributor

1999—2002
University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
B.A. in English Literature (First Class Hons.)

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