Experience

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  Self employed

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

  Childcare provider

  • Supervised children of a variety of ages• Mediated conflicts between children• Prepared meals• Taught social skills

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  Rick steves europe

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  Intern

  • Checked facts using government and research organization websites• Wrote travel article sidebars about hotels, restaurants, and other information for travelers• Formatted video transcriptions and edited grammar• Organized feedback from consumers

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  Northwest regional primary care association

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Marketing and communications intern

  • Crafted written and visual content for social media campaigns• Maintained brand presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn • Edited event and product descriptions• Assisted with website maintenance tasks and coded a web page

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  Uw transportation services

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  Field staff

  • Sold parking permits to UW football, basketball and volleyball game attendees• Assisted customers with directions and other information

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  The daily uw

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Fixed grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors• Ensured that articles followed AP style and organizational style guidelines• Checked facts, names and dates • Worked under firm deadlines to write articles for print and online publication• Actively sought out pitches, interviews and relationships with sources• Informed the public about local news, science and technology developments, lifestyle practices, arts and culture, social issues and other topics • Oversaw more than 30 staff reporters and contributing writers• Edited content and ensured articles were optimized for the web • Led weekly section meetings and pitched article ideas to writers• Raised views in science section by 15% during final month as science editor compared to the equivalent time period in 2018 • Oversaw staff reporters and contributing writers• Edited content and ensured articles were optimized for the web • Led weekly section meetings and pitched article ideas to writers

  • Copy Editor

    Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Reporter

    Nov 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Science Editor

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2019

  • General Section Editor

    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
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  Self-employed

  May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Freelance writer

  • Created SEO-optimized blog content for small business clients• Interviewed sources, took photographs, and wrote news articles for publications on a freelance basis

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  Rocketship llc

  Jul 2019 - Feb 2024

  • Edits and writes content for clients' blogs and websites• Creates content briefs based on SEO strategy and other best practices• Creates content for clients' social media accounts and boosts social posts • Wrote content for small business blogs and websites utilizing SEO strategies• Created written and visual content for clients' social media accounts and emails• Assisted with other marketing tasks as needed

  • Content Manager

    Nov 2021 - Feb 2024

  • Writer | Marketing Specialist

    Jul 2019 - Nov 2021
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  Starbucks

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Barista

  -Prepared coffee, tea, and espresso beverages according to customer specifications -Greeted customers and builds relationships-Performed cashier duties-Performed support tasks, including cleaning and restocking

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  Freelance (self employed)

  Feb 2024 - now

  Freelance writer and editor