Experience

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  University of montevallo

  Aug 2015 - May 2018

  Designed a scavenger hunt app for iOS; developed original game designs; analyzed analog and digital board games; researched and analyzed games in children’s literature; performed clerical tasks. Mentored students in the Game Design Workshop I & II courses; provided critical commentary on student designs through frequent playtesting and reviewing rules documents. Mentored freshmen Honors students and led social events to help them become accustomed to university life. Mentored freshmen Honors students and led social events to help them become accustomed to university life.

  • Game Studies and Design Research Assistant

    Jan 2016 - May 2018

  • Game Studies and Design Peer Mentor

    Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Honors Peer Mentor

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Honors Program Peer Mentor

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Wetumpka area chamber of commerce

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Summer intern

  Observed nonprofit business management; shadowed management during business and city development meetings; compiled an original business plan; performed clerical tasks.

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  Bridge builders

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Project coordinator

  Acted as the liaison between Bridge Builders Alabama and other nonprofit organizations throughout the River Region to coordinate volunteer opportunities for high school students.

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  Bridge builders

  May 2018 - Aug 2020

  Restructured program offerings; coordinated leadership conferences; organized volunteer opportunities for high school students through establishing partnerships with local nonprofits; fundraised through writing grant proposals; coordinated guest speaking events; oversaw student group projects with individual nonprofit organizations; recruited students and staff; maintained website. Coordinated summer leadership conferences; organized volunteer events for high schools students with various local nonprofits; provided customer support for students and families; recruited students and conference staff.

  • Program & Grant Writing Director

    Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Program Director

    May 2018 - Mar 2019
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  Jellybean games

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2022

  Wrote Kickstarter page copy and built campaign pages; composed monthly Kickstarter updates for seven concurrent projects; oversaw project production from manufacturing to final delivery; organized marketing campaigns; coordinated retail releases and sales promotions with retail distributors; managed freelance consultants, customer support, and logistics departments; refined business best practices and systems; managed company-wide invoicing. Coordinated worldwide Kickstarter shipping fulfillment; organized playtesting and proofreading campaigns; wrote regular Kickstarter campaign updates; managed website product orders and fulfillment; assisted with product printing coordination; completed special projects as needed, including implementation of Amazon A+ pages and webstore maintenance. Managed customer communication via email and Kickstarter regarding online order fulfillment, product questions, and Kickstarter questions; coordinated replacement requests and shipping for missing or defective game pieces; assisted with booth operation at Gen Con 2019.

  • Operations Manager & Marketing Manager

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Logistics Coordinator

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Customer Support Officer

    Apr 2019 - Dec 2019
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  Pandasaurus games

  May 2020 - Jan 2022

  Customer support & logistics coordinator

  Coordinated international product shipments; managed online customer communication via Zendesk ticketing system regarding order fulfillment, product questions, and Kickstarter campaigns; coordinated replacement requests and shipping for missing or defective game pieces.

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  Freelance

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2023

  Small business consultant, board game industry

  Executed Kickstarter fulfillment for eight products; coordinated worldwide fulfillment; consulted on logistics coordination and customer support for publishing clients.

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  Daxko

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2025

  Strategized and implemented B2B inbound marketing strategy for SaaS company; managed international team members and freelancers to scale content output; optimized workflows and managed asset completion across multiple teams; optimized digital content for improved SEO performance; executed company-wide DEI initiatives as DEI Committee member. Strategized and implemented B2B inbound marketing strategy for SaaS company; managed copywriting freelancers to scale content output; optimized workflows and managed asset completion across multiple teams; optimized digital content for improved SEO performance; executed company-wide DEI initiatives as DEI Committee member. Researched, planned, and produced written copy for content marketing; advised on content writing strategy and best practices; optimized copy for digital performance; edited internal and external copy; executed company-wide DEI initiatives as DEI Committee member.

  • Senior Content Marketing Manager

    Feb 2024 - Feb 2025

  • Content Marketing Manager

    Mar 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Copywriter

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023
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  Keymaster games

  Mar 2025 - now

  Community manager