Professional Experience

  • The Home Depot

    July 2014 - Present

    Senior Editor Atlanta, GA

    Managed copy for homedepot.com and The Home Depot print ad

    Homepage: 10+ major, cross-channel events, and 20+ business-as-usual page executions, with the responsibility of providing historical context and detailed insight, and maintained our internal working document as a source of truth

    • Website-specific Projects: Crafted unique experiences and landing destinations for department-specific events, wrote SEO copy, and aligned messaging across channels

    • Print: 14 ads a year, ownership of the front and back covers, all credit messaging, and institutional messaging

    • Maintain consistency in brand standards across channels, acting as a conduit between individual projects so that updates and changes correctly affected work

    Mentored, managed, and trained junior writers, provided day-to-day support, and created and implemented best practices for their continued success

    ▪ Documented new processes and created guidelines to migrate entire content databases, as well as aid agency partners

  • Fox Theatre

    October 2005 - January 2015

    F&B Assistant Manager

    Oversaw daily concessions and merchandise operations

    Assigning daily product and staff, settled team and customer disputes, counted and deposited six-figure daily cash and credit sales

    Managed a team of 50+ bartenders for sold-out concerts and Broadway shows.

    Executed food and beverage for events that ranged from 4,000+ person concerts and shows to small-scale events, including weddings and proms.

  • Elite Deals

    March 2013 - August 2013

    Marketing Specialist

    Coordinated with vendors and managers to maintain customer-facing e-commerce sites and their associated social media

    Uploaded product information, edited site Q&A, and tackled other ad-hoc marketing pieces

  • Signature Advertising

    June 2012 - February 2013

    Copywriter

  • MailChimp

    February 2011 - May 2012

    Tech Support Writer

  • Digitas, Inc.

    March 2009 - May 2010

    Associate Copywriter

Education & Certificates

  • Creative Circus

    Atlanta, GA

    Copywriting

    Graduated 2007

  • Auburn University

    Auburn, AL

    BSBA: Marketing

    Graduated 2003

  • Additional Skills

    • Microsoft Excel: Level 3 Certificate

    • SEO Writing

    • E-Newsletter Campaigns

    • Adobe Creative Suite

Volunteer Experience

  • Dragon Con

    August 2013 - Present

    Director of the Alternate & Historical Fiction Track

    • Managing a team of 12 volunteers to create over 60 hours of content, events, and contests for a 5-day event every Labor Day weekend

  • MomoCon

    May 2023 - Present

    Administrative Lead for Couch Competitions

    • Assists in the execution and day-to-day setup of multiple gaming tournaments, while supporting a 20-person team on site every Memorial Day weekend

  • Inuhele: Atlanta's Tiki Weekend Convention

    January 2019 - January 2026

    Registration Lead

    • Processes hundreds of memberships and ticketed event purchases while running a 6-person team on-site

  • Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Women's National Book Association

    September 2019 - May 2025

    Event Chair

    • Developed, promoted, and executed digital events for the national organization as well as digital and in-person events for our local chapter