Resume

Experience

2018 – present

Plain English Foundation

Sydney, Australia | Remote

Transform the structure and language of complex documents — such as legal agreements — into clear, concise texts using substantive editing techniques
Develop MS Word templates for organizations to use when drafting documents such as ministerial briefs, correspondence and reports

2016–17

Major League Baseball Advanced Media

New York, NY

Coordinated the editorial calendar for the department’s annual publications (the All-Star Game, League Championship Series and World Series event programs, and Little League Magazine)
Produced the annual World Series champions’ official retrospective publication
Managed a team of up to 4 assistant editors and interns, as well as dozens of freelance writers, to ensure each project flowed according to schedule
Pitched and wrote feature stories for MLB.com and SportsonEarth.com
Repurposed print material for MLB.com and published it using an in-house CMS and basic HTML
Maintained club-specific pages of MLB.com, such as Yankees Magazine Online, to showcase long-form material

2009–16

Major League Baseball Properties

New York, NY

Planned and organized all content for front-of-book sections in MLB’s jewel event programs, plus 5 yearly issues of
MLB Insiders Club Magazine
Received press credentials for and covered Spring Training, 5 All-Star Games and
5 World Series, and interviewed current and former players
Collaborated with MLB clubs on large commemorative books, including FenwayPark: 100 Years and A Century of Wrigley Field, from draft through printing
Helped produce MLB’s first fantasy baseball magazine
Wrote and copy-edited short pieces for all official MLB publications
Edited layouts using Adobe InDesign publishing software

2006–10

Poughkeepsie, NY

2014

New York, NY

Adobe Creative Suite:
InDesign, Photoshop

Microsoft Office:
Word (incl document design), Excel, Outlook & Powerpoint

AP Style

Plain English