ABOUT
Content strategist. Content designer. UX writer. Whatever you call me, my goal is the same: To make it easy for users get the information they want, need, and expect from your website, app, or product. I'm good at asking the right questions, thinking critically, and simplifying the complex.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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AP style
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Content and UX assessments
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Content development
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Content flows
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Content governance and standards
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Content inventories, audits, and matrices
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Copyediting and substantive editing
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Page tables and templates
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Plain language advocacy
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Stakeholder and subject matter expert interviews
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Sitewide navigation and taxonomy
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User testing
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Website and UX content strategy
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Writing style guide development
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Writing training and coaching
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 – Present
Senior UX Content Strategist
NerdWallet
San Francisco, Calif. (remote)
2014 – 2022
Principal Content Strategist & Writer (2019 – 2022)
Senior Content Strategist & Writer (2016 – 2019)
Content Strategist & Writer (2014 – 2016)
Geonetric
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2012 – 2014
Special Sections Editor
The Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2008 – 2012
Writer/Editor
University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication
Iowa City, Iowa
2003 – 2008
Food & Fitness Editor (2004 – 2008)
Features Reporter (2003 – 2004)
The Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2002 – 2003
Staff Writer
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Waterloo, Iowa