Résumé
Huge Inc.
Group Creative Director Aug 2016-Nov 2023
Led ambitious content programs for Google, Verizon, Citrix, Vanguard, Converse, Zelle and others
Conceived brand communications that drove engagement, brand love and business KPIs
Earned top-tier media placements for thought leadership co-developed with C-suite
Oversaw growth of writing team from five to 10 people; managed and mentored five direct reports
Hired at Senior level; promoted through Lead and Creative Director
Time Inc.
Deputy Editor, TheDrive.com July 2015-Jan 2016
Launched Time Inc’s first standalone web title, a car culture site with an irreverent POV
Ran point on content packages for site advertisers including Volvo, Capital One and Pennzoil
Upheld rigorous editorial standards against blistering news churn
Trained junior staff to optimize against traffic metrics and document best practices
BBC Worldwide
Deputy Editor, BBC.com/Autos Oct 2012-July 2015
Hired as launch editor for BBC.com’s first car vertical (Winner, 2014 People’s Choice Webby)
Spearheaded traffic-generating collaborations with sister site TopGear.com
Maintained annual editorial budget; scripted and art directed two original video series
Selected by BBC Worldwide’s head of editorial standards as interim advertising standards guardian
The New York Times Company
Editor, Wheels Dec 2010-Oct 2012
Set editorial strategy for the blog portal of The Times’s Automobiles section
Balanced a daily news budget against broader industry trends and reporting in the paper
Implemented a sliding pay scale for all pieces
Oversaw The Times’s online motor show coverage
Flavorpill.com
Senior Editor June 2004-Aug 2007
Citysearch.com
Page Editor, Los Angeles, CA; Arts Editor, Boston, MA July 2000-Feb 2002
Publishing Outlets
CNN.com, The New York Times, Inc., Surface, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Ad Age, Adweek, RedBull.com, AllRecipes.com, TopGear.com, Intersection, MINIspace.com, I.D., DesignObserver.com, Matter, Details, DK Publishing (co-author, Top 10 Buenos Aires; Top 10 Boston; RealCity NYC)
Education
Vassar College; B.A., Political Science
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Languages
Demonstrable fluency in Spanish; conversational proficiency in Italian.
References available on request.
A word-slinging, team-building, gate-crashing multihyphenate who delivers.
In third grade I won a prize for a poem I wrote about a kite. That was it. Game over. #writeordie.
Since those Capri Sun–soaked days, I’ve created and managed growth-fueling content programs for mom ‘n pops like Google, Verizon, Barclays, Thermo Fisher, Converse, Zelle, Vanguard and Citrix. Prior to my agency career, I did a convincing impression of a staff editor at The New York Times, BBC.com and Time Inc., among others. (Check the ‘Deep cuts’ section of the homepage for clips.)
I’m drawn toward organizations that hold no fixed ideas about who they are, let alone who their customers are. The more ambiguous the brief, the more exciting the challenge — and the stronger the work we’ll do together.