Resume

Work Experience

Development & Marketing Coordinator
Columbia Bible College, Full Time — Apr 2025–Present

  • Project management and event coordinating for the Development department to assist in fundraising efforts that fund college operations
  • Assisting the Vice President of Enrollment & External Relations in managing Marketing department staff and contractors
  • Updating and maintaining website infrastructure, as well as design and copy, on columbiabc.edu (WordPress site hosted on Flywheel).
  • Communicating with staff and faculty on ticketing platform (Spiceworks) to address website updates and requests.

Website Designer
University of the Fraser Valley, Part Time (10 hrs/week) — Jan 2025–Apr 2025

  • Project management for uploading research content for the Making It Circular research project to WordPress website makingitcircular.ca
  • Organizing site content, building pages, drafting copy, sourcing/editing images for live site

Website Designer
Columbia Bible College — Subcontractor — Jan 2024–Mar 2025

  • Updating and maintaining website infrastructure, as well as design and copy, on columbiabc.edu (WordPress site hosted on Flywheel).
  • Communicating with staff and faculty on ticketing platform (Spiceworks) to address website updates and requests.

Communications Specialist
Self-Employed — Dec 2019-Apr 2025

  • Designing, updating, and managing websites (Wordpress, Squarespace, Wix)
  • Writing and editing copy for digital platforms (websites, email newsletter, social media)
  • Designing marketing collateral (digital and print)

Book Editor
Self-Employed/Freelance — Dec 2019-Present

  • Providing manuscript consultations, developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for authors writing speculative fiction, especially science fiction/fantasy, and creative non-fiction such as memoirs, as well as short stories, cookbooks, and magazines.

Marketing Specialist & Writer
Pohl Strategic Marketing — Subcontractor — Apr 2024–Sep 2024

  • Editing and updating websites (specializing in WordPress)
  • Consulting on digital marketing strategies
  • Writing and editing copy for proposals, and online and print materials (website copy, social media captions, brochures, etc.)
  • Designing digital materials (web and social media graphics, fillable onboarding forms, proposals and reports, etc.)

Digital Marketing & Tech Whiz
Writer’s Block Solutions — Part-Time (15 hrs/week) — Mar 2022-Sep 2024

  • Consulting on marketing and branding strategy
  • Designing websites for clients (Wordpress, Squarespace, Wix)
  • Writing, editing, and project management for clients
  • Providing internal tech support for WordPress website and blog (The Block Party), Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, and social media channels
  • Designing assets for marketing campaigns across digital channels

Editor
The Self Publishing Agency — Subcontractor — Dec 2019-Aug 2024

  • Providing services in developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for authors (general fiction, science fiction/fantasy, self-help, memoirs, cookbooks)

Marketing Associate
Hi-Performance Distributors — Part-Time — May 2021-Mar 2022

  • Developing and implementing a marketing strategy
  • Managing marketing campaigns across all digital channels, including website (Zencart and migration to Opencart), email newsletter (MailChimp), and social media (Facebook, Instagram)
  • Designing for the new website
  • Designing graphics for marketing campaigns across channels

Communications Coordinator
Bakerview Church — Part-Time — May 2019-May 2021

  • Developing, designing, and maintaining website (WordPress, Thrive Architect)
  • Copywriting and editing for marketing channels, including website and weekly newsletter
  • Developing and managing a social media strategy (Facebook and Instagram)
  • Providing communications support to all staff
  • Designing graphics for presentation slides and web/social media content

Writer & Editor
Multiply (formerly MB Mission, non-profit) — Subcontractor — Apr 2015-Dec 2019

  • Seasonal copywriting and editing for yearly publication from spring to fall
  • Proofreading daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly publications
  • Transliterating and transcribing videos from French to English

Communications & Sales
House of James Bookstore — Full-Time — Nov 2014-Apr 2019

  • Copywriting and editing weekly email newsletters, social media posts, and print promotions
  • Graphic design for print and web materials
  • Updating and maintaining website
  • Customer service, stocking shelves, arranging displays
  • Covering shipping and receiving duties for Shipper/Receiver on leave

Volunteer Experience

Editors Canada Marketing Committee
Analytics Project — Nov 2022-Nov 2023

  • Compiling and presenting analytics for all social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X) to the Marketing Committee on a quarterly basis. Supporting the Marketing Committee by developing a reporting strategy for analytics across digital marketing platforms.

Teaching Assistant
The Writer’s Studio Online (SFU) — Sep 2018-Jun 2020

  • Critique and feedback (proofreading, stylistic & structural editing) of all student submissions in the Speculative Fiction Cohort under Eileen Cook; scheduling of student submissions for workshops.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of the Fraser Valley
Sep 2019-Aug 2025

Editing Certificate, Simon Fraser University
Jan 2020-Nov 2022

Digital Marketing Certificate, Alacrity Canada
Feb 2022-May 2022

Creative Writing Certificate, Simon Fraser University
Sep 2017-Jun 2018

Skills

Languages
Bilingual (English and French)

Office Admin
Microsoft Office 365, G Suite/Google Workspace

Website Design & Development
WordPress, Opencart, Wix, Squarespace, Hugo

Email Newsletter Design
MailChimp, MailerLite, SendInBlue/Brevo

Graphic Design
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, Gimp, Inkscape

Digital Marketing
Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X), G-Suite (Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Ads), SEO (Semrush, Ahrefs, Google Keyword Planner)