My CV
Professional Experience
Belt Magazine - Engagement Editor (part-time)
2022 - present
Maintain social accounts; work to cultivate relationships with readers via social channels, readings, and conferences; support annual fundraising activities.
Covestro - Content Marketing Manager
2019-2021
Wrote marketing collateral in a variety of formats (web, social, email, print); oversaw all content generated by the North American Central Marketing team to ensure dynamic effectiveness, grammatical correctness and consistency of tone and voice. Embedded SEO keywords into team output; tracked rankings. Utilized content marketing tools to manage team editorial calendar. Created and distributed email newsletters; tracked performance. Coordinated creation of video, print and graphic content with external agencies.
Covestro - Digital Communications
2015-2019
Managed United States social media presence for Covestro, primarily on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube, with some work in Facebook and Instagram. Provided social media strategy guidance across the company, including to executive leadership. Monitored channels, engaged audiences, watched trends to determine the best use of social media for the company. Assessed and analyzed risks, issues, and suspicious posts that could compromise brand identity. Maintained company web presence for the region. Consulted analytics to refine communications approach and refine SEO rankings.
Selected publications
Poetry
“Eight Attempts at Connection,” “The Bull, The China” and “Office Ladies” in Northern Appalachia Review, volume 4, March 2023
“The Man From the Bluebird Club,” “Late Capitalism,” and “The Dead Mall,” in Still: the Journal, number 41, February 2023
“Miracle Season,” “The Ring Bearers” and “Highway Lifecycle” in Women Speak 8, December 2022
“In the Mothers’ Room” and “Gastromythology” in Orca, a Literary Journal 12, December 2022
“Interview with the Monument” in Litro Magazine, November 18, 2022
“My Son Says ‘Pom,’” “In a Name,” and “Preparations” in North/South Appalachia, volume 2, 2022
“The Smallest Town in Maryland,” in Peregrine XXXVI, 2022
“The Directress,” “Bath in the Tears of Rachel Carson” and “The Things I Thought I Loved” in Impost, Volume 16, 2022
“Cornucopia” in Sheila-Na-Gig online, Volume 7.1, Fall 2022
“Onset” in Rubbertop Review 13, 2022
“Where” in Five South, August 16, 2022
“The Guts of ‘80s Kids” in Maudlin House, August 1, 2022
“Core Competency” and “Breastfeeding at Forty” in Birthing Magazine, Summer 2022
“Oh, Let’s Go” featured in the Oakland Sidewalk Poetry project, 2022
“In a Name,” Bluestone Review, 2022
“Flying West at Sunset” in San Pedro River Review, Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2022
“Just Say No” and “The Boy Who Went to Divinity School,” Open: A Journal of Arts and Letters, 11 April 2021
“Preparations,” Wild Roof Journal, Issue 7, March 2021
“Rich,” Sad Girls Club, October 10, 2020
“Transubstantiation,” High Shelf XXIII, October 2020
“The Call of the Campervan,” Prime Number Magazine, Issue 167, 2020
"Leaf-Taking," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 4, 2018
"Perilous Figures," If and Only If, 2015
Prose
“Oh No! I Missed Summer Camp Registration Deadlines!” YMC.ca, February 3, 2023
“Math Class Isn’t Tough. What Comes After is Tough” in The Keeping Room, Sept. 23 2022
“Your Usual Routine With the Kids Isn’t Working? Do This Instead” YMC.ca, Sept. 13, 2022
“Mommy, Will You Play With Me?” in Her View From Home, July 23, 2022
“Those Who Endured” in The Watershed Journal, Spring 2022
“Let the Record Show” in Women Speak 7, 2021
Other Work
“Get A Fresh Start With Spring Decluttering And Cleaning” The Tiny Life, April 2023
"Eating Local: A Great Way to Embrace Pittsburgh Communities," Tarasa Hurley, April 2023