Expert Details
Content Creation, Digital Media, Feature and Travel Writing, and Editing
ID: 733387
Colorado, USA
Expert has extensive travel planning experience, planning more than 200 different unique holidays for Jetsetter clients before the company disbanded the program. She creates personalized itineraries based upon budget, occasion (honeymoon, bucket list), season and interest and includes a printable mini-guide with restaurant, nightlife and sightseeing recommendations for each destination the client is visiting. She also only recommends hotels she either personally knows, or can vet through friends in the travel writing community.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1999 | Degree: BA | Subject: Arts in History and Political Science (Emphasis: Latin America and Africa) | Institution: Colorado College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Contributing Writer & Local Expert | Department: Special Interest and Destination Travel Guides |
Responsibilities:Expert writes and edits the special interest guides on this destination travel website. She also updates the content for the French Polynesia and Turks and Caicos Travel Guides, among other content.I write and edit the Special Interest Guides on Afar.com. I also update the content for the French Polynesia & Turks and Caicos Travel Guides among other content. Special Interest Guides Created Include: -Travel for Good -Wellness Getaways -Summer Travel -Photography -The Natural World I also work on special projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Denver Travel Correspondent | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert contributes articles and 10 Best Lists on goings-on in Denver, including restaurants, nightlife, hotels, shopping and other events.Contribute weekly local content and 10 Best lists about Denver. Always on the look-out for hot new restaurants, bars, shops and hotels in the Mile High City. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner and Creator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert has operated independently and successfully in her own freelance writing business for over 15 year. She is dedicated to meeting consumer and industry demand for original creative copy, as well as market research, location scouting, publicity, editing and management. She has been contracted by multiple clients to produce high-quality editorial content for magazine, newspaper, radio, television, web and social media outlets. She also helps clients develop and build their brand through content creation, public relations and social media. Among others, her clients have included LA Times, The Guardian (UK), Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, and Progressive Insurance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Freelance Correspondent | Department: |
Responsibilities:I write for the custom publishing and national news departments, and have reported on events like the Aurora Theater Massacre. I also cover travel - both regional and international - weddings, style and education. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2014 | Employer: Jetsetter | Title: Correspondent and Travel Expert | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was recruited to curate editorial content for Gilt Groupe's flash-sales travel website during the initial beta test phase. She has contributed regular copy since that time. She traveled to the Caribbean twice to road test private vacation villa rentals for the Homes Collection pre-launch and was signed as an Expert Consultant, specializing in honeymoon, budget, offbeat and pet holidays for the travel planning service. Regional destination specialties include Southern and Eastern Africa, Thailand, Europe, Australia, Tahiti, French Polynesia, the Caribbean and the United States. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: Gotham Writer's Workshop; New York Times Knowledge Network | Title: Travel Writing Instructor/Faculty | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert taught basic and advanced online travel writing classes, many in conjunction with the New York Times. Named "Best of the Web" by Forbes, Gotham Writers Workshop is a leading creative writing school offering classes in NYC and online writing workshops in multiple mediums on the Internet. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2011 | Employer: Lonely Planet | Title: Travel Guidebook Author | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert researched and wrote sections of 33 travel guides and specialty titles for Lonely Planet. She was contracted as the Lead Author on five titles. Her responsibilities included managing an author team, liaising between writers and in-house editors, helping develop the series title brief, and checking author manuscripts for accuracy and house style compliance. worked closely with, and traveled to, company offices in Melbourne, London and Oakland. Her PR experience included promoting current Lonely Planet titles to print and broadcast media outlets. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 2002 to Present | Country / Region: Extensive International Experience | Summary: Expert's travel journalism has taken her to a wide variety of international locations for over 15 years. |
Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| SATW 2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Gold, Travel Guidebooks: USA Best Trips: 99 Themed Itineraries Across America Sponsored by the SATW, the annual competition is the most prestigious in the field of travel journalism. Expert was part of a team of 11 to write this book from scratch. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has extensive print travel guide book, web and magazine publishing experience via her journalistic career. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| French | Conversational |