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It all began in NY somewhere around here.

Why Curious Verb?

David Ogilvy, the Godfather of advertising, referred to positioning as "a curious verb" and essential to product development. Positioning is the backbone. It's why that idea you sketched on a napkin will matter to anyone other than you. It identifies inherent value. Without it, brands flail, messaging gets squishy, and apps seem disjointed. Once we know why something matters, we can confidently build and launch it.

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I've spent my career simplifying complexity and communicating value. Pattern recognition is a superpower. I notice what’s working, what’s missing, what’s been done, and how to bring it all together to create something uniquely right.

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My approach relies on objectivity, a nose for craft, and the desire to convert users into loyal enthusiasts. I turn best practices, research, and data into useful truths. Always wary of jargon, I aim to educate and specify, not alienate and separate.

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Most of all, I love what we do and appreciate the challenges and learnings that surface each time we set out to make something great for others.   

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ME IN 10

Curious

Conceptual

Critical thinker

Collaborative

Compassionate

Organized

Insightful

Enthusiastic

Nimble

Steadfast

 

 

A bit about me. 
Experience 

“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

Mahatma Gandi

Content Strategy | UX Writing | Digital & Mobile Experiences | User Research & Analysis 

 Search Engine Optimization | Brand Positioning | Information Architecture 

Content Design | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Copywriting

Content Design | Positioning | UX Writing

CURIOUS VERB | Seattle, WA | Freelance | Present

  • Provides full-stack storytelling services across multiple platforms and devices for major brands, tech companies, and start-ups

  • Delivers best-fit content and copywriting for all types of interfaces and experiences

  • Designs UX solutions with purposeful and actionable communications—via buttons, notifications, error messages, menu text, product UI, etc.

Sr. Content Strategy Manager | ACD, Copy

F5 NETWORKS | Seattle, WA | Sept. 2012 - Sept. 2017 

  • As the ACD, I drove the planning, execution, and measurement of F5’s content experience within B2B technical markets—with focus on cloud, security, and application delivery

  • Led UX strategy, copywriting, and information architecture for F5 Careers experience—which captured a 30% increase in applicable candidates

  • Championed content strategy for product and solutions pages site redesign; excelled as the principal strategist (writer/researcher) for the Security team's content direction and accompanying guidelines

  • Developed F5's first technical product naming guidelines (principles and processes); built digital creative brief process 

  • Forged effective cross-functional collaboration to drive the development of targeted content and UX experiences

Editorial Lead 

AMAZON | Seattle, WA | April 2010 - May 2012

  • Excelled as principal writer and content driver for Kindle CreateSpace redesign and Endless/Amazon Fashion transition; retained million+ customer base

  • Managed Endless creative brief process, editorial guide, and CS experience

  • Orchestrated Kindle’s CreateSpace site rebrand (UX redesign, UI copy, positioning, and guidelines)

  • Produced SEO content for brand voice/guidelines, CreateSpace blurbs, and marketing promotions

  • Created brand messaging for Jeff Bezos around Amazon Fashion launch (Met Gala)

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