Experience
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Cartooning and 2D animation
The New Yorker magazine
The New Republic magazine
Alta Journal
Narrative magazine
Graverobber Productions
Teaching
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (graduate-level digital animation and postproduction sound)
California College of the Arts (undergraduate-level digital animation and postproduction sound)
Editorial consulting
Ternary (copywriting, SEO strategy)
Datavant (copyediting, proofreading)
Dropbox (copyediting, proofreading)
Consumer Financial Service Corporation (copywriting, proofreading)
Design Dept. (copywriting, copyediting, proofreading)
Mercer Advisors (copyediting, proofreading)
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (copyediting, proofreading)
Wise World Prep higher-education consultants (essay consulting)
Mother Jones magazine (reporting, editing)
The New Republic magazine (reporting, line editing, copyediting, proofreading)
The San Francisco Bay Guardian (reporting, copyediting)
The Believer magazine (copyediting)
The American Prospect magazine (copyediting)
Volunteering
El Cerrito High School college essay consulting, focusing on first-generation applicants
Harvardwood feature film and TV script coverage
Find me on LinkedIn, where you can read recommendations of my work from current and previous employers.
Cartooning and 2D animation
The New Yorker magazine
The New Republic magazine
Alta Journal
Narrative magazine
Graverobber Productions
Teaching
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (graduate-level digital animation and postproduction sound)
California College of the Arts (undergraduate-level digital animation and postproduction sound)
Editorial consulting
Ternary (copywriting, SEO strategy)
Datavant (copyediting, proofreading)
Dropbox (copyediting, proofreading)
Consumer Financial Service Corporation (copywriting, proofreading)
Design Dept. (copywriting, copyediting, proofreading)
Mercer Advisors (copyediting, proofreading)
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (copyediting, proofreading)
Wise World Prep higher-education consultants (essay consulting)
Mother Jones magazine (reporting, editing)
The New Republic magazine (reporting, line editing, copyediting, proofreading)
The San Francisco Bay Guardian (reporting, copyediting)
The Believer magazine (copyediting)
The American Prospect magazine (copyediting)
Volunteering
El Cerrito High School college essay consulting, focusing on first-generation applicants
Harvardwood feature film and TV script coverage
Find me on LinkedIn, where you can read recommendations of my work from current and previous employers.
Degrees
Harvard University — BA English, Phi Beta Kappa, top GPA in English coursework of my graduating class
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television — MFA Animation
Supplementary coursework
Rhode Island School of Design (digital and traditional illustration)
UC Berkeley (portraiture, copyediting, figure drawing for anatomy)
California College of Art (illustration and freelance business practices)
San Francisco State University (2D digital animation)
Stanford University (fiction writing)
Harvard University — BA English, Phi Beta Kappa, top GPA in English coursework of my graduating class
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television — MFA Animation
Supplementary coursework
Rhode Island School of Design (digital and traditional illustration)
UC Berkeley (portraiture, copyediting, figure drawing for anatomy)
California College of Art (illustration and freelance business practices)
San Francisco State University (2D digital animation)
Stanford University (fiction writing)
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Creative skills
Writing (scripts, grants, fiction, organizational communications, personal statements) Content strategy (B2B and B2C marketing, SEO) Editing (line editing, copyediting, proofreading) Fact-checking Illustration Cartooning Life drawing Comics Watercolor Colored Pencil Line drawing Music composition, arranging, and performance Music theory Film and podcast sound design and editing Dialogue editing Teaching areas Traditional animation principles 2D digital animation Story development Storyboarding Directing for animation Audio recording Sound design and dialogue editing Postproduction audio Figure drawing Essay writing and revision Grant writing |