In my own words
— LaurieI'm a freelance writer and social media editor in love with words and wide open spaces.
Trajectory
Nov 2001 — Now
Social Media Director · Sound House Church
- Scheduling and managing daily posts across all social media accounts.
- Working with copywriters and photographers to gain more content.
- Creating campaigns for upcoming events
- Continuing continuous campaign about members of the church.
- Writing and Editing copy.
- Shooting and editing photos.
Sep 2016 — Sep 2017
Editorial Assistant · New Frontier Publications at The Salvation Army
- Writing and editing articles for the Salvation Army's west coast publications.
- Creating multimedia stories for the web
- Overseeing freelance writers
May 2015 — Feb 2017
Content and Social Media Intern · Awkward Family Photos
My responsibilities as the content intern included searching social media sites like Reddit to find content for Awkward Family Photos’ website using keywords and trending topics.
Aug 2015 — May 2016
Copy Editor · The Point Magazine at Biola University
The Point Magazine is a student-run, semesterly magazine at Biola University. As the copy editor, I would oversee the edits for the second and final drafts of the articles for that issue. I also assisted the editor-in-chief with editing the PDFs before the magazine went to print.
Aug 2015 — May 2016
Editorial Intern · Biola Magazine
Biola Magazine is the university’s seasonal parent and alumni magazine. As the editorial intern my responsibilities include writing stories about alumni and current students for the magazine and editing the final copy before it is sent to the printer. I also upload the stories and pictures on the magazine’s website.
Feb 2015 — May 2015
Advancement Intern · Department of Advancement at Biola University
As an intern for the Department of Advancement at Biola University I helped manage events to spread knowledge of Biola’s 10 year fundraising campaign. I also interviewed current students and alumni to write stories for the campaign’s website.
May 2014 — May 2015
Sports Editor · The Chimes at Biola University
The Chimes is a student-run weekly paper at Biola University. My responsibilities as the sports editor included assigning stories to freelance writers, editing stories, managing the appearance of the print edition of the section and writing two to three articles per week.
Jun 2014 — Oct 2014
Content Writing and Editing Intern · LocalSEOSites
I edited blog and website content for dentists, lawyers and other professional businesses across America. I did extensive research to understand procedures and simplify them for viewers and potential customers. Used SEO content writing to bring more views to the website.
Activity
Education history
Biola University
Bachelors of Arts | 2012 - 2016



