Associate Creative Director and Senior Writer at Merkle
Greater Seattle Area
Associate Creative Director and Senior Writer at Merkle
Greater Seattle Area
Direct-marketing copywriter and associate creative director with experience across a broad range of media and clients. Adept at synthesizing complex material into a focused offer and crisp, effective copy.
Direct mail fundraising and mobilization, copy review and editing, offer development
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
"Merkle|Domain" prior to November, 2007.
Work with creative director and account team to create strategic plans, and with creative director and designer to brainstorm concepts and execute tactics and offers; write copy for direct-response fundraising; provide copy direction and copy review for in-house and client-based writers; prepare strategic and creative reviews of campaigns and mailpieces; assist and fill in for creative director as required. Occasional contributor to DonorPowerBlog.com.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
May 2000 — September 2007 (7 years 5 months)
"The Domain Group" prior to January, 2006.
(Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)
July 2000 — November 2000 (5 months)
Candidate for Legislative District 36, Position 1. Finished third of four candidates with 3.79 percent of the vote.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
September 1995 — May 2000 (4 years 9 months)
Achieved clients' fundraising and communication goals by concepting and writing a variety of direct-marketing media, including direct mail, collateral, radio, video, email, and online.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)
June 1993 — July 1995 (2 years 2 months)
Directed grassroots organization's lobbying efforts in state legislatures nationwide. Wrote direct-marketing materials for member mobilization and fundraising. Supervised $5 million candidate-survey program.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)
January 1990 — June 1993 (3 years 6 months)
Ran daily activities of statewide grassroots political organization, including lobbying, PR, and direct marketing-based mobilization and fundraising. Wrote and supervised production of acquisition and cultivation mail. Registered lobbyist.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)
September 1989 — January 1990 (5 months)
Advanced organization's goals in California Legislature through lobbying and member communications. Registered lobbyist.
Certificate , Integrated Marketing Communications , 1996 — 1997
This was a certificate program through the University of Washington Extension.
BA , History, Political Science, Economics , 1985 — 1988
diploma , college preparatory , 1982 — 1985
Top 200 reviewer at Amazon.com, with over 600 reviews and more than 7,000 "helpful votes," and a member of the Amazon Vine early-reviewers program.
2008 Direct Marketing Association ECHO Awards, first round judge, not-for-profit category.