THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE HORDE

I’ve covered art and music culture in 944 Magazine (Dallas); inspired women in advertising in the 3% Movement Blog and Campaign Magazine (US); reviewed video games and industry trends in Geek Monthly Magazine, Femme Fatales Magazine, and The Futurist; and provided unemployment advice in Fast Company, Forbes Magazine, and Monster Jobs.

Monster Jobs // “Life After Layoffs” // New York

After getting laid off from my job as New York Creative Director back in 2016, I got hired by Monster.com to tell all in “Life After Layoffs”, a thirteen-piece series covering my unemployment adventures.

It was a hit. My biggest personal win came from the outpouring of heartfelt messages I received from others telling me how much better they felt knowing they weren't alone.

  • 2017 Content Marketing Awards finalist:

    • Best Series of Articles (Life after Layoffs)

    • Project of the Year (Monster Career Advice) 

  • 122,000 page views

  • 68,000 unique visitors

  • 65% increase in Medium followers for Monster

  • Featured in Fast Company and Forbes

PART ONE: Why it’s OK to cry into a hot dog after you’re let go

PART ONE:
Why it’s OK to cry into a hot dog after you’re let go

PART TWO: This is what it's like to wake up unemployed

PART TWO:
This is what it's like to wake
up unemployed

PART THREE: Playing 'Fallout 4' helped me with my job search

PART THREE:
Playing 'Fallout 4' helped me with my job search

PART FOUR: Warning: Portfolio revamp may cause existential crisis

PART FOUR:
Warning: Portfolio revamp may cause existential crisis

PART FIVE: Unemployed? Hire anxiety and depression as your personal assistants

PART FIVE:
Unemployed? Hire anxiety
and depression as your
personal assistants

PART SIX: The art of investigating interviewers

PART SIX:
The art of investigating interviewers

PART SEVEN: The path to career enlightenment is... unclear

PART SEVEN:
The path to career enlightenment is... unclear

PART EIGHT: This four-word rule is your ticket to employment

PART EIGHT:
This four-word rule is your ticket to employment

PART NINE: When landing a new gig means landing in a new city

PART NINE:
When landing a new gig means landing in a new city

PART TEN: This might just be the most important lesson in job searching

PART TEN:
This might just be the most important lesson in
job searching

PART ELEVEN: 3 lessons I learned on my 3,000-mile commute

PART ELEVEN:
3 lessons I learned on my 3,000-mile commute

PART TWELVE: This is the day every unemployed person dreams of!

PART TWELVE:
This is the day every unemployed person
dreams of!

PART THIRTEEN: The moment I knew I’d found the right job

PART THIRTEEN:
The moment I knew I’d found the right job

944 Magazine // Arts & Culture Contributor // Dallas

Discovering what drives people to create has always fascinated me. As a contributor to 944 Magazine, I had a legitimate excuse to ask Dallas musicians, DJs, fashion designers and artists to share their stories with me.