Writing Samples

As a communications professional, I have crafted a wide variety of digital content. Here is a selection of writing samples that highlight my broad range of content creation capabilities.

Non-profit Communication Plan

Skills: Campaign planning / Digital communications / Audience targeting

Communication plan developed for the Refugee Women’s Alliance, a Seattle-based non-profit.

Communication Plan

Social Media Toolkit

Skills: Social media / Corporate communications / Targeted audience engagement

Social media toolkit for non-profit partners of a hypothetical company.

Social Media Toolkit

Freelance Copywriting Assignment

Skills: SEO structure / Keyword-focused web content / Persuasive writing

A 1,200-word freelance copywriting assignment focused on the “project scope” keyword.

Freelance Assignment

First Six Accomplishments

Skills: Business strategy / Professional work plan

The first six business goals I would prioritize as a Marketing Coordinator for a professional services company.

First Six Business Goals

Travel Blog Post: Visiting Seabrook

Skills: Blogging / Travel writing / Keyword-targeted writing

Travel blog post I created to highlight Seabrook, a popular vacation destination on the Washington coast.

Travel Blog Post

Additional Writing Samples

Executive Newsletter White Paper Media Analysis Powerpoint Interview

Published Digital Content

Skills: Long-form educational writing / Keyword strategy / Research-based original content

A collection of professionally published web content across digital media, sports, gaming, and prediction market topics. These links demonstrate digital publishing experience, SEO content structure, and the ability to explain complex topics in simple terms to a variety of audiences.

All Published Articles Prediction Markets Responsible Trading Prediction Markets Glossary Kalshi Prediction Market Review

Graduate School Communication Portfolio Archive

This section includes selected graduate-level communication, leadership, ethics, and digital storytelling projects that I completed while earning a master’s degree in Communication and Leadership Studies (COML) at Gonzaga University, from which I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was invited to join the prestigious Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society.

Highlights of my coursework can be found below.

COML 601/602 – Leadership Capstone

Capstone Project – My final project deviated a bit from the original project proposal submitted in COML 601. For my final project I created a website detailing effective communication techniques for newly elected state and federal representatives and senators. This six-page website featured real-world examples of social media content and constituent communication techniques rooted in ethical leadership.
Capstone Project Proposal – The original proposal for my final project was the creation of a 10-20 page guidebook entitled “Effective Communication Techniques for the Newly Elected,” detailing effective communication techniques for new state or federal representatives or senators. It was designed to be a guide for anyone new to either Congress or a state legislature.

COML 504 – Organizational Communication

Communication Audit – I conducted a communication audit of Magnolia Cooperative Preschool, the largest cooperative preschool in Seattle, WA. The audit includes an analysis of organizational structure, interpretation of two organizational system theories, narrative analysis, three proposed surveys for internal and external stakeholder audiences, and three specific recommendations for improvement
Critical Analysis Essay – Summary and critical analysis of the theories, findings, strengths, and weaknesses detailed in the scholarly article Social Media and Communication in Organizations, published in 2012 by Jim Macnamara and Ansgar Zerfass in the International Journal of Strategic Communication.

COML 512 – Strategic & Corporate Communication

Crisis Communication Analysis – Examining how Starbucks and United Airlines reacted to separate media-intensive communication crises. Includes an analysis of company roles and priorities, internal and external stakeholders, tactics and strategies, timeline and resources, and a measurement of positive and negative impact related to the incidents
Communication Checklist – A communication checklist for the NextGen Cup Challenge, a Starbucks corporate initiative

COML 597 – Communication Ethics

Personal Ethical Leadership and Action Plan – An outline of my personal ethical leadership philosophy and an “action plan” to ethically influence Starbucks
Ethical Evaluation of Seattle’s 2014 Minimum Wage Debate – An evaluation of the dialogic ethics surrounding the 2013-2014 minimum wage debate in Seattle, WA

COML 505 – Digital Storytelling

Audio Project – King County Water Taxi and Seattle waterfront soundscape
Photo Project – A day in my life
Video Project – Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) Success Stories