Charleston County Public Libraries
Assistant Branch Manager, Reference Manager April 2018 – Present
- Offers exceptional customer service to all patrons
- Assist patrons with digital literacy, general information questions, readers advisory, computer and internet-related questions and research.
- Manages the Reference team staff
- Responsible for the operations of the library in the absence of the Branch Manager.
- Manages Adult Services monthly programming and events
- Oversees YA Service monthly programming and events
- Compiles branch’s monthly list of programs for publicity
- Compiles statistical branch reports and documentation
- Assists the branch manager with preparing, reviewing and submitting payroll time sheets, and with annual performance evaluations
- Trains new hires
- Cross trains fellow staff members
- Represents the library in community outreach events
- Works independently to ensure the successful operation of the branch’s adult and young adult departments.
- Attends library-wide monthly Adult Services meetings.
Freelance Writer & Brand Strategist
November 2017-present
Remote, currently based in Charleston, SC
- Work with clients to understand their long-term vision for their brand
- Help businesses grow strategically
- Development of elements such as brand positioning, target audience, messaging, voice, brand experience and product marketing strategy
- Partnering with design teams to develop identity materials
- Copywriting & Editing content for web, print, social media, and other outreach channels
- Create governance and guideline documents providing client instruction on how to maintain their brand long-term
Technical Content Strategist, U.Group
April 2016-November 2017
Washington, DC
- Work directly with clients to understand their long-term vision for their content, implement migration direction, and create workflow/governance documents providing client instruction on how to maintain their content long-term.
- Define taxonomy vocabularies and terms
- Plan content migrations by demonstrating how existing content will map to new positions within the information architecture.
- Create client-facing deliverables including workflow/governance documents, content management training guides, taxonomy documentation, and content migration plans.
- Serve as a content subject matter expert throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Perform migration QA
Photo Librarian, Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
June 2013-April 2016
The American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
College Park, Maryland
- Responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the audio visual collection
- Enhance access to the photo collection
- Develop and maintain historical photo archives, collections, and database
- Catalog and describe photographic collections on Drupal CMS
- Maintain Drupal CMS
- Monitors, determines copyright and permissions
- Provide reference and advisory service to patrons
- Work with researchers and donors
- Process, Accession, Organize all new donations
- Ensure the accuracy and promptness of fulfilling photo orders
- Develops services and programs to promote the collection through social media campaigns, conference presentations, and press
- Maintain contacts through outreach and social media
- Supervise, and assist in the daily operations of the Niels Bohr Library
Project Archivist & Proxy Researcher
June 2012
The Harry Ransom Center
Austin, Texas
- Process archival photography collections
- Inventory, Catalog, and describe images in the Image database
- Complete research for those who are unable to visit the Center
Graduate Research Assistant
September 2011 – May 2012
Fine Arts Library, University of Texas
Austin, Texas
- Manage the Historical Music Recordings Collection, the largest academic audio collection in the U.S., with around 200,000 items in various formats
- Appraise, Sort and Arrange, Catalog new acquisitions
Teaching Assistant
August 2011 – May 2012
School of Information, University of Texas
Austin, Texas
- Instruct students in graduate course on Audio Preservation and Reformatting digitization assignments throughout the course
Archival Intern
June 2011 – August 2011
The Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens
Washington, D.C.
- Social media development and creation
- Writing blog posts, newsletter, and bulletin articles
- Contribute to planning of “Let’s Move” – physical educational program for K-12 Smithsonian garden visitors
- Rehousing, Digitizing, Cataloging Photographic collections
- Research on Digital Asset Management Systems
Circulation Attendant
August 2010 – September 2011
Stitt Presbyterian Seminary Library
Austin, Texas
- Circulation management
- Process collection materials
- Research assistance for Seminary students
Account Manager
June 2008 – July 2010
Cengage Learning, Image Permissions & Acquisitions Department
Farmington Hills, MI
- Project Management
- Researched, purchased, and cataloged new images
- Acquired the legal rights to images
- Managed images and transactions in File Maker Pro
- Worked closely with editors to attain rights for all images featured in publications
- Worked on over 1,000 publications
Education
Master of Science in Information Studies (MSIS)
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor Of Arts in English +
Music (Minor)
Oakland University
AHA International
Study Abroad
Siena, Tuscany, Italy
General Assembly
Introduction to HTML & CSS Workshop
Intro to UX Design Workshop
Conferences + Speaking Engagements
American Library Association – Annual conference 2019, Washington DC
Wordcamp DC (July 2017) – Featured Speaker Parlez-vous Taxonomy?: Learning The Language of Taxonomy in WordPress
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (October 2014)
(Panelist) MARAC Panel: Jumping Past the Job Posting: How to Make the Job You’ve Got Into the Job You Love
Society of American Archivists Annual Conference (August 2014)
(Presenter) Picture This: Migrating Metadata in Visual Materials Collections
Library of Congress Digital Preservation Conference, (July 2014)
(Presenter) Picture This: Migrating Metadata in Visual Materials Collections
Texas Conference for Digital Libraries (May 2012)
(Presenter) iWitness: Digitizing Human Rights Collections
Certifications, Awards + Honors
Team Recipient of Gold American Advertising Award for “Responsive Design” on https://www.nationalparks.org/ at the 2017 DC ADDY Awards.
Certification of Completion of Care and Identification of Photographs Workshop, instructed by Gawain Weaver
Smithsonian Academic Scholar
Garden Club of America, Garden History & Design Sponsored Scholar
“The James A. Sharp and Tessie Baltrip Sharp Endowed Fund” (Study Abroad Scholarship) from Oakland University’s International Education Department
Oakland University Academic Excellence Scholarship
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