Foundscapes /  by g

My friend Natalie started this mixtape archive called Foundscapes. Now, those sentimental tapes from exes can be preserved on the Internet forever. I say, great idea.

Here's a tape that was made for me by someone I had a crush on in high school:

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Juncture /  by g

It feels great to contribute to something that is both awesome and created by your friends.

Juncture, a homegrown Brooklyn literary magazine with wonderful themes and lively readings, is just such a project.

More about Juncture >

Audible.com /  by g

I started at Audible.com, the leading digital retailer of downloadable audiobooks, as their first ever Content Coordinator, liaising with top publishing houses like Random House, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins and Hachette. During my time in the role, we 10x'ed production, refining our processes to finish more books at much higher quality. I also helped to manage Audible's relationship with iTunes.

In 2008, I became Manager of Editorial Merchandising. In this year, the company was also purchased by Amazon.com.

I branded the new Win-Win Sale, which became the company's top performing promotion. 
The merch role was a broad one. I got valuable experience concepting and owning campaigns (both sales-driven and brand-driven); leading teams of creatives, developers and producers; developing content and editorial strategy; driving and managing emails, newsletters and other CRM; writing copy and developing content.

Read my book reviews for Audible >

Assistive Media /  by g

My role at Assistive Media, a non-profit serving the blind community by providing free access to streaming and downloadable recorded material, was to directly support founder David Erdody through content and audio editing.

Verona High School /  by g

Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper. Captain of the varsity volleyball team. Spent the rest of my time getting high marks, playing music, going to local punk shows, fending off my guido football captain arch-nemesis and doing my damndest to be some kind of alternative high school girl superhero.

Laning Avenue School /  by g

Reading, writing, 'rithmatic, TV tag. These were good years for being a kid. I majored in bike riding around the neighborhood with friends and minored in writing rhyming poetry about classmates.

My biggest achievement: giving a fifth grade graduation speech about why our school shouldn't be closed down. Outcome: 20 years later, Laning Ave. School's still open. Conclusion: effecting measurable change starting at the age of nine. How's that for a track record?