I started my career as a freelance writer, working on everything from short explorations of the sociology of moshing to deeply reported feature stories on a state partition movement in Northern California and Southern Oregon and profiles of characters like the founders and leaders of the Satanic Temple. My work from this period appeared in Vice, Investopedia, Hopes & Fears, and some now-defunct (but greatly missed) local free weeklies. 

In early 2016, I joined HiConsumption as its first full-time employee. As the company grew, I served as a player coach, writing & editing stories at volume while building an employee handbook, onboarding new hires, scheduling content, and running weekly pitch meetings. 

At Gear Patrol, an award winning publication covering products for enthusiasts, I worked in a wide variety of roles focusing on operational excellence. After joining the company in 2018 as an assistant editor on the editorial operations team, I was promoted to associate editor, then platforms editor where my efforts to launch the ‘Library of Pursits’ won the publication an award for Marketing Innovation from Mailchimp & Fast Company, and managing editor. As director of editorial operations, I oversaw operations for both Gear Patrol and DPReview, a photography review website acquired from Amazon.