Professional roller skating, manning the pumps at a gas station or, like many kids of my generation, landing a starring role on Full House, were all under serious consideration at some point. Luckily, one of them actually panned out. I lived the dream for a few summers – pumping gas at a marina.
The fumes got to me though and, by the time I headed off to college, I set my sights on the advertising field. I was the kid who liked watching TV commercials as much as the shows they interrupted. But magazine ads were my personal favorite. The way a simple ad could change how I saw a product, a person or myself was pretty powerful. I knew I wanted in on that.
I decided to pursue a graphic design degree, but soon I caught the copy bug from a creative writing course I took as an elective. Of all of my classes, that was the one I looked forward to the most. I just loved the process. I'd spend hours crafting just the right line to open a story and weeks mapping out the perfect ending. Writing didn’t feel like work, so I went with it.
I changed my major to creative writing, minored in studio arts and just a year after receiving a bachelor's degree I earned a master's degree in integrated marketing communication. Then, I was ready to write for a living.
After 13 years as a Copywriter, I began craving a larger piece of the creative process. So, I jumped at the opportunity to become a Senior Content Developer within Monster’s Customer Success team. I turn ideas into visual concepts, develop internal and external trainings from the ground up, and help customers find success with their solutions – all while flexing my writing, design and video production skills every day.
The best part? It still doesn’t feel like work.
It must be what I was meant to do.