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On the marketing communications team at foursquare, helping communities participate and invest in public art at Trust Art, and bringing together women in journalism at Her Girl Friday. Johannesburg born and California raised, I currently live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Hungry? Feast your eyes on Everything I Ate in South Africa, or browse around for more food, photos, and science.
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- SummaryA startup crackerjack with a background in journalism, I've got writing chops and an ever-improving arsenal of marketing, community building, and product skills.
Johannesburg born and California raised, I'm currently based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where you can find me hosting game nights and fort parties, smothering my nails in glitter, and eating everything in sight.Specialties: Writing, content strategy, digital marketing and campaign strategy, community management, social media strategy and administration, partnerships and sponsorships, event production, press releases and media relations, copywriting, research, reporting, blogging, interviews, features, profiles, community news, proofreading, transcriptionExperience- Oct 2011 - PresentMarketing Associate / foursquare
- Jan 2011 - PresentCo-founder / Her Girl FridayHer Girl Friday is dedicated to empowering women in journalism by creating online and offline opportunities for networking, collaboration, mentorship, professional growth, and the production and showcasing of meaningful nonfiction projects.
- May 2011 - Oct 2011Digital Strategy (freelance) / ClearHealthCostsClearHealthCosts is working to bring transparency to the health-care marketplace with the help of grants from the CUNY Journalism School and IWMF.
- Nov 2010 - Oct 2011Storytelling & Product / Trust ArtIntroduced at the 2009 TED Conference in Palm Springs, Trust Art empowers artists to finance socially innovative public art projects by sharing their economic benefits with civic-minded funders, collaborators, and community stakeholders. Contributions (freelance): product development; producing website, blog, press release, and newsletter content; conducting interviews with artists; acting as a media liaison; social media and community management; project planning and execution
- Mar 2010 - Jun 2011Talent Marketing Associate / SolvateSolvate's platform helps freelancers find work and build new client relationships, stress-free. Contributions: blog strategy and execution, community management and social media administration, developing mini-marketing campaigns related to events, event and webinar production, sponsorship and partnership arrangements and execution, creating case studies. I also worked on website, email, and FAQ content creation, orientation calls, and email and phone support. At Solvate, I was a team point-person for producing and publicizing events, including the IgniteNYC Holiday Party, the BackSpin 2011 TechiesGiveBack tournament, and the 2011 Webutante Ball. I also played a lead role in Solvate's 2011 SXSW presence (including our trade show booth, collateral, and event sponsorships), which resulted in record-breaking talent and client lead generation.
- Oct 2009 - May 2010Motherboard Contributor / Vice MagazineBlogging, event coverage, features, and interviews relating to science, technology, and culture. http://motherboard.tv/profiles/talisa_chang
- Jul 2009 - May 2010Reporter and Photographer / The Greenpoint GazetteContributing 2-3 weekly feature and news articles covering the arts, community, events, politics, and people in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg neighborhood; assisting with layout and daily operations; adviser for MS126 newspaper club
- Sept 2009 - Mar 2010Database and Research Coordinator / Michelle Stuhl and Company
- Jun 2008 - Dec 2009Freelance Proofreader / Avalon Books
- Jan 2009 - May 2009Free Press Editorial Intern / Simon and Schuster
- Feb 2009 - Apr 2009Education Intern and Teaching Assistant / The Fortune Society
- Sept 2008 - Dec 2008Editorial Intern / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Sept 2008 - Dec 2008The New Yorker Photo Intern / Conde Nast
- May 2007 - Aug 2007Editorial Intern / Avalon Books
- Oct 2006 - Aug 2007Public Relations Intern / Litzky PR
- Jun 2003 - Aug 2006Community Services Leader I / City of Irvine2003-2004: High School Youth Action Team 2004-2006: Heritage Park Community Center
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2005 - 2009New York UniversityB.A., Individualized in Language and Identity Politics, Creative Writing, Literature
Activities: Editorial Board - 2009 Literacy Review, Gallatin Peer Adviser, Dean's List, Founder's Day Scholar -
2008 - 2008American University of ParisUrban Anthropology, Literature, Parisian History, French
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2007 - 2007University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-KaaplandLinguistic Anthropology, Education, History, Politics, Arts, Women's Studies
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- I just backed Days of Gray on @Kickstarter http://t.co/L5aye1P9
- Love good journalism, hate the gender byline gap? Learn to Throw Like a Girl (and pitch the hell out of your stories): http://t.co/ACpcve7F
- I just backed Tropes vs. Women in Video Games on @Kickstarter http://t.co/TDvY0fY7
- Test (@ The Grey Dog w/ @kickash13) http://t.co/okvB8b9N
- Thunder test done. (@ foursquare HQ w/ @mari18 @seanaes @colinmgibbs @rafi @lpc @zackzachariah @nfolkert) http://t.co/LYvpkHJ3
- Post @hergirlfri meeting! Chattin with Jules. (@ Milk & Roses) http://t.co/bAkY9tJM
- Dan made cake!!! @ foursquare HQ http://t.co/w3ca2h0c
- Late night work sesh. Slurping Ginger ale, blasting Pixies. (@ foursquare HQ w/ @davewhat @itsmejon) http://t.co/iVdVRxhA
- "I thought you said I could come to band practice." @ Food Not Bombs http://t.co/Ft1W3oDx
- .@propublica shirt just arrived! http://t.co/Nii7LywS
- Wait, what? RT @nprpolitics: Baby Names: The Latest Partisan Divide? http://t.co/KVTIlC61
- S'mores!! http://t.co/1r1QJbml
- PIctures of my 95 year old great grandmother in her home in Johannesburg http://t.co/Jarbc1AdMay 13, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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The Vatican has appointed an American bishop to rein in the largest and most influential group of Catholic nuns in the United States, saying that an investigation found that the group had “serious doctrinal problems.”
The Vatican’s assessment, issued on Wednesday, said that members of the group, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, had challenged church teaching on homosexuality and the male-only priesthood, and promoted “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.”
So it’s kind of weird that people are now quoting me about hating Lana Del Rey. I don’t actually hate her, although I know a lot of people who do. Actually, I can count the number of people I hate on one hand—and none of them are pop stars.
The piece that I wrote about Lana Del Rey many months…
I’m at Food Not Bombs! Kale, potato, and white bean steel with carrots, onions, corn, ground beef, and Parmesan. http://4sq.com/iszg6U
I’m at foursquare HQ! Did someone call for a team if wranglers? #rodeonight http://4sq.com/2oxaWY
wontons three ways! Pork and scallions, pork and napa cabbage, soy beans and shitake mushrooms
I’m at Food Not Bombs! T made roasted sweet potatoes with sage and fresh pesto! http://4sq.com/iszg6U
I’m at foursquare HQ! Marcom island, population: me and my pals from @itsmejon ‘s desk. http://4sq.com/2oxaWY
