Generates unique and fitting ideas for columns, interviews, and brand partnerships related to issue theme, creates a list of actionable items necessary to attain that goal, and (begrudgingly) delegates those items. Within Fruitslice, I spearheaded the development of our weekly comic, as well as our Issue 4 Drag Directory, highlighting drag performers from rural areas of the United States and beyond.

Reworked the entirety of the literary department hierarchy structure to account for the rapid expansion of the organization. Within this rework, I heavily researched models of mentor magazines and publications to create something that is both proven to work, but unique to our organization. This model moved us from a less sustainable senior editor model to a more sustainable staff writer and genre-based editor model in order to facilitate more brand consistency issue to issue.

Works within brand and issue theme to find organizations doing similar or complimentary work and creating and continuing to nurture mutually beneficial partnerships. Within this, I created the framework for outreach including email templates and brand etiquette.

See: Stonewall Sports, How to Drag at the End of the World, Remi Wolf, David Byrne, Ethel Cain.

Duh. Within this role I write between 2 and 5 pieces per issue that bring in unique perspectives and timely/important social commentary and adhere to brand and issue theme. I write and illustrate weekly to bi-weekly comics using Adobe Creative Suite and Procreate. Genres I tend to work in are: nonfiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, social commentary, and comic/graphic novel.

Accept or reject 400+ submissions per issue alongside a team of editors utilizing Submittable. Submissions are selected based on adherence to issue and brand theme, as well as edits necessary before publication, and overall quality of work.

Amending internal mechanisms of Fruitslice to account for the exponential growth between issues and ensure sustainable long-term success.