Hi, Bree! Can you tell me about yourself?
Sure! For starters, media and marketing are in my blood.
When I was young, my dad was a news anchor. It was glamorous at times (after all, we got free tickets to Disneyland every year!), but I also saw the pressures that came with working in the media. I swore I’d never be like him.
Boy, was I wrong.
Years later, I found myself graduating from Dordt University with an English writing degree and journalism and digital media minors.
I’d served as a writer, proofreader, and eventually editor of my college’s student newspaper. And I’d managed the production schedule and location needs of three short films my friends and I made, all of which won consecutive 48-hour film challenges.
I’ve held plenty of media- and marketing-related jobs over the years now, like working as a PR and marketing assistant to a Hollywood screenwriting coach, and writing content for three different digital marketing agencies.
(Thanks, Dad.)
What else should I know about you professionally?
I started freelance writing in 2012, so I’m no stranger to how this whole contracting thing works. With me, you won’t get an amateur; I’ll be a partner who understands how to effectively work with your company to achieve the best results for you.
I’ve taken temporary breaks from freelancing when I believed it would advance my career in the content marketing world. For example, in 2014, I became a staff writer for Tubefilter, where I learned first-hand all about the world of online and social video. I most recently served as a full-time content marketing manager where I was able to apply my knowledge and skills first-hand within a marketing team and B2B company setting.
And now here I am today.
Fascinating. What about you personally?
Thanks for asking! I’ve been married to the love of my life for over 15 years. We have a young son, and two standard poodles named Femke and Cleo. We miss our adopted alley cat Mango who passed away.
I love wearing vintage style, learning about history, tending to my prickly pear orchard, playing video games, drinking craft beer, experimenting with gin cocktails, eating spicy foods, talking philosophy, camping/hiking/backpacking, and watching YouTube, movies, or TV shows.
Some other fun facts:
- My last name means “brewer” in Dutch. My heritage is also around 90% Dutch.
- I’ve been a proud Arizonan since 1995.
- Oxford University feels like a second home, which is where I attended a semester abroad program (C.S. Lewis was my primary tutorial, Women’s Writing was my secondary).
- American Idol hired me for a weekend to serve as a production assistant for its season 12 small-town auditions tour in Iowa.
- My first jobs out of college were as a high school English teacher and an assistant adjunct English professor.
- The Shorty Awards selected me as a nominating judge in 2016.
- I backpacked the Grand Canyon over four days with my husband and our friends.
- I remember (and used) MySpace.
If you’re still reading this and like what you see, go ahead and…