Soup to Nuts
Managing director of content creation and curation at Centri Tech, supporting Centri Life: localized websites that provide life-enhancing resources and tools to affordable housing communities. Sept ‘23 - present
Freelance writer, editor, content manager, and multimedia content creator for clients ranging from a start-up travel accommodations aggregator to SWPR, Pearson, got milk?, Pfizer, CVS Health Foundation, and DC Comics. 7+ years
Manager of content and education for Stash, a fintech focused on helping everyday people manage their money. I created and managed content for Stash101, a free K-12+ financial literacy platform, and helped build financial literacy modules for NCAA NOCAP athletes and newly minted Marcy Lab software engineers. July ‘21 - July ‘22
Lead copywriter for the agency at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, creating sales and marketing content and copy for websites, wireframes, emails, blogs, brochures, pitch decks, campaign briefs, and other promotional material. June ‘18 - Oct ‘20
Editorial director, writer, editor, pitcher, and presenter at a boutique content marketing agency for foundations, nonprofits, and corporations. Co-created websites (now inactive) for clients including Paramount, Guinness World Records, and the National PTA. Led experiential learning events for the NFL, Experian, the NBA, and others. Highlights included creating and publishing content for a financial literacy program and entrepreneurship challenge for kids, culminating in an annual youth trade show event at which kids pitched their business ideas to Warren Buffett. 4 years
Managing editor of online publications, writer, project manager, presenter in supplemental educational publishing. Led creation, publication, and promotion (on video, in print, and at national conferences) of four websites, including Weekly Reader Connect, an online database that featured repurposed WR print content and was designed to serve teachers, parents, and students. 3+ years
Teacher of English, writing, literature, and reading to pre-K through 12, college, and post-grads. Highlights: served as Visiting Writer-in-Residence at SUNY Oswego; subsequently, created and taught a self-designed undergrad course in London. 10 years
BFA and MFA in Writing
A not-so-secret secret: I love public speaking. Really. Put me in front of a group and I'm a happy camper.
The takeaway? I take projects from conception/ideation to publication and promotion.
In my downtime, I’m training for triathlons, zipping through Mensa activities, and baking fresh bread from aromatic grains I grow in my garden.
That’s in my imaginary life. In reality, I like the mundane: Playing with my dogs, kayaking on a quiet lake, savoring a cup of cocoa. But I can be persuaded . . . .
“Janna is a rock star! I had the pleasure of working with her for over 3 years at BKFK. She is a fantastic team player, someone who is super talented and also very easy to work with. As the editorial director, she always brought in great ideas to the table, encouraged creative thinking and focused on producing quality content. She fostered a very positive work environment and tackled all challenges with grace. I would LOVE to work with her again.”
~ Rumee Singh, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications at PepsiCo
"Janna reported to me during my tenure as VP of Business Development at Weekly Reader and served as the Managing Editor of Online Publications, following her work in the Custom Publishing group as writer, editor, and project manager. Janna's main focus was to create subscription-based websites that provided improved access to and enhanced functionality for WR print materials, both new and legacy. Rapidly transitioning from print to all things digital, Janna's role included daily collaboration with an overseas web development team plus integration with marketing, educational technology specialists, programmers, the many editors and designers throughout the company, and QA teams. She got up to speed quickly in the context of a still-evolving department with limited resources, and what I valued most were her flexibility, work ethic, ability to learn quickly, and strong writing and editing skills. We remain friends, and I strongly recommend her."
~ Mark Cummings, Editor and Publisher, CHOICE Magazine