UX Writer, Content Designer
The many moods of Hazel



Education
University of Vermont — English degree
Radcliffe Publishing Procedures course — Certificate
(has since moved to Columbia Journalism School)
Foundations of UX Writing at University of Washington (Torrey Podmajersky, UX Writer at Google)
Recent Work History
UW Medicine, Oct. 2013 - March 2022
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Originally web content writer
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Then storyteller - Multi-channel content creation, inc. social for new digital publication, Right as Rain
Segue to content strategy/content design:
UW Medicine Digital Experience team
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Web content strategist (during COVID, which hit early 2020)
Transition to content design/UX writing:
Foundations of UX Writing at University of Washington (Torrey Podmajersky)
Senior UX Writer at Adobe, March 2022- Sept 2024
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Identity (Sign-up, sign-in flows)
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Admin Console
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Commerce
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Genuine (converting software pirates)
Previous Work History
I've been writing my whole life from print:
Book publishing at Little, Brown and Co.
Alternative newsweekly, Seattle Weekly
Newsletters
Reviews
Interviews
Calendar listings
Glamour Magazine (stringer)
Games - Sierra Online, Shivers
To online:
MSN.com, TV-like "channel" for Mauny Kaseberg, Pacific NW foodie
Start-up Howtodothings.com, 2006 - 2013
(eventually became a content farm)
Innerbody.com (Related content: Fitness, nutrition, health career)
These many career pivots make me confident that there are still more to come.
