Dayna Brownfield
Freelance editor + writer. My focus has been on women in business/entrepreneurship, as well as local loves. My background is in print, but I also come equipped with digital media skills.
I've a living listicle, so my strengths center on research, content creation + curation, as well as pitch and editorial development.
Career highlights inlcude working for start-up women's business magazines, and online flash news site, and lifestyle e-publication.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cbus Chic, Columbus, OH
Publisher/Editor (Oct 2015-Present)
614Now | 614 Digital Media Group, Columbus, OH
Online (AM) Editor (Dec 2014 - May 2015)
CAKENWHISKEY Magazine, Dayton, OH
Assistant to the Editor (April - July 2014)
Privy Inc. (formerly) Angelfish Inc., Columbus, OH
Copywriter (March 2014)
The Women's Book, Columbus, OH
Editorial Manager (Jan - Dec 2013)
Editorial Assistant (Jan 2011 - Jan 2013)
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Cbus Chic, Columbus, OH
Editorial Intern (Nov. 2014 - 2015)
Silver Spork News
Contributor, Facebook Manager (Oct. 2014 - Present)
The Women's Book, Columbus, OH
Intern (Aug 2010 - Jan 2011)
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Columbus, OH
Development Intern (June 2010 - Jan 2013)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Book Expo of America (BEA), New York City, NY (May 2014)
Columbus Fashion Week, Columbus, OH (Jan – March 2014)
EDUCATION
Summer Publishing Institute
New York University, New York City, NY (June - July 2014)
Adobe inDesign CS6 (online course)
Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD), Columbus, OH (2012)
B.A. in English Literature & French
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN (2010)
Academic Study Abroad (APA)
Paris University System: Paris X-Nanterre & Paris IV Sorbonne (2009)

About Me
ORGS I'M A PART OF
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Creative Babes
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Bad Bish Network
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Women in Digital (Columbus)
SKILLS YOU CAN'T REALLY PUT ON A RESUME:
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Building Ikea furniture
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see: building 12 pieces of furniture in 36 hrs
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Unjamming printers/copiers
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Random handiness
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Ex. installing light fixtures
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putting up curtain rods
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dis/remantling dishwashers
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TV & Film encyclopedia
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can deduce the: "OMG! it's that movie/film with ____ about ________"
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Caffeine intake
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can drink 8 cups of coffee in about 30min
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RANDOM EDCUATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Conference Presenter, Midwest Popular Culture Association (MPCA/ACA), Columbus, OH (Oct 2012)
"The Normative Gendering of Atypical Female Characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
BONUS RANDOM FACT:
I cannot make pancakes