Features Overview
Pillsbury House + Theatre Website Redesign
Role: Project Lead – Digital Strategy & Content Direction
Year: 2024–2025
I organized and led the full website redesign for Pillsbury House + Theatre, collaborating with an external contractor on design and development. My role included:
Strategy: Defined the site’s content strategy and user flow, ensuring alignment with PH+T’s mission and audience needs.
Collaboration: Worked closely with the contractor, internal staff, and designers to translate community-focused goals into a clear visual and functional design.
Content Leadership: Developed messaging, oversaw copy, and integrated branding assets across the new site.
Project Management: Coordinated timelines, deliverables, and feedback to keep the redesign on track.
Impact:
The new site streamlined ticketing and donations, improved accessibility, and provided a refreshed, audience-centered digital presence.
Pillsbury Creative Commons Launch
Role: Communications & Audience Engagement Lead
Year: 2025
I led the communications strategy for the launch of Pillsbury Creative Commons (PCC), a new hub for arts and economic development in South Minneapolis. My role included:
Strategy: Designed the cross-platform communications plan to introduce PCC to the community, centering accessibility, visibility, and engagement.
Collaboration: Partnered with designers, videographers, and staff to build branding assets, promotional content, and community outreach materials.
Content Leadership: Developed messaging for social media, newsletters, press releases, and website features to highlight the space’s mission.
Project Management: Coordinated timelines and deliverables across multiple launch events, including the Inside Out Block Party and Black August Queer Film Festival.
Impact: The launch drew hundreds of attendees, positioned PCC as a new cultural anchor in South Minneapolis, and expanded PH+T’s role in community-driven arts and economic development.
Listen Up Youth Radio
Role: Teaching Artist & Communications Lead
Year: 2018–2019
I taught and supported youth in creating original audio content, blending hands-on technical training with broader communications strategy. My role included:
Content Strategy: Designed workflows for how youth-produced content moved from live interviews into podcasts, newsletters, and social channels, ensuring consistency and audience reach.
Digital Training: Built the digital pipeline by teaching participants editing, mixing, and recording skills that aligned with broader content goals.
Platform Integration: Managed podcast distribution, newsletter content, and social media strategy to connect youth voices with wider digital audiences.
Collaboration: Coordinated with program staff and youth producers to align content with organizational mission and community relevance.
Impact: Expanded the program’s digital presence, increased audience engagement, and established sustainable systems for ongoing youth-led content creation.