Western Brimmage—Writer and Editor

(they/them) Chicago, IL. 562-***-****. adw3th@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Teacher, Poet, Essayist and Editor with 4+ years of experience. Queering, desecrating organized religion through PRO transgender, anti-carceral, Disability justice frameworks. Passionate about human connection, education and creation.

EXPERIENCE

Chicago Public Schools Tutor Corps Initiative — 2nd Grade Phonics and Reading Tutor 10/ 2022 - PRESENT.

● Conducting research for phonetic education of Disabled students

● High stress, poverty environment, quick conflict resolution, anti-carceral teaching

● Emergency intervention/ Individualized Education Planning and Technology training

● Advocated due dates and classroom settings accessible and manageable for students

● Achieve reading and writing goals, many two grade levels below desired reading level Disability and Learning Resource Center, Writing Center — School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Assistive Note Taker, Writing Center Tutor 09/2019 - 12/2021

● Note taking ranging from 5-10 pages a class via Google Docs

● Developed supportive and accessible learning environments, customized notes/ study guides

● Collaboratively edited Graduate theses to artists statements to creative short stories

● Advocated for making due dates accessible and manageable for students with teachers

● APA/MLA/Chicago Turabian/Grant Writing. Helpdesk. Microsoft Word Camelot Academy of Arts Science and Technology, Orange, CA — Humanities Teacher 08/2018- 07/2019

● Developed writing and “Great Books” curriculum

● Taught 4th&6th grade Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and World History

● Engineered creative writing prompts, response to quotes, and weekly “heroes”

● Instructed critical editing of your own writing, world building and character mapping

Chimes Newspaper, THE POINT MAGAZINE — Biola University, Los Angeles CA — Opinions Editor / Writer, Staff Writer

12/2018 - 06/2019

● Scouted, oversaw and led 6 weekly writers for 6 Opinions pieces

● Idea brainstorm, on page formatting in Adobe Indesign to copy

● Met tight deadlines, fast paced production work environment at a student-run BiAnnual magazine

● Researched topics trending Social Media—Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook. pitched ‘Leftist’ pieces

● Constructed and critiqued ideas centered on cultural and societal relevance

● Partnered with design and strategized with editing teams as large as 20 on a six page spread EDUCATION

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Biola University, Los Angeles, CA

Masters of Fine Arts In Writing Bachelors of Fine Arts

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