Abbey Marra

Abbey Marra

Content Strategist & Consultant in Kansas City, she/her

About

I am a natural project manager and proactive problem solver. With 10+ years of experience in academia and the nonprofit sector, I bring a detail-oriented approach to content strategy and communications initiatives across digital, growth, and branding. At the core, I'm most interested in the writing craft and how we wield it to tell compelling stories.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Content Strategist & Communications Consultant at Freelance
Remote
2019 — 2023
Senior Researcher & Lecturer at University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
2017 — 2019
Copy Editor at Patagonia Action Works
Remote
2016 — 2017
Content Writer at Living Hope
Kansas City, MO
2014 — 2016
Research Associate & Graduate Coordinator at University of Bristol
Bristol, England
2013 — 2014
Associate Assignment Editor at LocalLabs
Remote

Education

MA, English & Visual Culture at University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
MA, Film and Television at University of Bristol
Bristol, England
BA, English at Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK

Awards

2021
Full Tuition Graduate Scholarship from University of Rochester
2016
Dissertation Distinction Award from University of Bristol
2012
Capital One Academic & Honorable Mention All-American from NAIA DI Women's Basketball
2012
Most Outstanding English Graduate from Southern Nazarene University
2008
Full Tuition Basketball Scholarship from Southern Nazarene University

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