<h1>DS Bigham, Portfolio for Words</h1>
I am a writer. I'm not bad with [graphic design]<c1|, but writing is my life.(click-append: "writing is my life.")[<br/>I've written [academic journal articles]<c2|, client copy, instructional manuals, multimedia textbooks, and popular essays. I've even written some short fiction and narrative non-fiction.(click-append: "short fiction and narrative non-fiction.")[ …but fair warning— it can get a little blue over on [my blog]<c3|.]]
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(click: ?c3)[<br /><h3>MULTIMEDIA CONTENT</h3> I've written scores of website content— everything from educational content to party promotions; I've written scripts for very widely-used chatbots; I was the Editor-in-Chief of a digital magazine for linguistics, and I've also developed a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLQ6Z3XANmmWvgIpUhl9rZnTMwJO826dVY&v=GenkKxTk7bw" target="_blank">successful YouTube series</a> for teaching linguistics. I also <b>teach children how to create their own languages</b>. Seriously, I know words like you wouldn't believe.]
(click: ?c2)[<br /><h3>NARRATIVE DESIGN</h3> Along with the WebVR storyboarding, I also have experience in ludological narrative (aka, game design). Most recently, I've been exploring collaborative narrative with one <a href="http://dsbigham.net/boilerplatemedia/red-wins-in-six/" target="_blank">narrative card game</a> that tells a story starting at the end, and a <a href="http://dsbigham.net/boilerplatemedia/night-of-the-butterflies/" target="_blank">map-building tabletop game</a> that's in prototyping.…(click-replace: "…")[<br />…I also have a <a href="http://dsbigham.net/boilerplatemedia/cryptid-collector/" target="_blank">trick-collecting card game</a> in its testing phase, but that's more focused on character design than narrative.]]
(click: ?c1)[<br /><h3>TECHNICAL CONCEPT WRITING</h3> Explaining difficult and esoteric concepts in a way that everyone can understand is a skill. Outside of my marketing pieces, I've written about how language and society interact <a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.ds_bigham.html" target="_blank">for Salon.com</a>, written about digital literacy <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-keys-digital-literacy-douglas-bigham/" target="_blank">for web agencies</a>, and told people how chatbots and conversational interfaces work <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Austin-User-Experience-Professionals-Association/events/237988747/" target="_blank">at SXSW</a>. I'm also an "expert on file" for issues of language, gender, and sexuality for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2166198/experts-explain-bruce-jenner-language/" target="_blank">MTV News</a>.]
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I was with Four Kitchens, LLC, as a "Content Specialist" for 18 months. During that time, I was the primary writer for [website copy]<c1|, site launch announcements, case studies, podcast scripts, webinar scripts, content marketing campaigns, white papers, and I developed the narrative and storyboard for their company VR experience.
(click: ?c1)[<br /><span style="font-size: calc(100% - 5%);"><i>Website Copy:</i> Four Kitchens wanted a fresh take on its web copy, in a tone that conveyed both expertise and mild snark, while ensuring that plenty of long-tail keywords and semantic-adjacencies were there for SEO. I modeled the copy of each page to fit with the voice of the Director who appears in the page's call to action. For example, on "<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/services/" target="_blank">Services</a>" each section has a pop-culture-referencing H2 to fit with Todd's style, while the "<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/process/" target="_blank">Process</a>" page is more cut-and-dried to match Suzy's approach to management. For SEO, the client requested some basic keyword-stuffing, which we developed into a "glossary of terms" that appears at the bottom of each Services page.
Likewise, the new tagline, "We make content go." was an idea that I modeled off of the fast-paced cover of the children's book <i>Go, Dog. Go!</i> to match Four Kitchens' cutting-edge leadership in Drupal development.</span>]
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I've been a developmental editor for educational and corporate websites, a reviewing editor for academic journals, and a proofreader for both; my full CV is available on my <a href="https://independent.academia.edu/DouglasBigham" target="_blank">Academia.edu profile</a>. I also know my way around InDesign and can cook up a mean ePub if you're into that sort of thing.
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<i>Other Writing and Editing Highlights at Four Kitchens Include:</i>
<br />- Researching and authoring technological think-pieces, such as "<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/five-keys-digital-literacy/" target="_blank">Five Keys to Digital Literacy</a>," "<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/digital-black-swans/" target="_blank">Digital Black Swans</a>," and "<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/͡°-͜ʖ-͡°-lets-think-about-memes/" target="_blank">Let's Think About Memes</a>."
<br />- Developing an <a href="http://vr.fourkitchens.com/">interactive WebVR experience</a>, including narrative storyboard, copy, and the curation of sound clips and images.
<br />- Developing and implementing the content marketing campaign for the "Emulsify" web tool, developed in-house at Four Kitchens, which included a <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/knowledge/tools-frameworks/emulsify/" target="_blank">branded landing page</a>, a <a href="http://emulsify.info/?_ga=2.85599001.1487953892.1515527281-817064496.1515527281" target="_blank">microsite</a>, a <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/series/emulsify/" target="_blank">blog series</a>, and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8HK7I4XwLk&t=2s" target="_blank">webinar series</a>, along with a social media push calendar for Twitter, Facebook, and reposts on Medium.com.
<br />- Writing, recording, and editing scripts for the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/four-kitchens/design-development-two-peas-in-a-pod-sharp-ideas-episode-161" target="_blank">"Sharp Ideas" podcast</a>.
<br />- Explaining new advertising metrics to get buy-in for a client's ad-buyers ("<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/client-stories/developing-better-advertising-metrics/" target="_blank">Developing Better Advertising Metrics</a>").
<br />- Writing launch announcements for <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/launch-announcement-forcepoint/" target="_blank">Forcepoint</a>, <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/nbccom-building-streamlined-solutions-and-trust/" target="_blank">NBC.com</a>, and <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/alexa-tell-me-about-nbc/" target="_blank">NBC.com on Alexa</a>.
<br />- Developing a uniform storygrid for case studies that would serve for work as diverse as <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/portfolio/forcepoint/" target="_blank">Forcepoint</a>, <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/portfolio/nbc/" target="_blank">NBC.com</a>, Meredith Agrimedia's <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/portfolio/meredith-successful-farming/" target="_blank">Successful Farming</a>, the <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/portfolio/american-craft-council/" target="_blank">American Craft Council</a>, and internal <a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/portfolio/team-augmentation/" target="_blank">service-package studies</a>.
<br />- Ghostwriting for members of the leadership team; links to ghostwritten pieces are available upon request.
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<u>Authored Posts on Fourkitchens.com</u>
<br /><a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/office-news/top-ten/">Top Ten!</a>, September 1, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/office-news/hooray-team/">Hooray, Team!,</a> August 11, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/events/trip-report-confab-central/">Trip Report: Confab Central</a>, July 26, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/digital-strategy/context-aware-content-cms/">Webinar: Context-Aware Content for your CMS</a>, June 6, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/client-stories/developing-better-advertising-metrics/">Developing Better Advertising Metrics</a>, March 8, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/events/security-happens-cloudflare/">Security Happens: Cloudflare</a>, February 24, 2017
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/events/four-kitchens-guide-to-austin-texas/">Four Kitchens' Guide to Austin, Texas</a>, November 28, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/alexa-tell-me-about-nbc/">"Alexa, tell me about NBC..."</a>, June 30, 2016 (uncredited)
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/drupalcon-new-orleans-do-list/">DrupalCon New Orleans To Do List</a>, May 9, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/five-keys-digital-literacy/">Five Keys to Digital Literacy</a>, April 27, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/party-party-work-work-sxsw-2016-nutshell/">Party. Party. Work. Work. SXSW 2016 in a Nutshell</a>, March 30, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/talk-good-internet/">Talk Good on the Internet</a>, March 9, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/nbccom-building-streamlined-solutions-and-trust/">NBC.com: Building Streamlined Solutions and Trust</a>, March 1, 2016 (uncredited)
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/digital-black-swans/">Digital Black Swans</a>, February 17, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/invision-webinar-recap-future-cms/">InVision Webinar Recap: The Future of the CMS</a>, February 4, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/͡°-͜ʖ-͡°-lets-think-about-memes/">( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Let’s Think About Memes</a>, February 3, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/launch-announcement-forcepoint/">Launch Announcement: Forcepoint</a>, January 15, 2016 (uncredited)
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/let-user-have-it-their-way/">Let the User Have It Their Way</a>, January 13, 2016
<a href="https://www.fourkitchens.com/blog/article/2016-design-resolution-you-do-you/">2016 Design Resolution: You Do You</a>, January 8, 2016