WORK | clairesmith

Poetry

free verse, cento, epic, miniatures

Prose

fiction, ghost writing, playwriting, script writing

Editing

developmental, substantive, content, line, copy, proofreading

Advertising

social media ads — linkedin, facebook, youtube, twitter, reddit, pinterest (all types)

Marketing

brand tone & messaging, website, direct mail, CRM, journal material (cover wrap/cover tip), apparel

Creative Direction

following strategy/concept in copy and design, working with vendors, delegating conference performances, managing and promoting events, series and collectives

Work Experience

2022 - Present imre, Copy Supervisor

2021 - 2022 imre, Senior Copywriter

2020 - 2021 imre, Copywriter

2019 - 2020 imre, Junior Copywriter

2014 - Present Freelance Editor

2017 - 2018 Quraysh Ali Lansana, Creative Director & Events Manager

2017 Chicago Agent Magazine, Editorial Associate

2016 F News Magazine, Freelance Writer

2015-2016 Art Urbane, Staff Writer

2013-2014 Lightning Flash, Staff Writer

Education

2014-2018 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Pursuing a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Writing

Summer 2013 Barnard College

Four-week Intensive writing workshop

Summer 2012 Duke University

Two-week Intensive writing workshop

Publications

2017 Untitled Magazine, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Bi-Annual Collaborative

Publication

2016 De Nue Exhibition Catalogue, De Nue Student Union Galleries Chicago, IL

2016 Mouth, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Writing Annual Literary Journal

2015 Mouth, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Writing Annual Literary Journal

2014 Copacetic, Long Reach High School Literary Publication

Public Commissions

2017 WE Day Illinois, Performance Poet, Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL

2016 Identity and Definition, Pop-up poet, Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL

2016 Rap 101, Feature Poet, Iridium Chicago, IL

Exhibitions

2016 Shared History , South Side Community Arts Center Chicago, IL

Awards

2020 Storyteller, imre Awards 2020 , Baltimore, MD

2014 First Place Poetry in Howard County Poetry and Literature Society, Columbia, MD