Creative Services

 

Editorial

Kris has been writing forever, whether as an in-house communications director for entertainment nonprofits PROMAX & BDA or as an essayist for O, the Oprah Magazine. As a sucker for detail, she also loves to edit. If you don’t see your needs listed here, just ask.

  • Advertising/marketing copywriting

  • Editing/fact-checking/proofreading

  • In-house and external corporate communications: branded content, business and strategic plans, white papers and style guides

  • Front-of-book, essays, features and reported pieces for digital and print publications

  • Scriptwriting/screenwriting/comedy punch-ups

 

Leadership

Having served as both a small business owner and treasurer of the board of directors for a large nonprofit, Kris is an expert at assessing an organization’s strengths and inefficiencies and creating and implementing action plans to work more efficiently and effectively. In short, she’s a pro at problem solving and process improvement.

  • Strategic and long-range planning/goalsetting

  • Visioning, positioning and messaging

  • Organizational analysis and streamlining

  • Budget creation and management

  • Development of operational plans and procedures

  • Team collaboration and motivation

Art Direction/Design

Magazine design has been the backbone of Kris’ career since 1999. That’s when she created her niche-market design firm, Sports Publication Design, which (not surprisingly) specializes in publication design for pro and college sports teams. Annually, she leads the design of 30+ projects for more than 17 clients in sports and entertainment.

  • Print and digital publication layout and design

  • Conceptualization of look and feel

  • Visual branding and transformation

  • Production/project management and scheduling

  • Ad trafficking/pagination mapping

 

Speaking

Kris is Groundlings trained and a veteran of the Acme Comedy mainstage. She specializes in presentations that boil down the boring corporate stuff into easily retainable information. Hey, if she can make a budget presentation fun for the Junior League of Los Angeles, she can do it for you, too!

  • Corporate and nonprofit presentations

  • Keynote and motivational speaking

  • Leadership and team-building workshops

  • Personal and professional storytelling coaching