Sarina Rexann Northway
Irvine, CA • SarinaRNorthway@gmail.com • linkedin.com/in/Sarina-Northway
Education
MA in English
Arizona State University // 2024 - 2025
GPA: 3.733
BA in English and Psychology
University of South Carolina // 2019 - 2022
GPA: 3.523
Skills
Style Guides (AP, Chicago, APA, MLA) / Canvas / Python / HTML & CSS / Communication / Classroom Management / Copywriting / Journalism / Fiction Writing / Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 / Zoom / Curriculum Development / Literary Analysis / Grading & Feedback / Interdisciplinary Teaching / Collaboration / Public Speaking / Presenting / Workday / Documentation / Community Outreach
Volunteering
San Clemente Circulation Assistant
OC Public Libraries
Shelving and cataloguing books, assisting patrons with library navigation & technology, etc.
Ambassador
Women in Games
Organizing and attending events aimed at building a fair, equal, and safe environment for girls and women in the global gaming ecosystem.
Foster
Pawmetto Lifeline
Collaborating with shelter administrators to plan and host community adoption events.
Housing and providing at-home medical care for local rescue animals.
Experience
Copywriter
Activision Blizzard // 2022 - Present
Leading as the primary source of writing for 300+ ad campaigns across a wide variety of channels, including email, push, social, blog, and more.
Establishing and maintaining documentation for copywriting best practices and style guidelines.
Collaborating with outside teams such as Public Relations (PR), Creative Services, Legal, and Community Management to develop cohesive messaging across multiple channels.
Vetting, onboarding, and training incoming copywriters.
Teaching Assistant - Grader
Arizona State University // 2024 - Present
Grading and offering feedback on quizzes, exams, discussion board posts, essays, and other academic work submitted by undergraduate students through Canvas.
Content Writer Intern
Activision Blizzard // 2021
Programmed content, authored blog copy, and edited outsourced content to fit in-house style guide.
Outlined, wrote, and published 41 pages of documentation detailing content writing best practices, stakeholder directories, CMS user guides, and more.
English Instructor & Cofounder
KIDI Education // 2020 - 2021
Developed an ESL curriculum with heavy focus on literacy sponsors and interdisciplinary instruction.
Designed PowerPoints and guided activities to supplement live, interactive lessons.
Taught 150+ students, providing synchronous online instruction, assignment grading & feedback, and individualized learning plans.
Circulation Specialist
University of South Carolina Libraries // 2019 - 2020
Transcribed historical documents to contribute to the University of South Carolina's online database.
Organized 116,000+ reading materials according to the Library of Congress Classification System.
Professional, Personal, and Academic References available upon request.