Resume
Experienced writer with a foundation in digital media, wide-ranging content and college level writing instruction. For professional endorsements please visit Hilary Iker’s LinkedIn page.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
Los Angeles, CA | Writing Instructor | 2010—Present
- Instruct writing to over 100 students per semester across multiple classes at a well-known fashion school
- Teach three undergraduate-level writing classes: “English Composition,” “Critical Thinking” and “Writing Skills”
- Create course curricula and syllabi, adhering to strict academic standards
- Integrate digital technology into the classroom, such as a project to publish student writing on FIDM blog (which was highlighted in FIDM’s Faculty Buzz)
- Taught a new course entitled “Issues in Contemporary Society,” in the bachelor’s program
- Nominated multiple times for the school’s Outstanding Faculty Award
Freelance Writer/Producer
Los Angeles, CA | 1998—Present
- Write features and articles for consumer magazines and websites, specializing in health and fitness content
- Published articles of up to 3,000 words in outlets such as Fit Yoga, Self, FIT, Prevention, Glamour, Disney Channel and yellowpages.com, among others
- Wrote and produced content for the Disney Channel news ticker; researched pop culture trends; created a weekly online production calendar; drove substantial traffic to Disney.com
- Crafted press releases, pitch letters and marketing collateral for Yoga Force, a line of yoga apparel
- Wrote Running Water, a 60,000-word work of literary fiction
Art Institute of California
Los Angeles, CA | Writing Instructor | 2004—2008
- Taught up to four undergraduate writing classes per semester at an institution with 2,000 students
- Created course concepts for classes such “College English,” “Journalism,” “Literature” and “Transitional English”
- Developed course syllabi and teaching materials
- Consistently rated by students as one of the best instructors in the school
OTHER EXPERIENCE (1984—1998)
- Coordinated press openings and weekly events for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles
- Compiled research graphics and performed story research for the Metro section of The Los Angeles Times
- Edited the Reader Letters page, proofread galleys and covered health events at Vogue, reporting to the Managing Editor