Content samples

The finished piece is only half the story.

See the systems, standards, research, and decisions behind content I’ve shipped.

AI PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

AI PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

MOVABLE INK · 2026

InkLoom: template to published content

I designed the templates and rules that shape every draft.

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TEMPLATE SYSTEM

Designed by me

Designed a template library with rules for matching content to context.

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RELEASE NOTE

AI-drafted

Template rules carried into production.

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HELP ARTICLE

AI-drafted

The same rules applied to documentation.

Published articles are client-only, so live links aren't available.

CONTENT GOVERNANCE

CONTENT GOVERNANCE

MOVABLE INK · 2023 TO 2026

Topic types, terminology and component rules

Consistency doesn’t survive on good intentions. It needs rules people can look up.

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TOPIC TYPES

Designed eight reusable types to structure help content consistently.

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TERMINOLOGY

Structured 1,512 terms into a shared source for writers and AI skills.

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COMPONENT RULES

Standardized messaging behavior at the component level with design.

The same governance principle at three layers: content structure, shared language, and product UI.

UX WRITING

UX WRITING

MOVABLE INK · 2024

AI subject lines: tone system to GA

I designed around what the AI knew, and changed the UX when that changed.

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TONE SYSTEM

Audited 3,000+ generated lines, then rebuilt 15 tones around three dimensions.

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PROTOTYPE

Five reasons, each tracing a rejection to an input the AI lacked.

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GA RELEASE

Better context made the scaffolding unnecessary, so I removed it.

At GA, Brand Kit and historical data supplied that context, so I cut the rejection flow.

UX WRITING

UX WRITING

MOVABLE INK · 2023

Validation messaging: audit to patterns

Forty one-off messages. I audited the inconsistencies, then designed reusable patterns.

Audit table of five campaign validation messages, with callouts on three problems.

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AUDIT

Built a structured audit to expose inconsistencies across 40 messages.

Validation style guide showing toast patterns for success and error messages, with callouts on three rules.

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PATTERNS

Designed reusable patterns for consistent, asynchronous implementation.

"Two 2023 toast messages beside their live replacements, Send time updated and Experiment removed, plus a new Auto-Scheduling Disabled warning banner.

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IN PRODUCT

Two patterns still match the rebuilt product; one banner remains unchanged.

Three years later, the rebuilt product still matches the patterns I designed.

CONTENT STRATEGY

CONTENT STRATEGY

MAILBIRD · 2021

Email Overload Survey

The strategy went beyond the writing: structure, research, and distribution.

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STRUCTURE

Designed the section framework after analyzing competing content.

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RESEARCH

Ran the survey and structured responses into segmented findings.

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DISTRIBUTION

Built expert sourcing into the article’s distribution strategy.

Selected archive

Published writing samples from my content marketing years.

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