Sage Curtis's CV

San Jose

Professional Experience

Assoc. Creative Lead-Copy
eBay
May 2018 - Present 
San Jose
Responsible for marketing assets viewed onsite with up to 177 million views and a gross profit projection of over $9 Million, on average. North American Creative Captain (Assoc. lead): creative feedback to studio team of 20 copywriters and designers, shepherding onsite work.
Copywriter
Stella & Dot
December 2015 - May 2018 
San Francisco
KEEP Collective Lead Copywriter - responsible for everything words: email, digital, print, social, branding, video, blogging, and scripts.

Books & Publications

October, 2018
Trashcan Funeral/Dancing Girl Press
Chapbook
November, 2019
Jacked/Tinderbox poetry Journal
Poem
November, 2019
All Y'all/Cotton Xenomorph
Poem
April, 2019
April, 2018
Bacchae/Agape Editions
Poem
April, 2018
We Think Differently (At Night)/Glass: A Journal of Poetry
Poem with audio
March, 2018
Fix/The Normal School
Poem
January, 2018
March, 2020
Manifesting a Mansion/sPARKLE & bLINK 105
Poem
September, 2019
5,6...5,6,7,8/Harness Magazine
Personal essay

Professional Experience

Fellowship
Shuffle Collective
January 2020 - Present 
San Francisco
Participation in group workshops, literary festivals, readings, and presentations.
Teaching Fellow
University of San Francisco
December 2016 - April 2017 
San Francisco
Developed and executes a creative writing course for non-major undergraduate students. Class size: 25.
Writing Teacher
Able2shine
August 2018 - May 2019 
San Jose
Taught after-school creative and practical writing classes to students ages 6-12.
Assistant Fiction Editor
The Rumpus
December 2013 - May 2018 
San Francisco
Read and selected fiction submissions for website publication.
Editor
PushPen Press
December 2013 - May 2017 
San Jose
Read contributing writers, edit their work and make final decision on publication of pieces in books: TWO@SJSU, Three and One.

Education

University of San Francisco
Master of Fine Arts - Writing
July 2014 - November 2016 
San Francisco
Poetry focus, with coursework and experience in education, literary journal publication, performance, and event planning.

Performances & Videos

June, 2019
Literary Mixtape performance
January, 2017
Literary Mixtape performance
September, 2019
Performance by Melinda Marks at Litcrawl SF 2019
April, 2020
Manifesting a Mansion/Quiet Lightning
Literary mixtape performance

Literary Criticism & Reviews

May, 2020
Review
September, 2019
This is Not a Frank Ocean Cover Album/Patreon - Unlocked content
Review
April, 2019
Build Yourself a Boat/Patreon - Unlocked content
Review