All of the Words
Well, most of the words. (We can leave out all of my college newspaper restaurant reviews.) Here, find a collection of recent writing and social strategy samples, TV and film development samples, newsletter strategy, greatest hits, and more.
Social Strategy for Journalism Collective, The Meteor
Down the Rabbit Hole with SNL's Chloe Fineman
May 2020
The Urbanist's Guide to Tucson
February 2020
TV & Film Development
Pitch and spec development writing for Union Editorial
Wrote pitch materials, including a synopsis, for a dramatic limited series based on the New York Times best-selling novel “Did You Ever Have a Family” by Bill Clegg. The pitch was accepted by showrunner Amy Lippman (Party of Five, In Treatment, Masters of Sex) and is now set up at Sony Pictures Television, with Michelle Pfeiffer attached.
Developed a spec script for docuseries "Speech," about activism's influence on pop music. (Script: Episode 1: "Rivonia", featuring Kendrick Lamar on the profound impact Nelson Mandela and Tupac Shakur has had on his work.) Currently under development.
Wrote pitch materials, including a synopsis, for a dramatic limited series based on the New York Times best-selling novel “Did You Ever Have a Family” by Bill Clegg. The pitch was accepted by showrunner Amy Lippman (Party of Five, In Treatment, Masters of Sex) and is now set up at Sony Pictures Television, with Michelle Pfeiffer attached.
Newsletters
Managed and grew 1M+ email list for Iris, a
women's video brand at Condé Nast
 Little Ones"An Everything Guide to Alternative Pets" |  Going Once, Going Twice … Sold!"The Everything Guide to Auctions" |
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lemon
2016: Freelance editorial strategy for Lemon, a shuttered budgeting app. Much of the content was focused on taking the guilt and shame out of money management and facing the stark reality that most millennials simply don't have enough money to manage. This was our most shared post.
ARTICLE BY ANNE T. DONAHUE
Freelance editorial direction for Lemon, a budgeting app.
Financial & Corporate Governance
As Editorial Director of Say, a financial technology platform promoting shareholder education and engagement, I created the company's first editorial branding and business-to-consumer product strategy. I launched a consumer-facing blog and newsletter as well. Below, stories I wrote or assigned during my time there.
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Climate Change, Fair Pay and the Opioid Crisis - Here's What Shareholders Can Vote on This Year
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What Are Earnings Calls? (And Why They're Actually Fun to Dial Into)
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What Is Proxy Voting? Your 101 Guide to the Needlessly Complicated, Important Part of Being a Shareholder
4.
What's ESG and Why Is It Suddenly So Popular? - Anna Davies
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ESG Investing 101: Why It’s Huge and How You Can Invest In What You Believe In --Anna Davies
Highlights from my six years leading digital and social content for Paper magazine and overseeing its large-scale rebranding.
