Services
Storytelling is the lifeblood of any purpose-driven organization. It clarifies your mission, builds momentum behind it, and — if you're in media and publishing — it’s your very reason for being.
As an award-winning editorial, content, and communications strategist, I also have it in the blood, so while you’re busy connecting people and creating change, let me help embed your story and advance your mission through my three signature offerings.
Journalism & content writing
Content & internal comms strategy
Ongoing editorial & comms leadership
“Delaney has extensive industry knowledge and is exceptionally bright, personable, and client-oriented. Her skill in product development, content strategy, and writing has been essential to Fortune's membership strategy. She distinguishes herself by staying on top of market trends and goes above and beyond expectations; she is relentless in her quest to add value to everything she touches. Not only would I recommend her,
I would build a company around her.”
Lan Phan
CEO, Community of SEVEN
Former VP of Membership, Fortune
Let me do for you what I've done for
“Delaney is who you want as your storyteller. She partnered with me to launch a global communications program that helped more than 40,000 professionals find personalized learning in their moment of need. The uptake was immediate and the reception glowing. Given the scale, the two of us worked shoulder to shoulder for over a year, so I can attest that Delaney is an exceptional thought partner on all things content and communications. She'll help you break down complex challenges and connect dots while keeping your organization's purpose front and center. Plus, she's passionate, organized, and fun, which makes the development process as dreamy as the end product.”
Verónica Gómez
Learning Design Expert
McKinsey & Company
Portfolio
Editorial leadership for publisher's top digital membership
Award-winning Comms Editing Product Writing
Served as editor-in-chief for a publisher's most lucrative digital membership and aligned products, including journals, books, webinars, white papers, a LinkedIn group, and an annual conference. Led editorial efforts for the site redesign and benefit package upgrades, which earned a national publishing award for best website launch.
“Delaney is a fantastic writer and has a natural gift for product development. She started our enterprise membership program, and, under her watch, the product line quickly became one of our fastest-growing revenue streams. She’s action- and detail-oriented, a strategic thinker, and a masterful collaborator. On top of it all, she’s humble, funny, and kind. We truly are a better place because of her, and I’d recommend her services to anyone looking to advance their membership or content strategy.”
Elizabeth Petersen
Chief Content Officer, BVR
Former President, HCPro
A bit about me
Hi, I’m Delaney (she/her), a writer, editor, and communications strategist who cares a whole hell of a lot about words and the people who use them. If you’re here, I bet you do, too, so let’s create something beautiful together.
Over the past decade, I’ve worked with media, membership, and learning organizations — whose audiences range from regional to global — to develop exceptional content, strategies, and communities, including:
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Inaugural content strategy for Fortune Magazine’s community of next-gen leaders
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Global executive communications as chief of staff for McKinsey & Company’s chief learning officer
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An award-winning subscription news site and aligned books, journals, webinars, and annual conference as editor-in-chief of a publisher's top digital community
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An enterprise learning membership that tripled in contract value within two years
Along the way, I’ve helped aspiring and unwitting writers alike find their passion on the page and professional ones land placements in major outlets, including Vice, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post.
Today, I use this experience to help purpose-driven and community-based organizations, publishers, and progressive nonprofits advance their missions. I believe that creativity and community make us human, and I love working with those who nourish our humanity through food, art, knowledge, and equity.
I’ve won Specialized Information Publishers Association awards for my contributions to journalism, content marketing, digital strategy, and membership product development. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in English from Northeastern University and am a member of Resource Generation, which organizes young people with wealth and class privilege in the U.S. to work toward economic and racial justice.
During off-hours, I enjoy horror movies and musicals in equal measure. Ditto my pup Spud, and his namesake, both of which can be found more often than not in my Brooklyn, NY, apartment, along with my husband Todd, who makes a mean hashbrown.
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