Let’s figure out what to say, and how to say it.
I work with my clients to craft the strategy and messages that support their goals, and then we turn them into effective communications. My work spans editorial content, marketing materials, digital communications, and strategy.
“Talya displays sound judgment, phenomenal editorial and project management skills, and creativity in conceiving of new approaches to meeting marketing goals. When Talya was leading a project, I always had confidence that it would be done with creativity and quality, as well as on time and on budget.”
“Talya sees the big pictures as a writer, editor, and communicator. But she also pays attention to the details, whether that means filing outstanding feature articles, handling a prickly subject’s persnicketiness, or suggesting improvements to make communications more values-driven.”
What I Create
Each client has a different story to tell, and I work closely with them to create end products that meet their needs.
Tapping into my strategy development, content curating, writing, editing, and project management skills, most of my work includes:
Magazine feature stories
Alumni magazines
Profile articles
News articles
Annual reports
Marketing brochures and other marketing materials
Newsletters and emails
Fundraising campaign messaging
Digital ad copy
Web copy
Case studies and profiles
Presentations
Executive and thought leadership content
Communications strategy
See the Results
West Valley-Mission Community College Annual Report
Strategy, content curating, writing, editing, project management
University of San Francisco career-focused brochure
Messaging development, writing
Samuel Merritt University Magazine
Content curating, writing, editing, project management
Recent Clients
I work with clients from coast to coast.
Most of my recent work has been with higher education and healthcare organizations, but I’ve worked across a wide range of subjects and enjoy quickly getting up to speed on something new.
University of California, San Francisco
University of San Francisco
University of San Diego
Rice University
Samuel Merritt University
Georgetown University
West Valley-Mission Community College District
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Beaverton Education Foundation
Lyons-Newman Consulting
About Me
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, I spent a couple of years at San Francisco PR firms during the tech boom before joining The San Francisco Foundation. For more than a decade, I was part of a small but mighty public affairs team there supporting fundraising, donor and grantee relations, and major community and civic initiatives across the Bay Area.
In 2013, I joined the communications and marketing team at the University of San Francisco School of Law. I focused on admissions and alumni communications, and rose to associate director.
Since 2020, I’ve worked as a consultant, collaborating with clients on everything from magazines, articles, and annual reports to broader communications strategy.
Also…
I’m a staunch believer in the serial comma (but can work with clients who aren’t).
I relish the smell of a fresh-off-the-press magazine or annual report.
I can’t stop finding typos in signs and menus.
I love when I get so drawn into a novel, I can’t put it down and I recommend it to all my friends and family.
I grew up in Brooklyn and spent nearly two decades in San Francisco.
I live in Portland, Oregon, with my husband and two sons.
