Kellie M. Walsh
Kellie M. Walsh
 

Storyteller & strategist for mission-driven organizations

 
 
 

I’m a multidisciplinary creative professional with more than two decades of experience using words, visuals, ideas, and technology to highlight the humanity of inspirational brands.

 

Writing
Services

 
 

I specialize in higher education, technology, science, health, arts, and business profiles, features, and news, emphasizing the stories of fascinating people and translating complex concepts into approachable language.

 
 
Featured
Combating Bias with a Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Combating Bias with a Human-Centered Approach to Artificial Intelligence

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Artificial Intelligence director says the key to addressing algorithmic bias is prioritizing awareness, education and integrity — both in data and in humans.

Making a Connection with Alan Alda
Making a Connection with Alan Alda

The New York Academy of Sciences

Alan Alda gets uncomfortable making small talk at parties, but he is passionate about authentic, effective communication. Especially where science is concerned.

Fighting Cancer In A Country Without A Word For It
Fighting Cancer In A Country Without A Word For It

Folks Magazine (Amazon/PillPack)

Philippa Kibugu-Decuir aims to prevent breast cancer deaths in East Africa using a survivor’s most powerful weapon: knowledge.

From Subways to City Buildings: Decarbonizing New York City Through Its First Transit-Heat Recovery System
From Subways to City Buildings: Decarbonizing New York City Through Its First Transit-Heat Recovery System

Nine seniors dedicated their capstone project to developing a sustainable plan for harvesting wasted thermal energy from the subway system to provide hot water to local buildings.

Stewart Copeland on His Improv Chamber Music Quintet in NYC April 8, plus Snoop Dogg, Getting the Gig, and Being a Rockstar in a Classical World
Stewart Copeland on His Improv Chamber Music Quintet in NYC April 8, plus Snoop Dogg, Getting the Gig, and Being a Rockstar in a Classical World

Downtown Magazine

Infiltrating the lush, regimented tradition of the symphony, Copeland is the guy that brings a trashcan to a concerto.

Philip Orton Awarded $214,717 to Assess Effects of Climate Change on Coastal and Rain Flooding Risk in New York City
Philip Orton Awarded $214,717 to Assess Effects of Climate Change on Coastal and Rain Flooding Risk in New York City

Stevens Institute of Technology

A collaboration of more than a dozen organizations, the Climate VIA project seeks to inform public policy for protecting residents vulnerable to the socio-economic effects of climate change in this urban center.

Seniors Design Intelligent Greenhouse to Grow a More Sustainable Food Supply
Seniors Design Intelligent Greenhouse to Grow a More Sustainable Food Supply

Stevens Institute of Technology

Developed by a team of software and computer engineers, IntelliVeggie combines a smart sensor network with AI harvestability and disease-detection technology to support the small farmer.

Charting Her Own Flight Plan
Charting Her Own Flight Plan

Folks Magazine (Amazon/PillPack)

A hearing disability grounded K. Renee Horton from becoming an astronaut. But it didn’t stop her from realizing her dream of working at NASA.

Immunologist, Heal Thyself
Immunologist, Heal Thyself

Folks Magazine (Amazon/PillPack)

A scientist makes a discovery that would win a Nobel Prize and help untold scores of people . . . including himself.

 
 

I've interviewed an Emmy winner, a Grammy winner, and a Nobel laureate.

Plus, academics, artists, educators, advocates, scientists, doctors, musicians, engineers, entrepreneurs, CEOs, students, and one NASA physicist.

 
 

(And I once made Alan Alda laugh.)

 
 
 

Editorial
& Creative Services

 
 

I strive to produce clean, intuitive digital media and communications products that shape a brand's narrative through well-organized, considered content.

 
 

Brand Journalism & Content Marketing

Combining traditional journalism with strategic messaging to identify and develop content that builds trust and brand identity.

Editorial & Content strategy

Holistic strategy, planning, management, and governance of multichannel content.

UX Design & information architecture

An audience-centric focus on tailoring digital products to optimize how users interact in context.

creative direction & digital production

A strong eye for layout and visual aesthetics, plus the ability to wrangle even the most finicky of content management systems.

 

My goal is to produce content relevant to user needs and strategies realistic to business needs.

My hope is we can make our audience a little smarter in the process, too.

 

Projects
& Clients

 
 

A few places you may have seen my work

  • Amazon / Pillpack

  • Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

  • Cadillac

  • Chase

  • Continental Airlines

  • Crest

  • CulturClub

  • Folgers

  • General Motors

  • Global STEM Alliance

  • GM Goodwrench

  • Healthline

  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Incipit

  • ING / Clarion

  • International Center for Leadership in Education

  • MBarry & Co.

  • The Microscopic Septet

  • New York Academy of Sciences

  • New York New Media Association

  • Novo Interactive Media Group

  • Opentrons

  • Orbitz

  • Pampers

  • The PoliceWiki

  • Procter & Gamble

  • Puffs

  • Pulte Realty

  • StarTalk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Stewart Copeland Official Site

  • Vicks

  • Workman Publishing

 

Accolades

Spearheaded inaugural website of $30-million national awards program (Winner, 2014 Communicator Award of Distinction for Science Websites, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts)

 

A bit more about me . . .

 

LIKES

Raspberries
Live music and theater
19th-century anything
Arguing over the Oxford comma

DISLIKES

Capers
Dehydrated markers
Unzippable zip-top bags
Arguing over the Oxford comma

 
 
 
 

(He laughed at me using his own comment against him, and I've honestly been dining out on it ever since.)