Hi, I'm Laney.
Nice to meet you.

Based Lawrence, KS
Studying KU Class of 2026
Status Open to roles
Coffee Almond milk, no sugar

I'm a content strategist who believes the best campaigns start withlistening— not posting.

I recently graduated from the University of Kansas, studying Digital Marketing Communications, and was named top scholar in May 2026. The short version: I love building brands that actually sound like a real human wrote them — and figuring out how to put those brands in front of the right people at the right scroll.

The longer version involves a current role at a Kansas City media agency, a legal marketing internship, leading a six-person student capstone project, a lot of color-coded ClickUp boards, and a strong interest in digital marketing. I care about the strategy and the craft. The data and the vibe.

When I’m not in Adobe or creative concepting, you’ll find me listening to podcasts, cooking dinner that takes way too long, or decoding the visual imagery behind movie scenes and music videos.

— Laney
★ KAT honor — top 3%
275+ members led
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⟶ The fast round

Get to know Laney

Q / 01 — Brand crush
CAVA — proof that voice, community, and a human-first strategy can build a movement while standing apart from a highly competitive field.
Q / 02 — Most-used app
Notes app, embarrassingly. Every idea starts there.
Q / 03 — Hot take
Visuals without data are just an expensive mood board.
Q / 04 — Currently watching
Anything and everything true crime related. Feel free to give me recommendations!
Q / 05 — Can't work without
A real notebook, an iced latte, and Julius, my cat supervising.
Q / 06 — Career goal
A big agency where I can grow fast — or a CPG, fashion, or beauty brand whose voice I’d actually quote.
⟶ What's on my desk

The kit I run on

A peek at the tools, snacks, and sticky notes that keep my Mondays moving.

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Sony headphones (focus mode on)
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Monitor — LinkedIn open at all times
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A notebook (Rock Chalk)
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Canon 5D — never far from reach
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Phone, Spotify queued — "Music for a Workday"
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Caffeine — Bubbl'r or an iced latte
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Julius — my "creative director" (cat)
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Sticky-note system that has, somehow, always worked
▶ Currently on repeat

My latest playlist.

Half of every project starts with picking the right music. This is what's been on my desk lately — built, curated, and always evolving.

Open in Spotify →
⟶ The path so far

A short timeline

2022 ✦ Freshman year
Started at KU — declared DMC.

Found the William Allen White School and realized strategy + storytelling was the exact intersection I’d been chasing. Joined Sigma Kappa my first semester.

2024–25 ✦ Junior year
Lead over 275 members.

Stacked scholarships while leading in executive leadership roles inside Sigma Kappa Xi.

Summer 2025 ✦ First internship
Monsees & Mayer — legal marketing & comms.

Produced video and photography, wrote and optimized 10+ legal blog posts, built WordPress landing pages, and ran a referral email campaign that drove a 5% lift in case inquiries.

Summer 2025 — Present
KC Media Team — visual content manager.

Lead multi-brand social marketing across home-service, catering, and lifestyle clients. Photo, video, virtual staging, twilight editing — including a real estate listing featured on HGTV’s Zillow Gone Wild.

2025–26 ✦ Senior year
Capstone & Top Scholar.

Graduated with highest distinction (top 3%) and was inducted into the Kansas Alpha Tau Honor Society. Led a six-person student agency. Full integrated campaign: audience research, branding, social strategy, paid media, micro-influencer outreach, and a full campaign book.

May 2026 ✦ Now
Graduating & ready for what’s next.

Looking for in-person content strategy, social, or brand roles — at a big agency or a CPG, fashion, or beauty brand whose voice I’d actually quote.

Now you talk.

If anything here resonated — or you've just got a good iced-coffee spot to recommend — I'd love to hear from you.

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A note on how this site was made

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/ 01 100% custom-built through Claude AI. Every layout decision, every line of code, designed in collaboration — not from a template.
/ 02 Uploaded to WordPress and integrated alongside my existing portfolio.
/ 03 Custom CMS built to edit the site myself — because shipping matters as much as designing.