Kristin Gabriel’s Writing Biography
Known as the communicator, Kristin Gabriel not only exudes a bubbly personality but she has visionary ideas that have put people, companies and products on the map for years including the concept of putting Artist Mike McNeilly’s work on the walls of the buildings up and down Sunset Boulevard – Now called Tall Wall Media.
Gabriel has been writing poetry since she was a child, culminating in a collection of love poems and poems about nature, animals and life. Her work has been published in a variety of magazines through the years including New Woman, ID World, and The Digital Alley magazines, and on countless blogs and article websites. Her fiction includes short stories on a variety of topics including ghosts, relationships and pets.
Professionally, Gabriel started her writing career freelancing as a beauty editor for Ambiance magazine in New York City. After a short time in advertising and public relations there, she moved to Los Angeles and became a copywriter and technical writer for three years before starting her own marketing consulting firm in 1998, now known as MarCom New Media, a division of MarCom Associates. Gabriel’s writing capabilities have been honed into professional work ranging from technical manuals and training video scripts for companies like The Office Depot to ghostwriting blogs, publishing optimized online articles and writing electronic press releases. She also writes website and ad copy, business plans, training manuals, white papers and industrial video scripts.
Corporate writing projects have included clients including Trend Micro, Modern Postcard, MovieReviewIntelligence.com, The Interface Financial Group (IFG), the Amgen in-house newsletter, The Wiley Protocol Bio-identical Hormone Therapy, Nissan, Enron Oil Company, HSC Software, Panda U.S. antivirus software, The Orange County Sanitation Department, Shell Oil Company, Maidstone Wines and Spirits (Kahlua brand), HomeClub and Personal Finance Company.
A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gabriel spent high school years in Santa Barbara, California, then college plus ten years in New York City, and now lives in West Hollywood, California. A graduate of Mills College, California, Kristin received her B.A. degree in communications with a minor in art history. She has been a member of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), and was a founding member of the Marketing Club of Los Angeles (MCLA).
