Editorial Lead · Digital Content · Brand Voice
The steady hand behind eighteen years of Kennedy Center communications. Still reads the newspaper.
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At twelve, he delivered the Washington Post. He read it cover to cover every morning, saved every penny he earned, and eventually took himself to Europe for a summer. He came home with an eye for the world and a lifelong obsession with the news. Some things don’t change.
Jeremy Birch is a fixer. Not the kind who patches things over — the kind who looks at something broken and immediately starts cataloguing what it needs. That instinct has shaped thirty years of editorial work, eighteen of them at the Kennedy Center, where he built and managed publications that reached hundreds of thousands of readers, shepherded rebrands, coordinated citywide festival guides, and quietly made sure that nothing went out the door with an error in it.
Thorough. Calm under pressure. Reliable through every revision. The person you want in the room when the deadline is tomorrow and the copy isn’t ready — with Frankie, his dog, keeping watch from the couch.
Get in touch →End-to-end editorial management for publications that can’t afford errors — from first draft through final proof, across print and digital.
Multi-stakeholder publications, festival guides, and complex editorial calendars — the kind of project where one missed detail costs everyone.
Executive communications, campaign copy, social media content, and rebrand support for institutions that need their voice to be consistent, clear, and trusted across every channel.
Articles, features, web copy, social media posts, event descriptions, bios, and audience-facing content — built on eighteen years of writing for one of the country’s most-visited cultural institutions.
His command of language is exemplary, his attention to detail practically infallible… He never failed me.”
Looking for a complete work history? Jeremy’s resume covers the full picture.
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Developed 13 long-form web articles for a performing arts streaming platform, creating accessible cultural context and background tied to programming so viewers had a clearer reason to watch, understand, and keep exploring. Also created the Marquee TV style, tone, and brand guide.
Advanced from proofreader to managing editor across five issues of this biannual magazine and annual report, coordinating content refinement, copyediting, stakeholder review, and publication quality in collaboration with Development and Strategic Communications leaders.
Wrote, edited, and managed performance-related editorial and promotional content for Playbill and Stagebill, balancing speed, accuracy, audience-friendly language, and institutional priorities. Sample: The Club at Studio K, a feature introducing a new cabaret-style performance space within the REACH.
Copyedited and proofread a Brookings Institution report on national medical device surveillance, refining complex healthcare and policy content for clarity, consistency, accuracy, and publication readiness while preserving the technical integrity of the subject matter.
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Led writing and editorial management for a recurring bi-monthly publication with a circulation of 375,000, including editorial calendars, stakeholder review, executive messaging, proofreading, publication standards, and audience engagement. Also ghostwrote 12 executive messages per year for the Kennedy Center President.
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Led editorial operations for the landmark issue tied to the opening of the REACH expansion — coordinating content across 540 events over 16 days, managing multiple stakeholders, and delivering a publication that reached 375,000 readers.
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Led content development and editorial coordination for a citywide festival guide featuring more than 60 participating partner organizations from around the world, requiring large-scale content organization, stakeholder coordination, accurate listings, and unified public-facing messaging.
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Supported launch execution for the Kennedy Center’s 2018 rebrand by helping align messaging across high-visibility print and digital collateral, with close attention to consistency, voice, review cycles, and cross-functional coordination.
Refined and copyedited brochure content for clarity, consistency, and reader accessibility, helping communicate scholarship pathways, access, and community impact for students, families, funders, and institutional audiences.
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Shaped season brochure copy that promoted the Kennedy Center’s Ballet & Dance programming, combining persuasive seasonal messaging, concise program framing, and audience-focused language designed to support subscriptions and engagement.
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Wrote and edited source event-description copy; wrote or contributed to related Facebook promotional copy translating complex arts programming into clear, audience-facing content. Platform: Facebook.
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Wrote and edited source event-description copy; wrote or contributed to related promotional copy adapted across platforms. Demonstrates concise artist positioning, brand-safe public copy, and cross-platform digital promotion.
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Wrote and edited source event-description copy and related Facebook promotional copy for a high-profile folk artist, translating cultural context and artist positioning into audience-focused digital content.
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Wrote and edited source event-description copy for a complex multidisciplinary performance, translating challenging subject matter — climate change, media sensationalism, environmental collapse — into accessible, mission-sensitive public-facing digital copy. Platform: Facebook.
Created foundational festival and event copy for brochures, microsites, web, email, and social channels across major Kennedy Center initiatives — including One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide and Shakespeare in Washington — translating complex programming into public-facing, multi-channel communications over eighteen years.
“Jeremy is your one-stop editorial go-to… a powerhouse wordsmith whose thoughtful and creative approach to language elevates every product, program, and communication vehicle he touches.”