Tyler Ford is an editor and creative copywriter who helps brands, individuals, and publications communicate their values and ideas via insightful and inclusive messaging. A founding editor of Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ publication, them, Tyler is an award-winning trans advocate who has been writing and speaking about trans/nonbinary inclusivity since 2012. Driven by their thoughtful, curious nature, they are a collaborative editor who guides clients through nascent questions toward clear, flourishing ideas. Tyler especially enjoys working on creative projects that center queer and trans people, stories, and perspectives.
Services: Creative Copywriting, Copyediting, Line Editing, Developmental & Structural Editing, Brand Playbooks, Brand Identity & Development, Style Guides, UX Writing, Content Management & Curation, Newsletter Production, Content Strategy, SEO Copywriting, Sensitivity Reading
Select Clients: Google, The New York Times, Calvin Klein, Condé Nast, Something Special Studios, r.e.m. beauty, Substack, Zeus Jones, Peoplehood, Baubo Studio
Contact: tywrent@gmail.com
Photo by Soraya Zaman, April 2019
Bylines: The Guardian, Pop-Up Magazine, Poetry Magazine, Teen Vogue, them, Rookie Mag, MTV News, V Magazine
Awards/Honors: Grand Marshal, NYC Pride 2018
Catalyst Award, Village Voice Pride Awards 2017
Callen-Lorde Transcendence Honoree 2017
Select Speaking Engagements: CFDA Fashion Leadership Conference 2019, NYC Pride 2018, Teen Vogue Summit 2017 & 2018, SXSW 2016, Chicago Ideas Week 2015, Stadtkuratorin International Festival on Feminism 2015, Columbia University, Kenyon College, Harvard-Westlake