Tara Shioya
Content Strategist & Writer
Tara Shioya is an award-winning content strategist and writer with more than 10 years’ experience developing compelling web communications and consulting on content development for numerous noteworthy clients, including Cisco Systems, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Eli Lilly and Company, and HP. Her work has been recognized by the Rebrand 100 Global Awards, ID Magazine, and Communication Arts, among other institutions.
Tara is the founder and principal of Epigram, a San Francisco-based content strategy consultancy, through which she collaborates with Happy Cog on selected projects.
Prior to starting Epigram in 2006, Tara was the director of editorial strategy at MetaDesign in San Francisco and a director of user experience and content strategy at StudioArchetype/Sapient, in San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and Munich.
A native of Vancouver, Canada, Tara holds a Master of Journalism degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.