by KARA SCHWEISS
As managing editor at Good Good Good (goodgoodgood.co) since 2022, Kamrin Baker oversees and contributes content for several channels that share positive stories of hope, good in the world and making a meaningful difference. Not only does Baker find joy in her work every day, she also presents it to thousands of readers and followers.
“I had previously known about the company; I had connected with the founder, Branden Harvey, years ago when I was in college,” said Baker, who graduated summa cum laude from UNO in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism and media communications and a minor in women’s and gender studies. “I remember thinking like, ‘This would be my dream job. This is so cool. I want to do this one day.’”
Good Good Good was still a fledgling enterprise when Baker first reached out, so its founder wasn’t yet in a position to hire. Baker had built solid credentials through three years on the UNO Gateway including a stint as editor-in-chief, several communications internships, and freelance credits, but she happened to graduate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
“Leaving school at the time that I did, it was really hard to find work,” she said. “Especially in this industry, it was hard to find work then; it was hard for everyone. I don’t think a lot of newsrooms were eager to get new employees in the door.”
Baker didn’t relish the idea of working in a traditional newsroom, anyway, so she found other communications work to pay the bills.
And she kept looking for work that would spark something more.
“I’m very much someone who needs to be passionate about what I’m doing, and it was very hard to pivot to the corporate thing; there just wasn’t a company that I was excited to work for. I did go freelance for a while, and I did some freelance writing, social media management, photography,” she said. “And then in December of 2021 this job opened up at Good Good Good. It’s the best job in the world.”
One big plus is being able to work remotely. Baker now enjoys being surrounded by the natural beauty of Colorado, and she’s building community connections as a member of the Littleton arts and culture board. “My partner and I have always wanted to live here, and so it was just a matter of when.”
But mostly, she loves her work because the world needs good news right now, she said.
“Good news comes when you sift through a bunch of bad news. It’s a lot of digging, and it’s a lot of knowing what’s going on in the world and then asking who’s doing something about that,” she said. “That in itself is a very joyful pursuit. It’s this ongoing challenge where every day I get to look at the world with a different perspective, and the longer I do this, the more necessary it feels to have that skill. I find a lot of joy in that. There really is a lot of good in the world.”
