Amanda Johnson 📈 Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Ohio Area

Does your project need better words—or do you need to make words work BETTER for your goals? (Probably!) A rare mix of business + writing education—as well as large organization, small business, and nonprofit experience—offers a unique and well-informed background to my clients. Here's what I can do for you:* Provide SEO-focused content strategy and production services by partnering with in-house teams—or, you know, consult and develop all this for you from the ground up.* Use a proven, customized approach to help my clients earn up to 500% growth in topical authority and keyword rankings, producing more organic traffic and organic, highly-qualified leads. (Organic leads convert better down the funnel!)* Lead organizations in creating systems to optimize both SEO and AI tools with a high-integrity, people-first approach for increased organic search marketing results despite limited resources (aka, AIO).* Create high-integrity, well-researched original content focused on building topical authority, brand recognition, and organic traffic.* Provide substantive, developmental, and line editing for books, proposals, and physical products as well as copyediting, copywriting, content writing, and more for print and digital projects. (Please see above linked portfolio for specific projects.)Not to mention, I've worked with and helped produce large print products such as books and magazines as well as developed and edited digital curricula and online courses, marketing copy, and content. (You should SEE how much email marketing I've written!) But my true favorite? Helping brands build an organic search presence from the ground up through holistic, high-integrity, and people-first practices.

Led Sealed’s SEO-focused content strategy and production to increase organic traffic 490% in one year, reaching 2400% increase in peak season results comparing December 2021 to December 2022.* Built the brand’s organic topical authority from scratch, with a 622% growth in keyword rankings and 774% growth in position #1 search rankings.* Oversaw and led SEO content refreshes: 81% of content library ranked on Page 1 of Google and 66% of total content had a Top 3 ranking position.* Developed new organic visitor user flows for increased form opt-ins; partnered with developer and CRO specialists to design CRO tests and implement them.* Managed the work of 2-3 contractors at a time; partnered closely with web developers and designers to accomplish goals.* Built and maintained high-quality statistical data and studies for company content creation, house style guide, copy lab, SEO reporting.* Created systems to optimize both SEO and AI tools with a high-integrity approach for increased organic search marketing results (aka, AIO).* Partnered with sales, utility, and policy teams to meet consumer, local utility partner, and policymaker energy-efficiency educational needs.* Brought Sealed.com into direct competition in Google search results with IRS.gov, ENERGYSTAR.gov, NPR.org, and Energy.gov for crucial keywords.* Achieved Page 1 rankings for new content in as little as 8 days, post-development of topical authority. (Industry standard is 6-8 months.)...And I had so much fun while doing it!

Senior copy editor for one of the most trusted companies in personal finance, business leadership, and stewardship education with over ten books on national best-seller lists.Along with a small team of editors, you name it, I edit it: from workbooks and blog articles to curriculum best-selling products/books and marketing copy.Proficient in both Chicago Manual of Style and AP style, which are both regularly used in this role.- Editor for Foundations in Entrepreneurship high school curriculum product, to include copyediting, structural editing, and initial developmental edits. - Maintained voice for Ramsey Solutions business unit sites, including stewardship.com, stewardshipcentral.org, FPUcentral.com, foundationsu.com, and anthonyoneal.com.- Regularly correspond with writers to resolve queries and offer suggested revisions, edit for SEO under the guidance of an SEO strategist, as well as fact-check and appropriately cite source content.- Edit workbooks and training materials used for Financial Coach Master Training, Momentum, and Stewardship Conference initiatives, along with Financial Peace University 2017 product reprint.- Proofreader for the national best-selling book "Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide to Making Money Doing What She Loves published by Ramsey Press."- Developed system for maintaining statistical data used by content team for content creation.

Nashville, Tennessee

Primary freelance copyeditor for bimonthly print food magazine, to include assisting in content creation and article writing as needed. Complete source interviews and research as needed for article completion. Copyedited recipes and articles, assist with fact-checking and verification of information before publishing, complete recipe testing on occasion, as well as coordinate with the publishers, managing editors and art director to edit content for publication before print date.

Nashville, Tn

Managed and supervised training plans for approximately 120 employees at VA. Developed course materials such as lesson plans, prepared monthly training plan for call center employees as well as conducted multiple weekly training session presentations. Created job aids and learning aids that break down complex regulation and policy changes into quick reference materials and usable information for call center agents. Participated in pilot program to make online chat available to outside stakeholders using eGain chat software; trained employees in business chat etiquette and system. Analyzed monthly station quality data and developed training plans around specific quality needs of center. Managed experienced volunteer employees to give training classes and act as peer mentors to new hires. Managed and supervised new hire teams in the first 12 weeks of their training and onboarding process; largest individual team managed consisting of 26 employees. Developed organizational system within Excel to track new hire training responsibilities, which was supported by call center leadership to encourage use nationally by other training managers.

Assisted veterans in the process of qualifying for and receiving compensation and pension benefits. Veterans Service Representatives (VSRs) study and apply United States Codes and Regulations in order to serve veterans by developing medical disability claims, which includes gathering relevant medical evidence and historical military records, requesting medical examinations, and communicating with veterans, medical personnel, and other government and military agencies like the Social Security Administration, National Guard, National Archives, etc., until completion of the claim.In addition to routine disability claims development, responsibilities also included:Prisoner of War Case Manager (January 2012 to February 2014)-Responsible for managing inventory of high-priority Former POWs compensation claims; assisted Former POWs and their families with questions regarding the claims process and additional benefits that may be available.Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) Coordinator for Special Operations Team-Responsible for requesting and researching military records and historical documents in order to confirm claimed stressful incidents for PTSD claims as well as Agent Orange exposure.Veterans Benefits Management Systems Super-User-Responsible for assisting team members with questions regarding the Veterans Benefits Administration's new, web-based paperless claims development system, providing peer-to-peer training as needed.

Retail sales associate, developed personal selling skills and customer service, knowledge in specifics fitting process, assistance in creating weekly employee schedule and training new employees to properly fit customers

Assited in Community and Donor Relations, Fundraiser Development, Donor and Volunteer Communications, Marketing, Grant ResearchRoutinely used Etapestry Donor Management / Fundraising Software, Volgistics Volunteer Management Software

Bachelors Of Business Administration, Music Business With English Writing Concentration

May 2010 Magna Cum Laude Graduate.

Professional Certification In Copyediting (Accredited), Copyediting

Completed additional, supplemental education in copyediting through the University of California San Diego Extension program.