Catherine Hamrick Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Rome, Georgia

After working as a senior editor (magazines and books), communications professional (academic and corporate settings), and university instructor (business communication/writing), I relocated to the South where I began my career as an advertising copywriter. I transitioned from my role as a corporate copywriter to my current position. • Craft/update marketing content for enrollment management/admission, including 50+ major sheets, 100+ emails for yearly recruitment campaigns, brochures… Show more After working as a senior editor (magazines and books), communications professional (academic and corporate settings), and university instructor (business communication/writing), I relocated to the South where I began my career as an advertising copywriter. I transitioned from my role as a corporate copywriter to my current position. • Craft/update marketing content for enrollment management/admission, including 50+ major sheets, 100+ emails for yearly recruitment campaigns, brochures, direct mail, and executive letters• Manage Berry Stories (assigning, producing, and editing 45 online profiles of students and alumni per year)• Write web pages for academic programs, admission/enrollment management, and scholarships• Develop video content in collaboration with photography/videography team• Write scripts for cornerstone videos such as YouVisit virtual tour of college• Produce print pieces for other departments • Edit or write first-year orientation communications/email content for departments connecting with first-year students and their families• Review/edit digital and print content for marketing and communications, enrollment management/admissions, and external agencies to ensure follow-through on branding• Source and create content for environmental design projects across campus (e.g., displays in business school, science building, animal science building) that tell the stories of successful students and alumni• Mentor and train students who work for the marketing and communications team (storytelling, brand journalism, editing, and proofreading)Part of award-winning team that placed among top three finalists for the 2022 American Marketing Association Foundation Higher Education Team Award and as one of two winners of RNL's 2022 Peter S. Bryant Marketing & Recruitment Excellence Award. Show less

LITERARY: Anacapa Review, Appalachian Places, Art Ascent, Blue Mountain Review, Braided Way, Citron Review, Didcot Writers, GreenPrints, storySouth, Ekphrastic Review, Eunoia Review, Orchards Poetry Journal, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Pink Panther Magazine, Sparks of Calliope, Poeming Pigeon, Sunlight Press, Tiny Seed Journal, Vita Brevis, Willows Wept ReviewFebruary 2025: The Tears of Things (Madville Publishing)2023 International Merit Award: Atlanta Review2022 Pushcart… Show more LITERARY: Anacapa Review, Appalachian Places, Art Ascent, Blue Mountain Review, Braided Way, Citron Review, Didcot Writers, GreenPrints, storySouth, Ekphrastic Review, Eunoia Review, Orchards Poetry Journal, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Pink Panther Magazine, Sparks of Calliope, Poeming Pigeon, Sunlight Press, Tiny Seed Journal, Vita Brevis, Willows Wept ReviewFebruary 2025: The Tears of Things (Madville Publishing)2023 International Merit Award: Atlanta Review2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee/Braided WayShortlisted: 2021 Lascaux Poetry Prize. Runner-up: 2020, 2022, and 2024 Natasha Trethewey Poetry PrizeTop 10 (1,220+ entries): 2021 and 2022 Poetry Super Highway Competition; top 7 in 2023CONTRIBUTOR: Better Homes and Gardens, Beautiful Baths, Beautiful Homes, Beautiful Kitchens, Berry Magazine, Cooking Light, Country French Style, Decorating, Epilepsy Advocate, Millsaps Magazine, Mississippi Magazine, Orlando Homebuyer, Roads and Bridges Magazine, Southern Accents, Tuscan Style, UAB Magazine, VictoriaCONTRIBUTING WRITER/BOOKS: Bath Design and Planning (The Home Depot), Collector’s Style (Better Homes and Gardens), The Complete Guide to Roses (Ortho), Decorating Kids’ Rooms (Better Homes and Gardens), Emyl Jenkins’ Book of American Traditions (Crown), Kitchen Design and Planning (The Home Depot), Michaels Book of Needlecrafts (Lark Publishing)FREELANCE COPYEDITOR: All about Perennials (Ortho), Angels at the Gate (award-winning historical fiction), Business Startup 101 (Blue Point Publishers), Business Plan Template (Blue Point Publishers), The Complete Perennials Book (Ortho), Creating Japanese Gardens (Ortho), Great Dads Shape Great Kids (The Great Dads Project), Law Firm Marketing (Blue Point Publishers), Low-Fat Ways to Cook series (Oxmoor House), Made in Alabama: A State Legacy (Birmingham Museum of Art), Marketing Plan Template (Blue Point Publishers), Southern Cultures (startup), Spirit of Steel (Alabama Center for Traditional Culture) Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsibilities included:• Copywriting product descriptions and retail packaging content for national and international markets• Translating basic packaging content (English to French) for international markets• Copywriting catalogs for international and U.S. markets• Copywriting/editing promotional handouts for trade shows• Copywriting/apps• Editing online and print content for consumer marketing and retail marketing• Editing two annual bookazines for targeted… Show more Responsibilities included:• Copywriting product descriptions and retail packaging content for national and international markets• Translating basic packaging content (English to French) for international markets• Copywriting catalogs for international and U.S. markets• Copywriting/editing promotional handouts for trade shows• Copywriting/apps• Editing online and print content for consumer marketing and retail marketing• Editing two annual bookazines for targeted newsstand distribution• Researching trends/consumer insights on request Show less

• Managed creative team (two communications specialists, photographer, and administrative assistant) driving production of stories, digital content marketing, social media, web pages, and photography• Leveraged team-centered approach to the college's strategic collaboration with the university’s Office of Marketing and Communications, which ensured cohesive branding, marketing, and messaging • Produced/edited PowerPoints, blogs, newsletters, and collateral for two deans, often… Show more • Managed creative team (two communications specialists, photographer, and administrative assistant) driving production of stories, digital content marketing, social media, web pages, and photography• Leveraged team-centered approach to the college's strategic collaboration with the university’s Office of Marketing and Communications, which ensured cohesive branding, marketing, and messaging • Produced/edited PowerPoints, blogs, newsletters, and collateral for two deans, often collaborating on graphics and layout• Coordinated with senior assistant dean, department chairs and co-chairs, and senior art director to develop content and design for year-round student recruitment materials• Edited impact statements for University of Delaware Cooperative Extension; established editing/writing guidelines for staff; and developed accompanying set of infographic templates • Facilitated social media marketing and collateral requested by organizations housed in college • Edited copy for faculty • Produced/edited content (e.g., alumni, admissions, and development letters/emails) for other university departments• Contributed to event planning Show less

Freelance storyteller, editor, blogger, and writing coach (books, consumer and trade articles, e-books, business communication, business/marketing plans, professional profiles, resumes, cover letters, PR, website content, and social media platforms)Lecturer: Business and Professional Communication, University of Alabama in HuntsvilleCommunication Arts, Oakwood UniversityTrainer:Nektar Therapeutics (coached international scientists on using business English in… Show more Freelance storyteller, editor, blogger, and writing coach (books, consumer and trade articles, e-books, business communication, business/marketing plans, professional profiles, resumes, cover letters, PR, website content, and social media platforms)Lecturer: Business and Professional Communication, University of Alabama in HuntsvilleCommunication Arts, Oakwood UniversityTrainer:Nektar Therapeutics (coached international scientists on using business English in meetings and presentations)Technical Writer: Harris Corporation (edited 100-page technical business proposals, streamlining drafts by teams of engineers and project managers into clear, cohesive business documents for decision-makers) Show less

B.A., English And French, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alliance Francaise Award, Kappa Delta, President's Student.

M.A., Communication Arts

Graduate Studies In Comparative Literature (36 Hours/Literary Criticism And French)

Analyzing literary works of art cultivated my skills and discipline as a writer and editor. I apply this critical thinking today. Put it.