Carla Atkinson Email & Phone Number

United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• For 14 years, ATKINSONWORDS has provided extensive expertise in writing, editing, communications and content creation to a variety of business and nonprofit clients. The work I do includes:
• Creating compelling content for new or revamped websites.
• Editing/managing magazines.
• Creating and/or ghost-writing blog posts and thought leadership pieces.
• Conducting interviews and writing success stories and other promotional content.
• Creating social media and other graphics via Canva.

United States And Canada

• Write and edit all of the content for Profiles, the quarterly magazine of the Cabinet Makers Association (CMA), a trade association for US and Canadian cabinet makers. ATKINSONWORDS has been overseeing this project on.
• Help finalize the lineup for each issue.
• Set up and conduct interviews.
• Write all features and most short items.
• Ghostwrite pieces as needed.
• Seek out high-res images.

Research Triangle Park

Alongside my independent writing/editing work at ATKINSONWORDS, I provided communications and writing support to several groups within GlaxoSmithKline, including compliance, IT, and finance. I also collaborated with the rest of my team on communications to the sales organization in the field, edited blogs, provided feedback on training modules and helped.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Collaborated with field marketers and graphic designers to create direct-mail and digital marketing campaigns for the world's largest privately held software company. Wrote copy for print and digital collateral and helped to guide materials through the approval, design and print process. Won an international award from the Society for Technical.

Oversaw the creation of "The Lord of the Rings Fan Club Official Movie Magazine," a bimonthly glossy focusing on the story behind the film trilogy, published in partnership with New Line Cinema. Single-handedly planned issues, assigned freelance articles, wrote features, edited all copy, and managed design and production. Previously served as public.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Produced publications and handled communications operations for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Wrote articles for a variety of Duke Medical Center development, fund-raising and alumni publications. Revamped Cancer Center development newsletter. Worked as part of a team redesigning and expanding the Duke Cancer Center Web site.

Selected and edited news copy for Nando.net, a pioneering New Media operation providing constantly updated national, international, political, business and sports news. Formatted news stories and photos for the Web. Trained new editors.

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Edited articles on political, economic and social developments in the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe for bimonthly news magazine. Also served as deputy editor overseeing electronic publications. Co-edited Building Democracy 1995, the first in an annual series of books covering politics in East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as director of this new mentoring and scholarship program for at-risk junior and senior high students on a volunteer basis. Became the first full-time, salaried employee in September 1994. Planned fund-raisers, wrote grants and was heavily involved in community and donor relations. Recruited and supervised students and volunteers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Edited features and departments and wrote articles for this bimonthly international environmental publication of the Worldwatch Institute. Managed copy flow, production and foreign translations. Supervised two assistants in handling circulation and fulfillment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote and edited feature articles and briefs on politics, law, health care reform, consumer issues and the environment for this nationally circulated bimonthly. Collaborated with editor and art director on the layout and production of the magazine.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Filled temporary news desk positions and assisted correspondents with reporting when necessary.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Covered local government, education and law enforcement for this daily newspaper. Wrote spot news stories, profiles and features.

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, English

Education record