Christopher Nelson Email & Phone Number

Writing and copy editing service that quickly turns around high volumes of clean, engaging copy for websites, magazines, newspapers, marketing and advertising. I can ensure proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, word usage, tone, consistency of style, etc., and am skilled at online research, SEO and Associated Press style. Selected clients include IQVIA (formerly Quintiles/IMSHealth), Clean Inc., Connections Acadamy (Pearson Online Academy), Consultwebs.com, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer. PC Nelson Communications also offers grammar and usage training seminars and individual tutoring.

Conceived, developed and manage. Carolina Music Festivals is a comprehensive calendar and guide to about 100 multi-act, daylong or multiple-day music shows in North Carolina. www.carolinamusicfests.com

Conceived, developed and manage. Since 2006, Carolina Outdoors Guide - www.carolinaoutdoorsguide.com - has been the most comprehensive single-source directory available for national and state parks, forests, lakes, reservoirs, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, and other public recreation sites in North Carolina. It has sections dedicated to camping and hiking, and links to more than 50 federal, state and commercial resources, and outdoors/preservation advocacy groups.

Durham, North Carolina

Conceived, researched, wrote and copy edited blog posts and other web content for startup conversion optimization consultancy and its additional startups, including Next Steps Digital, as well as client websites and marketing campaigns, and company marketing / analysis tools.

Editor of multiple local editions of The Slammer, a family-owned weekly newspaper focusing on crime from a humorous/satirical angle. Copy edited all material, wrote for several editions, and supervised reporters and designers.

Editor and chief writer for Living in Style magazine; copy editor and writer for skirt! magazine and Carolina Bride magazine; writer and editor of a variety of special publications; manager of www.newsobserver.com/advertising; created several publications from concept, individually and as part of teams.

Wrote three features for the popular magazine published in September and November 2007 and May 2008.

Managed a successful competitive-bid proposal program, managed job descriptions studies and supervised job description writers, and designed jobs and salary ranges as part of compensation and classification plans for local governments in North Carolina, Florida and several other states.

Slotted local and wire copy on a five-person desk for the afternoon daily.

Covered education '84 to '88, wrote Live Wire column and general news and features '81 to '84, and worked weekend copy desk.