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Seattle, Wa, Us

Westport, Connecticut, Us

Write, produce and edit marketing and promo videos and video podcasts.

Seattle, Washington (Usa), Us

Responsible for all marketing department content, working directly with CEO and sales team to plan, create and execute company messaging following switch from B2C to B2B model. Wrote and supervised design of all web content, social media, marketing collateral (such as flyers, brochures and slide decks), while overseeing the creation of B2B communications and providing style guidance and copy editing to product and sales teams.

Seattle, Washington (Usa), Us

In collaboration with Content Manager and Marketing Director, wrote blog articles, social media posts, emails, press releases, and web pages.

Shot and edited promotional and corporate photos and videos in and around Seattle, including music videos, events, headshots, and concerts.

Olympia, Wa, Us

Wrote a range of collateral on an as-needed basis, from B2C emails to web pages, content marketing, blog posts, radio scripts, brochures, in-branch displays, and website buttons.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Full-time contract position (8/18-12/18) providing all product, catalog, lifestyle, how-to and corporate imagery, both video and stills, as needed by the marketing department. Following initial four months, worked PT as needed thru March 2020.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Full-time, month-long project re-editing video tutorials for company's Rooms for Real Estate digital platform. Included extensive use of Camtasia and SnagIt software.

New York City, New York, Us

On a freelance basis, shot and edited corporate videos and photos for NYC-based career site, visiting companies from Vancouver, BC, to Orange County, CA. Responsibilities included shooting interviews, B-roll, headshots, and office photos, and editing all content for presentation on TheMuse.com.Clients included Nike, Amazon, Funko, T-Mobile, Getty Images, Blizzard Entertainment, Big Fish, Vizio, Teague, Axon, Seattle Children's Hospital, Booking.com, Sinclair Broadcasting, and many others.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Wrote long-form content marketing, product modules, and social media copy on an as-needed basis for digital publication AT&T Thread.

Created a semi-monthly entertainment blog, WhatsOnNetflixNow.com, offering a mix of streaming news, recommendations, and analysis for discriminating Netflix viewers. Cited as a news source by CNN, The Huffington Post, Mashable, The Gothamist, Gizmodo, and many others. Site averaged over 80,000 hits per month. In April 2015, created a companion blog, WhatsOnPrimeNow.com, offering similar info for Amazon Prime users.

Olympia, Wa, Us

Wrote direct marketing, company bios, social media (FB posts and tweets), and other promo materials on an as-needed basis.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Wrote weekly banner ads (mobile and desktop) for upcoming popular fiction releases.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Wrote features, profiles, customer stories, and press releases while serving as a full-time maternity leave fill-in.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Wrote, edited, and proofread copy for company's online and print catalogs, in-store signs, and clothing tags. Part-time contract position.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Took a few months to brush up on my copywriting (and networking) skills at this well-regarded Seattle arts school.

Published articles:"Linda Ronstadt: Not So Easy" (Dec 2011)"Summer of Grease" (Dec 2011)"Can't Fight the Fever" (Dec 2011)"Moon: A Glimpse at the Dark Side" (Sept 2009)"The Grey Zone" (Sept 2008)

New York, Ny, Us

Wrote product descriptions for company's website, with a focus on bringing accuracy and a larger industry context to new professional and consumer video equipment. Also contributed long-form articles and reviews to newsletter/blog, addressing both novice and professional users.

Wrote and edited professional copy for a variety of NYC clients, including a lengthy stint for B&H Photo's advertising department. Shot and edited promotional videos and photos on a freelance basis.

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- Hired freelance writers, editors and proofreaders for various assignments, providing guidelines, templates and daily instruction for Grade 1 and Grade 3 teacher's guide and student workbook.- Wrote and revised manuscript for student reading selections, activities, glossaries and frontmatter/backmatter; created new bookmaps to accommodate client needs.- Supervised team of five on-site proofreaders.(Job ended due to relocation of editorial department to Texas.)

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Covered wide range of K-12 educational materials, including textbooks and ancillaries in all subjects (English and Spanish); copyedited in-house materials, co-developed new Intranet site. Promoted to Managing Editor with introduction of editorial department.

- While working for design firm Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios, rewrote company website, edited annual report, conceived and wrote poster copy for United Nations.- Wrote back-cover copy (summary + author bio) for dozens of public domain books for publisher Cosimo, Inc.

- Executed a wide range of copyediting and project management for company's Editorial Services Group.- Oversaw style and content, from manuscript to final proof, of primary grade textbooks designed for national and state-specific use. Subjects included Science, Social Studies, and Reading.- Collaborated with editorial and design to ensure that Chicago and house styles were followed and national/state standards adhered to.- Rewrote copy while regularly exceeding deadlines.(Job ended due to company-wide layoffs and relocation of editorial groups to Columbus, OH.)

New York, Ny, Us

Supported three sales directors handling company's largest accounts, including L'Oreal, Estée Lauder, Johnson & Johnson, and Proctor & Gamble, in high-pressure publishing environment. (Officially a temp position due to lack of budget for FT staff.)

- Oversaw input and updating of online menus for Web-based corporate meal-expensing service.- Devised style and standards handbook for website content while training part-time staff.(This was a startup that lost its funding following 9/11.)

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Copywriting