Desiree Smith-Daughety Email & Phone Number

Edgewater, Md, Us

Maryland

I serve businesses, academic institutions and publishers in the areas of communications/marketing, copywriting, editing, proofreading, workforce development (including training and educational materials), sales letters, corporate bios, ghostwriting, video scripts and content for business development initiatives.I serve professionals in career transition by providing resumes, curriculum vitaes, cover letters, bios and LI profiles.

Contractor

Develop curriculum for workforce education programs, covering topics including finance, human resources, sales, customer service and maintenance. Research, interview subject matter experts, develop learning objectives and assessments, create scripts for audio and recommend video segments. Through team effort, project for B.U. won 2011 MDLA Award for Best Distance Education Program of the Year (Workforce Development).

• Spearheaded all editorial content for the franchise; developed, created and produced deadline-driven editorial content on timely medical, health and wellness topics, including: monthly newsletter, four weekly e-letters and ad-hoc reports to engage and inform a diverse audience. • Liaised with medical doctor to ensure content accuracy; maintained currency on all health industry trends and news, both mainstream and alternative medical research.• Oversaw production, collaborated with design team and managed publishing schedules for all content. • Researched, developed and pitched new topic ideas for publication including timely medical advice. • Created SEO-specific online reports covering diverse range of health topics.

• Managed extensive territory in the D.C.-metropolitan region, creating business opportunities by canvassing for new clients.• Developed and presented proposals to prospective new clients; built strong relationships with regional CPA’s and businesses within the corporate community. • Ranked within top third of eastern division on multiple occasions. • Field-trained new sales representatives; managed four additional regional territories as needed.• Advised new clients on payroll responsibilities; calculated payroll taxes for new set-ups so all numbers came out with 100% accuracy.• Assisted new businesses with paperwork to obtain tax identification numbers.