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Seattle, Washington, United States

Part of a team responsible for brand, voice, and content across several annual Microsoft events.Write copy for anything related to events, including websites, invitations, email campaigns, blog posts, video scripts, and much more.Review and copyedit one-pagers and PDFs before publication.Interview employees and use the information gleaned to write employee spotlights for monthly employee newsletter.Work with the internal office team to update both internet and intranet copy to improve interest and readability.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Provide agency support for Microsoft through a variety of written communications, including internal comms, newsletters, social media posts, articles and op-ed pieces, email campaigns, and more.Shepherd press releases by acting as a liaison between the client and the editing team. Ensure releases are ready to go on both sides by adhering to Microsoft's editing style and addressing the client's questions and concerns. Schedule releases with PR Newswire and ensure they go live without problems.Assist other teams as needed, including help with internal and external copy for Land'O'Lakes, Honeywell, and more.

Oversee the copy team. Check the work of each copyeditor and act as a liaison between copyeditors and the editor in chief, including relaying edits and suggestions from authors.Coach copy editors in copy best practices. Codify these best practices into a style guide. Perform copy edits to the selected pieces to clean up grammar, improve flow and readability, etc. Work with the authors to confirm all edits made are acceptable.Work with a team of contributing editors to determine the best creative nonfiction pieces out of a pool of over a hundred to feature in each issue.Brainstorm business growth and initiatives with managing editors and editor in chief, including working with social media and reaching out to charity organizations.

Greater Seattle Area

Write and edit internal and client-facing copy for an IT solutions company of over 2,500 employees. This includes email campaigns, white papers, datasheets, multi-page battle cards, process documents, and much more.Write, edit, and publish a twice-yearly trade journal - Solutions By Zones - in both print and digital formats.Manage the company's Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts. Write copy, publish posts, record analytics, etc.

Greater Seattle Area

Edit old product listings from a pool of around 5,500 products to improve readability, clarify technical information, and punch up copy. Use product spec sheets for new products to create entirely new listings. Proofread listings coming in from our website team and assist the team in creating new listings. Take raw copy rough-translated from Chinese or Russian and localize it into attractive, readable listings.

Remote

Independently research, write, and edit 2 to 4 articles a day on college and career advice.Respond to any edits requested by the editing team in a timely manner.

Remote

Independently research, write, edit, and publish 2 to 5 articles a month on frequently-asked alcohol questions via WordPress.

Preside over store associates, set up and conduct wine tastings, open and close the store, balance the safe and registers.