Jess Van Roekel Email & Phone Number

Auckland

Lost for words for your business? You've come to the right place! Made of Words is a copywriting agency led by me, Jess van Roekel. I take care of your copywriting so you can focus on what you do best. * Content strategy is at the heart of everything I do. I ask thoughtful questions and keep your big-picture goals in mind, always.* You’ll get flexible support – exactly when you need it. No monthly retainers. No long-term contracts. Just good old-fashioned freelancing that’s flexible, affordable, and tailored to your business.* No project is too big or too small. I take on projects of all sizes. Whether you need me to proofread a single paragraph or write an ebook from scratch, I can make it happen.Storytelling is my superpower. Let's make it yours, too. Curious to see how we can work together? Email jess@madeofwords.co.nz.

Auckland, New Zealand

Retained responsibilities from Writing & Tone of Voice Lead and Communications Manager roles. Expanded role to include customer marketing, product marketing, sales enablement, ghostwriting, and overseeing the deliverables of content partnerships valued at over $1m ARR.

Auckland, New Zealand

While continuing as Writing & Tone of Voice Lead, also led marketing communications campaigns focused on customer acquisition and retention, and refined Groov’s market positioning during a period of organisational change.

Auckland, New Zealand

Created, documented, and implemented Groov’s tone of voice. Managed an extensive editorial library of over 1,000 articles and maintained the CMS. Supported the marketing team with web copy, blog posts, and PR materials, and the Customer Success team with eDMs, posters, and slide decks.

• Worked as the Marketing Director's right-hand, assisting with all marketing campaigns and independently managing the blog, website, and social media.• Led the redesign of the college website, bringing it up-to-date with modern web trends.

London

• Edited and optimised content for online publication across World Finance, Business Destinations, The New Economy and European CEO. • Performed keyword research, developed SEO campaigns and made editorial recommendations based on current web trends and SEO best practice. • Promoted content on social media.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Assisted the Content Editor with the management and training of a team of writers, as well as guiding the editorial strategy for a large portfolio of clients. • Successfully onboarded new business accounts, working closely with the account management team to implement effective digital content strategies to ensure new accounts got off to the best possible start. • A varied and fast-paced role, the position of ACE required me to be adaptable and think on my feet, as well as draw on my strong time management skills and content writing abilities.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Produced a range of online content for a variety of clients across all sectors, including custom news articles, blog posts, newsletters, landing pages, case studies, whitepapers, product descriptions and more.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Produced all beauty-related content for KimberleyCrossman.com, including product reviews and sponsored blog posts. • Assisted in marketing Kimberley through writing promotional material, including undertaking the first edit of her book, Love YOU.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Chaired meetings, wrote agendas & proposals, appointed new board members, managed budgets, updated website and processed funding applications.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Researched, produced and edited blog articles for NZ radio personality Jay-Jay Harvey.

• Researched and produced a range of blog posts and articles for nzgirl.co.nz.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), French Language And Literature, English Literature

International Exchange - Six Months, French Language And Literature