Kelly Johnson Email & Phone Number

West Chicago, Il

I am working on creating copy for the company's various divisions, including Ball FloraPlant, Ball Ornamentals, Ball Seed, Darwin Perennials, Nature's Source and PanAmerican Seed, among others. Creatively, I am writing ad copy, catalog copy, sell sheets, planter labels, growing tags and signage for an extensive line of flowers, vegetation, herbs and bushes and landscaping plants. I'm increasing my knowledge of gardening and continuing to polish my copywriting skills.

Rosemont, Il

In this position, I worked on creating, editing and proofreading copy for the Lagasse annual catalog showcasing breakroom and janitorial cleaning products. I also managed the product content database to facilitate the building of catalog pages by a team of freelance and full-time designers. In addition, I created some time-saving processes to ensure the project continued to stay on schedule.

Naperville, Il

In this position, I worked on exciting new ad campaigns and promo pieces for OfficeMax's Innovations Team. The focus was on new business and new store formats, and I was thrilled to be able to help build brand recognition and inspire customers to check OfficeMax out.

Naperville, Il

I joined the Schawk! advertising agency to continue my work as a copywriter for OfficeMax's retail advertising department. I continued writing copy, editing and proofreading the weekly preprint circular, as well as producing store signage for all print and in-store promotions.

Naperville, Il

I joined the retail copy team to expand my experience in writing more creative copy for weekly ads, as well as creating store signage and overseeing special projects like furniture sales brochures. The pace was amazingly fast and kept me on my toes.

For three years at OfficeMax, I wrote and edited catalog copy for the company's annual full-line office product catalog, as well as monthly catalogs and smaller flyers. In addition, I wrote creative copy for emails and special projects and trained and led a staff of freelance writers each summer on the copywriting process, taking them through the writing, database management and proofing processes for the catalog.

Bensenville, Il

I was managing editor at Refrigeration Service & Contracting magazine for 5 years, then managing editor and chief editor of PM Engineer magazine for 6 years, and finally special projects editor and associate editor for Supply House Times magazine for 2 years. I wrote long-form articles, conducted interviews, managed contributing authors, reconciled budgets and created editorial calendars.

Des Plaines, Il

I worked as an editorial assistant at Control Engineering for 3 years and then as an associate editor on Packaging Magazine for 3 months before being downsized. In the first position, I cut my teeth writing news and product copy for the controls industry. In the second position, I conducted interviews, wrote long-form articles, choose photography and created product and news copy for a trade journal about consumer packaging.

Ba, English, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Graduated with English Honors, Student Journalism Society, school newspaper, resident attendant

Aa, English

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honors Society