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Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

As a features writer for Cosmopolitan Home magazine, I interview all the principles involved in the creation of stunning homes built on the shoreline and inland near the greater Grand Rapids area. This includes architects, builders, interior designers, landscapers, and homeowners. There is always a wonderful story behind how these homes come to be and it's my job to suss that out and tell it in an engaging fashion.

Greater Seattle Area

Interview PCC employees and partners to tell the story behind issues that influence their commitment to the community, sustainability, and the environment.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Creative content writer and editor determined to help clients put their best message forward.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Coordinate marketing, advertising, public relations, and communication vehicles for clients so each realizes an improved market share for their product or service. This includes creative design, copywriting, editing, media relations, printing, and managing distribution channels.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Discover hidden gems and share with this online resource or complete stories as assigned. Included interviews and often photography.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Maximus Wealth Management is a full-service financial consulting firm dedicated to helping clients build wealth and protect their hard-earned assets. I work on a part-time basis to organize and manage client communications, and write compelling copy to keep clients focused on their long-term financial objectives.http://www.maximuswealth.com/

Served as editor and copywriter for all internal and external web and print media before joining an eCommerce project where I researched products and worked with category analysts to write B2B and B2C sales copy.

Researched current competition and worked with the director to write the business plan and executive summary

Interviewed senior management, new company acquisitions, employees, and clients to write articles for the monthly news magazine. Also responsible for editing the publication. Wrote creative copy for annual employee recognition program. Wrote copy for ads, recruitment vehicles, and inter-company communications.

Influenced marketing shift toward benefits-oriented copy in promotional customer communications. Edited and wrote copy for catalogs, ads, mailers, and product inserts.

Worked closely with the partners on a project basis to handle new hire PR, create a new promotional brochure for the firm, and other marketing projects as needed.

Met with buyers to write creative and technical copy for catalogs and gift brochures.

Promoted meeting and event planning services to large companies throughout west Michigan.

Direct sales and marketing effort for two major expositions. Responsible for event planning and client relations as part of another major trade show in a remote city. Manage $100,000 advertising budget including creative direction, production, and media buys in national trade publications, local press, radio, and television. Responsible for exhibitor relations and PR for major artists in the industry.

Promoted to execute a company-wide mission; this strategy cultivated a shift in company culture toward a focus on the customer and employee. Managed a $1 million annual budget.

Bs, Journalism/Mass Comm./Psychology

Graduate Magna cum laude Vice President, Public Relations Society

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