Tamara Shipp Email & Phone Number

Chesapeake, Va

I'm a professional writer specializing in web content, business writing, social media management, and transcription. I provide small businesses with polished blog posts, newsletters, and copy-writing services. I work closely with clients to develop effective content that reflects a professional image and fits any budget.

Chesapeake, Virginia

As a freelance writer, I developed blog posts and premium content ranging in length from 300 to 1,200 words. This company's clients include a variety of marketing and communications companies, as well as educational institutions, small businesses, and major media companies. My work involved SEO, extensive research, and close attention to both buyer persona and client voice.

The Circle, Inc., is a government contractor specializing in production of documents for various Federal agencies. As a Publications Assistant, I assisted in assembling and editing two Surgeon General's reports on smoking and health. My responsibilities included manuscript coordination, proofreading, and indexing. I worked closely with staff from the Office on Smoking and Health within the Public Health Service. My work was noted in the Acknowledgements section of both the 1987 and 1989 Surgeon General's reports.

My work on Capitol Hill involved preparation of responses to constituent letters, inquiries, and requests. My responsibilities included supervision of mail-room and correspondence staff, maintenance of the office form-letter library, coding of constituent interests to allow for follow-up mailings, and ensuring that constituent mail was routed to the proper staff member for processing. I was also responsible for responding to constituent requests for information, working with the Congressional Research Service and other Federal agencies to provide constituents with appropriate materials responsive to their request. During my tenure on the Hill, I worked for Congressman J. Herbert Burke (Florida), the Ad Hoc Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf, Senator Harrison Schmitt (New Mexico), and Senator Dan Quayle (Indiana).

I supervised the mail room staff and maintained the office's library of form-letter responses.

I supervised the mail room staff, maintained the office's library of form-letter responses, and responded to constituent requests.

Master Of Arts, English - Rhetoric & Composition

Activities and Societies: The Mace and Crown newspaper, Staff WriterStaff writer at the ODU Mace & Crown student newspaper.

Bachelor Of Arts, English - Professional Writing

Associates, Liberal Arts