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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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Influencing people through clear, authentic, and compelling content. Copywriter and content developer with a keen imagination and a dedication to great user experience.
Experienced in writing for the Web, corporate writing needs, UI copy, article writing, and humor and fiction writing.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Content Editor (online) |
1 Year |
| Technical Writer |
10 Years |
| Writer |
10 Years |
Specialty |
| Lifestyle |
1 Year |
| Technology |
10 Years |
| Business (general) |
20 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
11 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The Boca Raton Observer (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (3-5), Sibyl Design, Inc. (1-2), Visual Data Systems (1-2), Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm (1-2), CBS Interactive (1-2) |
Other Work History
As a Director at Citrix Systems, I created an online library for technical articles, put in place a publishing stream from CMS to Web, and promoted my department's successes to both internal and external audiences. |
Computer Skills
Office 2010 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint). Windows XP, Vista, and 7. WordPress. Some Dreamweaver. |
Equipment
Laptop, Nikon D90 SLR digital camera, audio recorder. |
Foreign Language Skills
Some French. |
References
Kelly Hurley, COO and Executive Vice President of Visual Data Systems
Brenda Myers, board member of non-profit Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm
Sibyl Perkins, Principal, Sibyl Design, Inc. |
Associations
Gold Coast Public Relations Council |
Other
B.A. in Economics and International Relations, Boston University
Gotham Writers' Workshop classes in fiction writing, how to freelance, and article writing.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Miami, FL. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Magazine articles |
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(Boca Raton Observer, 4/1/2011)
Local woman makes comeback after beating late-stage ovarian cancer.
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Corporate projects |
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(Visual Data Systems, 5/1/2011)
Project for corporate client. This content chunk is part of a larger piece the client uses in online marketing emails.
As part of a corporate culture change, I introduced a new voice and tone to make the customer-facing content more targeted, friendly, and personal.
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(Citrix Systems, Inc., 7/1/2010)
Create, edit, manage, and write for corporate newsletter updating employees on activities of division.
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Non-profit projects |
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(Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm, 5/1/2011)
Created and authored WordPress site for non-profit organization dedicated to providing nature-based education and experiences for children of all ages and abilities.
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Fiction |
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(7/1/2009)
Short story, written for Gotham Writers' Workshop class on fiction.
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(7/1/2009)
Short story, written originally for a Gotham Writers' Workshop class on fiction writing.
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