Professional Experience
I write concise prose, creating actionable copy from complex technical jargon. As a copywriter, I specialize in marketing, finance, and law. As a journalist, I've written about violence in Philadelphia through the lens of a funeral director, a Masai women's milk co-op in Kenya, coffee with shamans in Sumatra, and fracking in Pennsylvania, which has won awards.
Expertise
Copy Editor
2 Years
Copywriter
3 Years
Writer
7 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
5 Years
Government
5 Years
Travel
3 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional
4 Years
Marketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
2 Years
Online/new media
7 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
7 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Brass City Media (3-5), Philadelphia Metropolis (10+), GGIS Publishing (6-10)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
LexisNexis (Lawyers.com) (10+), FlashFunders (1-2)
Other Work History
Staff news blogger, PhillyNow (Philadelphia Weekly)
Technical Skills
Desktop publishing (InDesign, Illustrator); photo editing (Adobe); copy editing (Scrivener, Google Drive); blogging (WordPress, SquareSpace); social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram; Tumblr); AP, Chicago and MLA styles
Foreign Language Skills
Polish, Indonesian, elementary Spanish
Computer Skills
Google Drive; Microsoft Office; Evernote; Asana; Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom; OS10 & Windows XP; Scrivener; WordPress; SquareSpace
Equipment
HP laptop, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, LG G3 smartphone, voice recorder, Nikon D5000 digital camera with flash
Awards
First Place, Business Reporting, 2012 Keystone Press Awards, Alternative Weekly Category; First Place, Team Reporting (News), Alternative Weekly Category
