Professional/Personal Overview
Master B2B/B2C copywriter and brand strategist hailed by Dow Jones, The NY Times, Forbes Media and AmEx as "fast, creative and strategic," "excellent," "a terrific writer," "able to communicate complicated concepts in a clear, concise, manner," "a delight to work with" and "a creative soul who understands business needs: a great combination!" I write primarily for affluent, educated consumers and executive-level decision makers in business, finance, tech, health care, media, packaged goods, travel, food/wine and luxury categories. 14+ years digital experience (long/short content, ads, all social media, SEO, articles, e-newsletters, demos), more for print (ads, articles, book jackets, brochures, catalogs, corp communications, newsletters, powerpoint proposals, sales and training materials and more). Visit my portfolio (WordSandbox.com), my Forbes.com blog, "Fat Cats," (blogs.forbes.com/vickeryeckhoff) and my personal blog (vickeryeckhoff.com). Reach me at 212-539-1273.
Work Info
Expertise
Reporter
1 Year
Content Editor (online)
14 Years
Copywriter
18 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
15 Years
Consumer Products
20 Years
Finance
13 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
McGraw Hill (11+), POPstick (11+), Advertising Age (11+), Amacom Books (11+), American Express Custom Publishing (11+), American Heritage (11+), Forbes (11+), Dow Jones & Company (11+), The New York Times (11+), Time Inc. (6-10), USA Weekend Magazine (6-10), Conde Nast (6-10), Forbes.com (6-10), ForbesLife (6-10), Badalato Ginsberg (6-10), The Marketing Director (6-10), R/GA (3-5), Op-70 (3-5), Blue Dingo (3-5), brandpersonal.com (3-5), Far Hills Media (3-5), Eisenman Associates (1-2), GuruMaker (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Sheppard Machinery Inc. (11+), Smith Affiliated Capital (11+), Virgin (11+), World March for Peace and Nonviolence (11+), Kraft General Foods (6-10), Bank of America (6-10), Goldman Sachs (6-10), Bank of America (3-5), Majestic Research (3-5), Humana (3-5), Now and Forever Funding (3-5), Sony (3-5), Ortho-McNeil (3-5), Pulse Equity Partners (3-5), XACT (3-5), Wachovia (3-5), YAN Center for Corrective & Cosmetic Surgery (1-2), Hamilton Design (1-2), Verizon Wireless (1-2), Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (1-2), Nike (1-2), Kimberly-Clark (1-2)
Other Work History
Creative Director, WordSandbox The New York Times (copy manager) dMIND Corporation (senior writer and communications manager) American Express Custom Publishing (executive editor) Esquire (copy director) Forbes (senior writer, special sections and programs) Amacom Books (copywriter/designer) Ogilvy and Mather (art director)
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Quark, Photoshop, Wordpress
Technical Skills
Photo editing, content management
Equipment
iMac, audio recorder, digital camera, etc.
Foreign Language Skills
English, French, Italian
References
"I worked closely with Vickery for two years while she was a freelance copywriter/manager at The New York Times. She was, and is, a delight to work with. Always enthusiastic and positive, she also understood the needs of her diverse clients and audiences and worked diligently to fine tune just the right message. Vickery is a creative soul who understands business needs. A great combination. Jeff Honea, Creative Director, The New York Times "Vickery is an excellent writer. She can communicate complicated concepts in a concise, clear manner. Vickery is also reliable, detail-oriented and delightful to work with." Catey Hill, Marketing Manager, Forbes Magazine "Vickery is fast, creative and strategic. Her writing always cut right to what the project or client required, with few revisions and always capturing the essence of the brand. She is really easy to work with and never misses a beat." Trisha Clark, Owner, The Marketing Director Group, Inc.
Awards
Art Directors Annual
Associations
Ogilvy Past and Present Freelancers Union
Other
I have an MBA in marketing from NYU. I've been an account executive and art director, so I look at the marketing puzzle from all sides.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel locally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.