nancy averett

Oxford, OH USA
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Professional Experience

An award-winning freelance writer, I specialize in health, fitness, environmental and business writing. My work has been featured in numerous magazines and websites including Runner's World, Bicycling, Audubon, Hemispheres, Cincinnati, Discover.com and Fox New Latino. I understand the art of gathering accurate information quickly and responsibly. My work comes in clean, on time and withstands the scrutiny of fact checkers. I am always willing to uncover that extra anecdote or specific detail that will make a story both useful and a great read. And I am flexible with my words, willing to rewrite my copy as needed to provide clients with the best possible content.

Expertise

Reporter
10 Years
Writer
15 Years
Social Media
2 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
3 Years
Environment & Nature
5 Years
Fitness
6 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
6 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
10 Years
Nonprofit
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

15 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Audubon magazine (10+), Runner's World (10+), Fox News Latino (10+), Cincinnati (6-10), Coloradan (3-5), Inc. magazine (3-5), Pacific Standard (1-2), Sports Illustrated.com (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Children's Law Center, Inc (10+), McGuffey Montessori School (10+), Miami University of Ohio (10+)

Other Work History

Reporter, Allentown Morning Call Reporter, North Jersey Herald News Reporter, Columbia Daily Tribune

Technical Skills

familiarity with Audacity

Foreign Language Skills

proficient in French

Unions

N/A

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, HTML, Photoshop, Powerpoint

Equipment

laptop, digital camera, digital audio recorder

Work Permits & Visas

N/A

References

Katie Neitz, editor Runner's World. Katie.Neitz@rodale.com, Alisa Opar, editor Audubon, aopar@audubon.org, Linda Vaccariello, editor at Cincinnati magazine, Linda@Cincinnatimagazine.com

Awards

2003 First Place Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association, “A Tough Sad Day. Tears, Salutes Mark End of Recovery Efforts at World Trade Center Site.” 1999 First Place New Jersey Press Association “Language Isn’t the Only Lesson Learned.” 1997 Honorable Mention Missouri Press Association “Facing AIDS.”

Associations

National Association of Science Writers, Investigative Reporters and Editors

Showcase

Writing Samples

Children's Law Center Newsletters
(Children's Law Center, Inc 9/1/2011)
series of newsletter articles and web copy for non-profit client
Now and Then
(Cincinnati Magazine 3/1/2012)
Profile on Cincinnati jeweler designer who creates new pieces out of antiques and was the stylist for country western singer Miranda Lambert's wedding.
The Funky Fungi Freak Show
(Discover.com 2/1/2011)
slide show and captions on unusual fungi from recently published book.
The Reanimation of Alison
(Runner's World 6/1/2012)
Narrative profile of Alison Delgado, who won the first marathon she ever entered—Cincinnati's Flying Pig—then was nearly killed in a traffic accident. Miraculously, she returned to the starting line of that event, thinking of winning once again.
Adventurers Contribute to Science
(Audubon Magazine 1/1/2012)
News story on an organization that pairs extreme athletes with scientists in an effort to promote conservation.
The Miami Experience
(Miami University of Ohio 1/1/2011)
Web profiles of high-acheiving students at Miami University Ohio, part of web marketing campaign.
Old Scarf Ties Past to Present
(Coloradan Magazine 6/1/2010)
Personal essay on a trip to Paris I took with my mother when I was in college and she was reaching middle age.
Latinos Fund Film 'Mosquita y Mari' through Crowdsourcing and Social Media
(Fox News Latino 3/21/2012)
Independent Latino film that won award at Sundance was funded through crowdsourcing and social media.
The Business of a Marathon
(Inc. magazine 7/1/2011)
A look at the companies that provided the finishers' medals, recycling bins, timing, and heat-reflective blankets to the 14th annual Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati.
Mapping Olympic Marathon by Elevation, Turns, Water Stations
(Sports Illustrated.com 8/1/2012)
University of Wisconsin Geographer creates specialized elevation maps for elite runners, including those that tackled this year's London Olympic Marathon.