Professional Experience
I'm an accomplished freelance writer and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia looking to add additional clients. My portfolio includes everything from creative content for private clients and contract writing/editing for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to magazine and online articles on a range of topics, including: travel, weddings, finance, health, beauty, food and profiles. I'm committed to producing evocative, well-rounded stories that compel, inform and entertain.
Expertise
Editor
5 Years
Technical Writer
1 Year
Writer
5 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
3 Years
Food
3 Years
Women's Issues
5 Years
Industries
Newsletter - Consumer
2 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Online/new media
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
5 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Modern Luxury (10+), Paste (3-5), AJC-Living Intown (3-5), Simply Buckhead (10+), Redbook (3-5), USA Today's 10best.com (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
CDC (10+), Big Red Rooster (1-2), Premier Agency (1-2)
Other Work History
Owner/full-time freelance writer and editor at Kelly A. Skinner LLC, 2012-present
Assistant Editor, Modern Luxury, 2011-2012
Associate Editor, Staff Writer, New South Publishing, 2010-2011
Assistant Editor, Get Married Magazine, 2009-2010
Unions
Freelancers Union
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Mac operating systems/software, content management systems, social media, Wordpress
References
Stephanie Smith, ssmith@modernluxury.com
Awards
Runner-up, Best Feature Writing, Magazine Association of the Southeast, 2013
Associations
MAGS-board member
