Jackie Minchillo

Chicago, IL USA
Website: http://www.daywelllived.com
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Professional Experience

A fresh and creative freelancer, I've spent my career writing in all forms for others. From an expert bylined piece on how to create the best corporate culture to copy for a supplemental education website from "head to toe," I've written it. Now focusing on branching out on my own, it's time to let my way with words shine. As a world traveler I offer unique perspective.

Expertise

Copywriter
6 Years
Account manager
2 Years
Writer
1 Year

Specialty

Entrepreneurship
2 Years
International
1 Year
Lifestyle
1 Year

Industries


Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
2 Years
PR (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
4 Years
Online/new media
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

4 Years

Other Work History

No Limit Agency; Chicago, IL - Account Manager December 2013 - Present (No longer full-time, but consulting regularly) Marx Layne & Company; Detroit, MI - Account Executive May 2013 - December 2013 PrizeLogic, LLC; Detroit, MI - Account Executive June 2011 - May 2013 Singers of United Lands; (Traveling Non-Profit) - Tour Manager December 2009 - June 2010

Technical Skills

Basic video editing (Have used Camtasia and Final Cut), Basic WordPress development

Computer Skills

Programs/Applications --Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, Google Analytics, Camtasia Current Operating System: iOS 10

Equipment

MacBook Pro, iPhone 5c, GoPro Hero 6, Camtasia 2

Work Permits & Visas

US Citizen

References

Leslie Pardo lpardo@marxlayne.com Marcus LaPratt soulands@hotmail.com Kate Aoueille kaoueille2@gmail.com

Showcase

Writing Samples

I worked with a in-home senior care client with international presence for whom I authored a monthly blog series, each month with a different topic. I conducted independent research to complete this series.
This is my personal lifestyle blog I write and publish currently. As I launch my freelance career, I will also be continually working on my blog and you can visit regularly for current examples of my lifestyle and travel writing.
An article I authored describing how a client adjusted its branding to go from the UK market to launching in the US. Link is no longer live, however article was published on www.1851project.com.
An article I wrote on behalf of a client that was published as part of an advertorial in both IndoAmerican News and IndiaWest Magazine. Article was for an education client. I conducted interviews with my client along with independent research for the piece.
For a food industry client, I wrote this press release for us during the clients' re-branding and announcement of new growth strategy through franchising.
This was a byline article I wrote on behalf of my client to be published in Franchising USA. I did one-on-one interviews with Larry to collect quotes and direction for the piece.
An article in which I conducted interviews and independent research to report on "movers and shakers" in the franchising industry.