Gwen Higgins

Castlegar, Canada
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Professional Experience

Offering: Copywriting, Technical Writing, Copyediting, Stylistic Editing, Proofreading, Article Writing. Specializing in: Finance, Business, Engineering, Science, Digital and Online.

Expertise

Copy Editor
2 Years
Technical Writer
9 Years
Writer
2 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
11 Years
Science
11 Years
Finance
4 Years

Industries


Online/new media
4 Years
Nonprofit
3 Years
Other
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

4 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Demand Media Studios (10+), AIChE ChEnected Reactor Blog (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Zellstoff Celgar (10+), TurboTax Canada (10+), AIChE Virtual Local Section (1-2), Confidential (1-2), STC CWC (1-2)

Technical Skills

Social media management, content writing, research, copywriting, technical writing, editing

Foreign Language Skills

Basic French

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Evernote, OneNote, Powerpoint, Visio, MS Project, MS Office 2010, wordpress, MS Publisher

Equipment

Laptop, iPhone 4s (multifunctional), other digital cameras, iPad Air

Awards

2008 Speaker Award PACWEST conference, Jasper, Alberta

Associations

Professional Writers' Assocation of Canada (PWAC), MediaBistro AvantGuild, Society for Technical Communication (STC), Editors' Association of Canada (EAC), Canadian Science Writers Association (CSWA)

Showcase

Writing Samples

A collection of my published articles, displayed on my Contently portfolio page.