Kelly Skinner

Decatur, GA USA

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

Showcase

General

G, Whiz!
(Jezebel 6/1/2014)
Buckhead After Dark
(Simply Buckhead 8/1/2013)
Troy & Sons' Moonshine Cowgirl
(Paste 8/12/2013)
Dinner Lab Atlanta's Supper Club
(USA Today's 10best.com 5/1/2014)
River Bound
(The Atlantan 6/1/2014)
The Story Behind My Vote
(Redbook 11/1/2012)