amanda tackett

St. Louis, MO USA

16 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Im an award-winning writer, columnist, and humorist waxing prosaic on womens issues, parenting, marriage/family, design, dcor, and DIY. I capture ordinary life, and entertain readers with a smile. My commentary is bittersweet, and I seek to inspire and be inspired from a common context.

Expertise

Coordinator 13 YearsWriter 5 YearsOther, Specify 16 Years

Specialty

Family, Children & Teenagers 5 YearsHome & Garden 5 YearsLifestyle 16 Years

Industries

Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 5 YearsOnline/new media 5 YearsMarketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 16 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Chansen Publishing (10+)
D Publishing Group (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Direct Sales Corporation (10+)

Awards

Katie Award "Magazine Writer of the Year" Dallas Press Club

Associations

Dallas Press Club

Other Work History

I am primarly a columnist and have a small ad agency to augment my assignments.

Technical Skills

Typing about raising kids? Drywall? The myth of the picket fence? Perfection?

Foreign Language Skills

I can curse in a number of languages, pidgin mostly, and have been know to offend/provoke people globally.

Computer Skills

MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.), Vista (and all MS OS previous), Blogging in Wordpress and TypePad

Equipment

PC, laptop, PDA

Work Permits & Visas

I am not on any no-fly list, at least not to my knowledge...

References

On request.