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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name
Mount Prospect, IL Street Address
EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEObjective:Native English speaker, USA citizen, professional writer, editor, copywriter, technical writer/editor, content writer and proofreader seeks opportunity to write and edit for marketing, PR, B2B, B2C, technical manuals and user documentation, sales and marketing copy, website content, catalogs, instructor-led or online training materials, scientific textbooks or legal reference booksSpecial Skills:Ability to write and edit to ensure no miscommunication or misinterpretationMicrosoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, CRMs, ExactTarget, InfusionSoft, Google AdWords, major social media platformsHTML, FTP, online text writing and editing, website maintenance, social media, SEOCorporate, public relations, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C) communications, personal histories, fiction novels, reference and ebooksProfessional business etiquette, excellent time management, disciplined work ethicEducationB.S. degree, Psychology, University of WisconsinWork Experience:Technical Writer (May 2018 through July 2018)Corporate headquarters of national beauty business, Highland Park, ILCreated Employee and Corporate HandbookInterviewed all staff members, documented roles and responsibilitiesWrote detailed How Tos guide for technical proceduresAssembled existed documents, edited according to consistent style guidelinesFreelance Writer and Editor Self-employed (June 2013 May 2018)NIIT Cognitive Arts, 500 S. Davis Street, Suite 650, Evanston, IL, 60201The worlds largest provider of custom learning design and content development solutionsTechnical Editor (Nov. 2012 - June 2013)Edited online technical manuals for Instructor Led Training and Participant user documentation of the clients software programs; clients such as SAP, Diageo, Shell, and PopeyesTeam environment for document processing in India, Germany, Ireland, France, and the U.S., for project assignments, schedules and deadlines, and shared learning of new editing procedures and applicationsForteONE, 500 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 515, Northbrook, IL 60062A boutique business-to-business consulting firm that manages a team of 55 C-level consultants, evaluates business operations, and offers applied solutionsCommunications Manager (Feb. 2010 - March 2012)Wrote implementation proposals and engagement letters to prospective clientsCreated PowerPoint presentations to illustrate progress of active engagementsEdited and prepared all business assessment reports for delivery to clientsWrote general marketing materials and for specific promotional eventsManaged the CEOs speaking schedule and kept classes in legal compliance according to State of Illinois rules for continuing education creditsUsed ExactTarget for email blasts of company announcements, newsletters, and searches for new consultantsWas first contact point for many consultants, outside vendors, company guestsCoordinated bimonthly meeting between the company president and the consultants on active engagementsWrote flash reports to show progress and status of milestones met in active engagementsDebt Reduction Store, Inc., 7150 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251A startup, web-based company which offers financial services to end users and sells marketing opportunities to sales representativesCommunications Manager (Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008)Wrote and edited thousands of industry-specific email and online marketing campaignsWrote original and customized scripts for sales representatives promotional videosVideo recorded and edited videotaped commercials; ran the teleprompterCo-managed freelance writers and their production scheduleRestructured and redesigned the CRMs directional path to fit customer responsesVisions In Photography, 18402 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85023A high-end aerial and architectural photography firm that serviced the SouthwestAerial Photographer (Oct. 2003 - Oct. 2006)Photographed in-progress building projects and highway construction in Arizona, San Diego, and Las Vegas, from helicopters and high-winged planesMaintained and updated the company websiteManaged invoices, photo CD delivery, scheduled client meetings, arranged business travel, handled all client correspondenceWrote sales proposals and performed cold calls on construction sitesCo-created the pilot episode of a travel tourism TV program filmed in IrelandWrote the executive summary, created the promotional packet, and presented both to Guiness/Diageo and Tourism Ireland for sponsorshipCoordinated filming schedules, arranged for location permits, researched media buys in Ireland and the U.S.IKON Office Solutions (now Ricoh), 17250 N. Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260A global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systemsMarketing Copy Writer (Sept. 2000 - June 2001)Wrote, edited, and proofread sales and marketing materials about high-tech office equipment for sales representatives and customers in nationwide marketing department;Coordinated creation of posters and signage for trade shows and seminarsOrganized materials for and maintained online sales catalog of laser printersAnalyzed printer data and presented weekly reports to writers' groupJMB Multimedia/Ubiq Group, Scottsdale, AZA multimedia company that provided websites, digital media, and custom-created software programsCopy Writer/Webmaster (Sept. 1998 - Feb. 2000)Wrote all online and promotional contentWrote copy and content for customers websites, in industries that ranged from master-planned retirement communities to pool cleaningWrote user manuals for custom-created technical software programsProofread HTML code pages and corrected errorsSEO manager for promoting the companys and customers websites |
