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A writer and copy editor who quickly turns around high volumes of clean, engaging copy for websites, magazines, newspapers, marketing and advertising. Experienced with digital and B2B marketing, SEO, website optimization, WordPress, Google Analytics and similar tools.

Professional Experience

• Consultwebs.com, Inc., Raleigh, NC   Content Writer, preparing SEO website content, blog posts and news releases for digital marketing campaigns of more than 150 law firms since January 2010.
• IQVIA (formerly Quintiles/IMS Health), Durham, NC   Copy Editor, editing internal and external communications, new releases, newsletter articles, etc., for global health care contract research organization since January 2018, including copy by authors for whom English is a second language.
  
• Clean, Inc., Raleigh, NC   Proofreader, editing proposals, ads, email campaigns, social media campaigns, posters, other materials for advertising company clients since September 2017.
  
• Adapt Partners (now dba Locomotive), Cary, NC   Content Writer. Wrote 60 travel articles for hotel-booking website Dec. 2018-May 2019 and 20 webpages for upstate New York community solar farms developer Sept.-Oct. 2017.
  
• The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC   Correspondent, periodically contributing to newspaper's weekend feature sections since being laid off from full-time position in August 2009.
  
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law   Copy Editor for Carolina Law alumni magazine, website and white papers June 2010-September 2015; wrote occasional features for Carolina Law.
• North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC   Copy edited 2011-'13 and 2013-'15 editions of the undergraduate course catalog.

JeremySaid, 110 Corcoran Street, 5th Floor, Durham, NC

Lead Content Writer         September 2015 - September 2016
Wrote and edited blog posts and other web content for start-up conversion optimization / digital marketing consultancy and its additional startups, as well as for clients' websites, PPC campaigns, meta descriptions, etc.

• Wrote two 2,000-word blog posts per week for JeremySaid site.
• Wrote all content for Mario's Cuban Cigars website, December 2015-April 2016.

CorMedia, LLC, Raleigh, NC   (No longer in business; publication has new owner.)

Managing Editor         December 2009 - August 2011
Supervised editorial production of multiple weekly editions of The Slammer, a newspaper focusing on crime from a humorous/satirical angle. Hired and supervised writers and oversaw design; edited copy; wrote headlines, cover lines, news articles.

• Oversaw growth from four weekly editions to 15 (12 were being published when left company).
• Implemented consistent style and journalistic standards for editorial and design as first professional journalist hired by family-owned company.

The News and Observer Publishing Company, Raleigh, NC   919-836-5600

Niche Publications Editor         January 2008 - August 2009
Edited and wrote for bimonthly Living in Style and About Downtown Raleigh magazines; copy edited, wrote for monthly skirt! Magazine, semiannual Carolina Bride magazine; wrote web content, ad supplements, sales materials.

• Participated in creation of Living in Style magazine, creating regular features and recruiting contributing writers.
• Wrote six to nine articles per issue of Living in Style about homes, decor, travel, consumer technology, etc.
• Developed, managed content for Display Advertising Department website and department intranet site.

David M. Griffith & Associates, Ltd., Raleigh, NC   (Bought by Maximus, no longer in Raleigh).

Consultant/Technical Writer         January 1992 - June 1997
Managed competitive-bid proposal program and job analysis studies as human resource management consultant to local governments; wrote and edited job descriptions, study reports, manuals, marketing brochures, etc.; created and managed monthly newsletter.

• Won more than 90 percent of bids, including competition against “Big Six” firms. Sixty-five proposals in final year won contracts worth $800,000, which exceeded $1 million with add-ons.
• Wrote more than 2,000 job descriptions for local government clients in six states.

The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, NC   910-323-4848

Reporter and Copy Editor         September 1981 - December 1989
Covered education, consumer issues, general assignment features; edited for local, state and wire desks.

Independent Publications

Carolina Music Festivals           2010 - Present
Created, developed and manage calendar and guide to multi-act, daylong and multiple-day music shows in North Carolina, including all HTML coding, writing, design, photography. Market website through active Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Carolina Outdoors Guide           2006 - Present
Created, developed and manage comprehensive directory of public recreation sites in North Carolina, including writing photography. Market website through active Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
English major, communication arts minor (emphasis on print journalism).