Professional Summary
I am a creative, engaged marketing web and print writer, editor, blogger, proofreader, reporter, broadcaster and communicator who excels at taking charge of a project and managing it from conception to completion. I enjoy traveling the world and experiencing life to the fullest. As a result, my work reflects the passion I feel from each adventure.
Experience
Writer/Editor/Proofreader - Self-employed
As a full-time freelancer, I work in many industries. Clients have included (Technology) CyberArk Software, iZotope, Akamai, The Channel Company, Monotype, Roku; (Financial) USALLIANCE Financial: (Education) Becker, Boston College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Emerson College, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Emerson College, St. Xavier University, Lasell College, Western Governors University, Brookline College, Brandeis University, Roxbury Community College, Brown College of Court Reporting, Cascade Training Center, Coyne College, MTI College, Northeastern University, Northwestern College, Heavy Equipment Colleges, Culinary Institute of Long Island, Penn Commercial College, Florida Academy, Summit College, SOMA Institute, Cengage, DeVryWORKS, MindEdge Learning; (Entertainment/Culture) Boston magazine, W Hotels, Live Nation, Frost Productions, House of Blues, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston Museum of Science; (Food) Cabot Cheese Creamery, Le Cordon Bleu; (Retail) Indochino, Kit and Ace; (Newspapers) Advocate Newspapers, The Elkhart Truth; (Advertising/Marketing) Jack Morton Worldwide, MORE Advertising, George P. Johnson Experience Marketing, Youtech & Associates; (Architecture/Design /Construction) Allen Edwin Homes, Patrick Ahearn Architect, Construction Specialties, Stack + Co, Divine Design+Build, NARI, S+H Construction, New England Design and Construction, LDa Architecture & Interiors, Gregory Lombardi Design; (Manufacturing) Labor United, I Want SMART, Combined Resources, Planned Packaging of Illinois Corp.; (Real Estate/Home Services) Chicago Agent magazine, American Realty Service of Huntington Beach, Popa Heating & Cooling; (Professional Services/Legal) Rebecca L. Wyatt JD; (Healthcare) Hidden Hearing Ireland, AliMed, CONTEC Medical Supply, Tufts Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Franciscan Children’s, Massachusetts General Hospital, Elkhart General Hospital, American Heart Association, Buoy Health, Gold Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma; Wolters Kluwer; (Travel) MasterCard Priceless Caribbean, MasterCard Priceless Cities – Boston, Princess Cruises, DA Luxury Travel, Destination Canada, Vermont Department of Tourism, Brinks Global Travel, Partners Travel Management, Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, Thomson Family Adventures, Stirling Sports Travel, Cox & Kings, Global Gourmands, M&M Limo and World Travel Holdings.
Senior Interactive Copywriter - Vantage Deluxe World Travel
- Wrote for high-volume direct mail marketing company specializing in group travel
- Wrote and edited travel catalogs (50 to 200 pages), web content, direct mail pieces and interactive “brainshark” scripts on tight deadlines of one day to one week
- Used InDesign, Marketer's Studio (content management) and Plan Control to complete assignments
Copywriter/editor - Abercrombie & Kent USA, LLC
- Project-managed, produced, wrote and edited several annual travel brochures, each ranging in length from 50-150 pages, on tight production schedules, consistently meeting or beating deadlines
- Wrote and edited SEO-friendly web content, copy for company iPad application, Google ads, Sundowner magazine, print and electronic ads, e-blasts, promotional flyers and direct mail copy in accordance with corporate brand identity and content standards
- Wrote customer-facing copy for Marco Polo Club, loyalty travel club; made innovations in bi-annual brochure that resulted in increased sales
- Wrote and edited web site and e-newsletters for Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club (luxury destination management division), and AKP (Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy)
- Project managed and tracked multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Proficient in InDesign, InCopy, K4, Excel and Word to write and design
Education
Telecommunications (Radio-TV), with minors in Marketing/Advertising & English, B.A. - Indiana University
Skills
Technical & Language Skills
Adobe InCopy, InDesign and Photoshop; K4; MS Office Suite; Mac OSX; AP Stylebook; Chicago Manual of Style; ACT!; Asana: Basecamp; Box; Slack; Asana; ClickUp; Catalog Studio; Marketer’s Studio; Plan Control; Workfront; WordPress; Teams; Monday; ProofHub; Hive; Spark; Welcome; Sabre; intermediate French and Swedish
Writing
I write ads, email copy, direct mail, web content, podcasts, video scripts, blogs, e-books, brochures, flyers and magazine articles. I'm also an expert interviewer who can make someone's story resonate with an audience.