|
|
|
 Be Yourself.
Above all, let who you are, what you are,
what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish. ~John Jakes * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * QUALIFICATION SUMMARY Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication. Professional writer with more than a decade of broad experience. Editor for self-publishing company owned by NY Times best selling author.
WRITING & EDITORIAL BACKGROUND Writing: - Author of online articles, a book review, numerous newsletter articles, and co-authoring a book currently in production.
- Writer for various corporations, organizations, and individuals; documents include advertising material, business correspondence, web content, grant proposals, business plans, press kits, short stories, and speeches.
- Wrote opening monologue for a play produced by NY Times best selling author, J.L. King.
- Wrote report summaries for quarterly and annual attendance, demographic, and revenue to be presented to CFO, CEO, and Founder of Georgia Aquarium.
Editing: - Three years experience as a full-time proofreader/editor for external communications of a Fortune 500 company.
- Edited a variety of corporate materials and business correspondence.
- Edited manuscript, How I Dropped 142 Pounds in a Year and 220 Pounds in a Day, (2009) by Alicia Ash who appeared on Oprah.
- Provided content editing for websites and print marketing.
- Editor and Newsletter Committee Chairperson for state and local chapter newsletter of International Association of Administrative Professionals.
- Editor for Communications Committee of Women in Cable Television.
Training/Teaching: - Created and facilitated women’s journaling workshop titled Reflection to teach the art of personal narrative.
- Offered classes through Open Mind Center such as Business Writing in a Digital Era and Journal Your Way to Happiness.
- Tutored middle through high school students in English; provided academic essay review for high school and college students.
- Presented Editing Your Masterpiece at Writing/Publishing Seminar in Baltimore, Maryland.
Marketing: - Social media marketing (i.e. Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogger, WordPress)
- Provided image branding and marketing consulting to entrepreneurs.
- Created print and web marketing for Education Department of Georgia Aquarium, generating above-capacity attendance.
- Assisted Graphic Designer at Turner Network Sales with marketing materials by creating functional documents (MS Word/Excel) with graphical elements
Internet: - Basic working knowledge of HTML.
- Develop marketing strategies using social media.
- Provide branding consulting and web content editing for client websites.
ORGANIZATIONS Women in Cable Television (WICT) 2009-Present Toastmasters International 1998-2005, 2009-Present International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) 2007-2009 EDUCATION Kennesaw State University, 2002
Bachelor of Science, Organizational Communication |
|
|
|
|
|
