emerging business clients

SandlerSelloquent (04/09–Present)
Coordinating email marketing launch using Constant Contact and Salesforce CRM records.

Chicago Healing Studio (08/05–Present)
Produce 1,200% ROI SEO website, e-newsletter, print, social media and event marketing.

VenDipity (06/09–09/09)
Wrote, edited and proofread brochure, 15-page mail-merge proposal and SEO website copy.

Black Sun Games (11/08–07/09)
Produced convention booths and wrote print collateral achieving 6% response rate.

Maverick Trailer Sales (03/07–05/07)
Designed and coded SEO website and managed outsourced PHP CMS development.

Sextant Technologies (07/06–11/06)
Researched, wrote, edited and proofread website, trifold brochure and cold call script.

employment

Proofreader at Pearson Education (03/08–08/08)
Copyedited and proofread 400-page Chicago Style catalog, brochures and event posters.

Proofreader at New Control (02/08)
Proofread AP Style direct mail pieces for Chase, Mercedes-Benz, Visa and other clients.

Proofreader/Traffic Coordinator at Quebecor (08/07– 11/07)
Proofread catalog copy for OfficeMax, Abercrombie & Kent, Sports Authority and Golf HQ.

Sales Associate/Manager at Sam Ash Music (06/05–06/06)
Managed $250,000 inventory, sales staff and closed deals up to $22,000.

Proofreader/Administrative Assistant at Michael Silver & Company (08/02–06/04)
Proofread Franklin Covey/Gregg Style letters and reports and produced monthly print newsletter.

Copywriter at Wencel/Hess (03/01–08/02)
Wrote multimedia scripts exceeding sales goals by 20% and direct mail with 3% response rate.

volunteer work

ESL Tutor at Aquinas Literacy Center (08/08–Present)
Tutor an adult student learning English as a second language for 90 minutes each week.

Copywriter through Taproot Foundation (02/09–08/09)
Created concepts, researched and wrote 12-page brochure for the Chicago Urban League.

Brand Strategist through Taproot Foundation (08/08–12/08)
Guided development of new logo consistent with CCIL's new brand and contributed to style guide.

Copywriter through Taproot Foundation (12/07–05/08)
Conducted interviews and wrote new key messages for CCIL based on new brand position.

education

B.S. in Psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology (05/02)

stuff i've written


Black Sun Games
flier

CCIL
key messages

Chicago Healing Studio
website
pride parade handout
direct mail postcard
follow-up call script

Chicago Urban League
brochure

Michael Silver & Company
newsletter article

Orbring
about webpage

SEOWriting101.com
guest posts

Sextant Technologies
brochure and website copy
cold call script

VenDipity
brochure
website coming soon

W/H client: Grand on Grand
multimedia script

W/H client: Vision POS
phone message script
direct mail piece
banner ads

W/H client: Willy Wonka
multimedia script

(If the PDF shows a print-ready layout, then I have designed the piece as well.)

social networks


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