Experience

MeriTalk

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Content Writer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Write articles, blogs, issue briefs, promotional copy, news scripts, and other materials for public sector IT marketing firm. Interview subject matter experts to write articles, Q&As, etc. Collaborate with events teams on session abstracts, social media, moderator questions, promotional materials, etc. Routinely edit and proofread other writers' work. Worked with Dell, Booz Allen, Fortinet, AWS, Zscaler, Splunk, Maximus, Cisco. and many other IT companies. Write articles, blogs, issue briefs, promotional copy, news scripts, and other materials for public sector IT marketing firm. Interview subject matter experts to write articles, Q&As, etc. Collaborate with events teams on session abstracts, social media, moderator questions, promotional materials, etc. Routinely edit and proofread other writers' work. Worked with Dell, Booz Allen, Fortinet, AWS, Zscaler, Splunk, Maximus, Cisco. and many other IT companies.



Alison Pruitt Communications

• Writer and Editor

  • Jan 2003 - Present

  I write and edit a wide variety of materials--blogs, articles, datasheets, website copy, press releases, white papers, case studies, etc.--especially relating to IT, marketing, and the public sector. Other areas of expertise include science, environmental/energy issues, healthcare, remodeling, education, the arts, and academia. Clients include: Microsoft Cloud Google Cloud Graduate Management Admissions Council Government Business Results U.S. Department of Energy Shell Energy Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ViON Red River Propel Marketing Group Texas A& M University World Wide Technologies Abington Memorial Hospital American Association of Community Colleges USAID Global Waters Newsletter Net Strategies Educational Systemics Primerates.com The World and I.com Footsteps to Brilliance New Relic Master Google Western Governors University EcoHearth.com Middle Eastern Media Research Institute Rich Hessler Solar Business Services Sage Communications Case Design and Remodeling Cryoserver And Many More Show less



NetApp

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Sector Marketing Writer/Editor

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

  Wrote and edited marketing materials - solution briefs, datasheets, newsletters, email blasts, website copy, etc -- for US Public Sector Marketing Department of Fortune 500 data management company. Localized and adapted corporate materials for use in public sector environment. Wrote and edited marketing materials - solution briefs, datasheets, newsletters, email blasts, website copy, etc -- for US Public Sector Marketing Department of Fortune 500 data management company. Localized and adapted corporate materials for use in public sector environment.



Carahsoft

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Content Writer

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  Wrote blogs and other marketing materials for Carahsoft and its partners, including Google, Atlassian, SAP, Blackberry, Adobe, AWS, Nutanix, and many more. Interviewed subject matter experts and worked with Carahsoft marketing team. Wrote blogs and other marketing materials for Carahsoft and its partners, including Google, Atlassian, SAP, Blackberry, Adobe, AWS, Nutanix, and many more. Interviewed subject matter experts and worked with Carahsoft marketing team.



Spring Insight, LLC

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Communications Writer

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2021

  Wrote blogs, website copy, press releases, and other materials for clients in a variety of industries, including construction, virtual CFO services, accounting, healthcare investing, plastics manufacturing, government contracting, and cybersecurity. Wrote blogs, website copy, press releases, and other materials for clients in a variety of industries, including construction, virtual CFO services, accounting, healthcare investing, plastics manufacturing, government contracting, and cybersecurity.



Language at Work

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Writing Instructor

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2021

  I developed and presented workshops on business writing, editing and proofreading, organization, and other topics to businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. I developed and presented workshops on business writing, editing and proofreading, organization, and other topics to businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.



Admissions Consultants

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2010

  Wrote and edited books and book proposals profiling higher education institutions. Wrote and edited company's newsletters and website content. Wrote and edited books and book proposals profiling higher education institutions. Wrote and edited company's newsletters and website content.



EnergyBoom.com

• Blogger

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2010

  I research and write articles about the latest technological and commercial developments in solar, wind, biomass, and other alternative energy sources-- as well as the policy decisions that influence these industries. I research and write articles about the latest technological and commercial developments in solar, wind, biomass, and other alternative energy sources-- as well as the policy decisions that influence these industries.



Akoya

• Senior Writer

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2008

  Worked on Contract with Department of Energy -- specifically the EnergySmart Schools Program which seeks to educate school decision makers about the benefits of building energy-efficient schools. I wrote and edited fact sheets, guides, newsletter articles, trade publication articles, press releases, and other communications products. Worked on Contract with Department of Energy -- specifically the EnergySmart Schools Program which seeks to educate school decision makers about the benefits of building energy-efficient schools. I wrote and edited fact sheets, guides, newsletter articles, trade publication articles, press releases, and other communications products.



Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA)

• Membership and Communications Coordinator

  • Apr 2005 - Jul 2007

  I wrote and edited press releases, articles, advertising copy, and all website copy for this 400-plus-member educational technology non-profit. I wrote and published the organization's newsletter and gave presentations. I helped to promote and organize three conferences a year. I recruited new members and provided member services. I wrote and edited press releases, articles, advertising copy, and all website copy for this 400-plus-member educational technology non-profit. I wrote and published the organization's newsletter and gave presentations. I helped to promote and organize three conferences a year. I recruited new members and provided member services.



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant/Adjunct

  • Sep 1996 - May 2002

  I taught numerous sections of composition and expository writing to college students. I wrote the syllabus, designed the curriculum, led discussions, and graded student papers. I also taught a 300-level modern drama class to Rutgers English majors. At McDaniels College (MD), I taught college-level playwriting as part of the drama curriculum. I taught numerous sections of composition and expository writing to college students. I wrote the syllabus, designed the curriculum, led discussions, and graded student papers. I also taught a 300-level modern drama class to Rutgers English majors. At McDaniels College (MD), I taught college-level playwriting as part of the drama curriculum.



Dewberry and Davis

• Writer

  • 1990 - 1992