Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Marblehead, MA

  • Contract writer and editor

    • 2007 - Present
    • Marblehead, MA

    I am a skilled freelance editor and writer with a business background and an advanced degree in marketing communications. I understanding the business side of marketing, messaging, branding, and possess the writing and editing skills to help you refine your message and bring clarity to your communications. My experience is broad and includes intensive technical editing for a large regional bank, blog editing for a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, newsletter editing for a nonprofit, and editing web copy for a manufacturer. I am skilled at making complex documents readable for the "Average Joe," and helping organizations both big and small find their "voice" in this increasingly distracting world of marketing messaging.

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  Kyrris Marketing

  • Senior Project Manager/Writer-Editor

    • Nov 2014 - Aug 2020

    Contract writer and editor for Michigan-based marketing agency. Manage communications projects for healthcare and manufacturing clients. Write and edit blog posts, press releases, direct email, newsletters and other communications.

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  Marblehead Reporter

  • Marblehead, MA

  • Contributor, Writer

    • Feb 2017 - Jan 2020
    • Marblehead, MA

    In 2017, I began writing articles for a Hometown Heroes feature for the local paper, The Marblehead Reporter.

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  rca recruitment

  • Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

  • Writer

    • Mar 2005 - Jun 2006
    • Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

    Wrote HTML direct emails to recruitment candidates, lead copywriter for new recruitment campaign for major grocery chain.

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  Self-Employed-Fitness

  • Gold's Gym (now Salem Fitness)

  • Spin Instructor

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Gold's Gym (now Salem Fitness)

    Certified Spin Instructor; taught 2-3 spinning classes per week.

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  State Street

  • Boston, MA

  • Marketing Communications Officer

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Boston, MA

    Wrote and edited quarterly 8-page client newsletter, monthly client reports and marketing collateral. Edited complex risk analysis product publication, wrote copy for securities lending website, managed client reporting process.

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  Coldwell Banker

  • Winchester, MA

  • Regional Marketing Director

    • 1998 - 1999
    • Winchester, MA

    Managed display advertising placements and creative layouts for ads in over 30 newspapers and magazines. Trained real estate office personnel on writing effective advertising copy.

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  Coldwell Banker

  • Short Hills, NJ

  • Advertising Specialist

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Short Hills, NJ

    Wrote and proofread advertising copy for the New Jersey corporate headquarters of Coldwell Banker, managed full-page ad placements in major metropolitan newspapers.

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  NAS Recruitment Innovation

  • Woodbridge, NJ

  • Advertising Specialist

    • 1993 - 1995
    • Woodbridge, NJ

    Served as client contact for customers, wrote copy for recruitment advertising agency, managed ad placements and directed creative efforts.