703 N. St. Mary's Ln. NW
Marietta, GA 30064
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Word Jones, Copywriter/Editor
October 2011 to present.
Projects include copywriting and editing for northwest and national
clients that include Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener, the Portland Bureau
of Transportation, and Travel Oregon’s website, RideOregonRide.
designory. (L.A.) for Audi, Copywriter
March 2011.
Interviewed Ken Wheeler, creator of the Renovo wooden bicycle,
and composed advertorial for Audi Magazine in advance of the
release of the duo series of co-branded, handcrafted Audi/Renovo bicycles.
Micato Safaris, Copywriter
Spring 2011.
Researched and composed itineraries for leading luxury safari tourism
company. Subjects included sourcing Kenyan plantation coffee, South
African golf, and the predator cats of the Savannah.
Grass Valley, Copywriter and Editor
June 2009 to July 2010.
Part of a small team of copywriters composing and editing marketing
materials to completely overhaul the CMS database of a leading broadcast
television technology manufacturer.
Big Brother Big Sisters Columbia Northwest, Pro Bono Copywriter
January 2009 to November 2009.
Sole copywriter on ongoing website update for the Portland/Vancouver chapter
of the highly regarded national charity that matches volunteer mentors with
at-risk children. Project is part of the American Marketing Association (AMA)
Community Outreach Program.
Veoh Networks, Copywriter
April 2008 to July 2008.
Generated search-engine-optimized descriptions of video content on major
streaming video website affiliated with Viacom/CBS. Subjects included feature
films, episodic television (Gossip Girl and The Simpsons), and
news/documentary content.
MTV, Copywriter
Spring
2006 and Spring 2007.
Composed
descriptions of all MTV and MTV2 programming for the networks'
2006
advertising Upfront sales guide. Created a youthful and humorous voice
to reflect
MTV's target audience.
Candis Communications, Copywriter
July
2004 to August 2008.
Copywriter, editor, and staff
associate for boutique public relations firm catering
to luxury lifestyle and hospitality clientele. Clients included Sanctuary Hotel,
Surface
Pass It On Public Relations, Copywriter
July 2003 to January 2008.
Press release
and corporate biography writer and copy editor for public relations
firm catering to the restaurant and entertainment industries. Clients included
Daisy May's
Muze, Copywriter
April
2006.
Researched,
wrote, and edited notes and descriptions of more than 1,500 import
albums and singles as part of
an overhaul of the company's database of CD, vinyl
and DVD-Audio recordings.
Trader Monthly Magazine, Contributing Writer
August
2005 to January 2006.
Author of weekly fantasy
football column for financial lifestyle magazine's website.
Analyzed players and trends
among NFL teams and provided commentary as the
"Fantasy Trader."
French Culinary Institute, Copywriter
February 2004.
Composed a
series of three promotional emails to attract prospective students for
its Career
Course, The Art of International Bread Making. FCI is a highly regarded
training
center for New York City's up-and-coming chefs.
Food Arts, Copy Editor
July
2002 to November 2005.
Line edited and revised
content for bimonthly marketing newsletter for leading
trade magazine to the restaurant
and hospitality industry.
BeyondGuide.com, Copywriter
June 2001 to October 2001.
Researched
and wrote scripts integrated with historical audio sources for
New York cell
phone–based tourism service.
Time Out New York, Technology Editor
September 2000 to April 2002.
Wrote,
assigned, and edited stories to fill one to three pages weekly. Subjects
included
feature stories, interviews, and reviews of consumer electronics,
video games,
and websites.
Television Broadcast, Managing Editor
July 1998 to September 2000.
Writer,
editor, and administrative coordinator for monthly trade tabloid
reporting on
digital television production technology. Also wrote, edited,
and coded
stories for weekly website.
Videography, Assistant Editor
June 1997 to July 1998.
News and
feature writer for monthly, semi-pro video production magazine.
Also
responsible for editing and managing the magazine's first website.
Freelance
Writing
Publications
include:
Time Out
New York – Film,
album, DVD, and book reviews and feature stories.
The
Stranger (Seattle)
– Album reviews and music-related features.
Guitar One – Profiles and Q&As of
breaking rock bands.
Pro Sound
News – Feature
stories for trade magazine covering audio technology.
Home
Furnishings News –
Trend stories on home cleaning products.
Editor's
Guild Magazine –
Trade show coverage and interviews related to motion picture editing.
Education
Pomona
College, Claremont, CA. Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)
Skills
Proficiency
with Mac and Windows operating systems and software including
Quark,
InDesign, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, MS Office. Familiar with HTML coding.
References
available upon request