My resumé

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of English: Writing, Louisiana State University

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Freelance writer — Inbound Marketer, January 2012 to present

  • Had white paper content circulated by prominent content marketing agency Smartbrief, as well as white-paper industry leaders Mitt Ray and Apryl Parcher
  • Completed more than 20 white papers for clients all over the United States in various industries and about numerous technologies
  • Worked closely with content marketing agency Reputation Capital Media to produce white papers, newsletters, and content marketing blog posts
  • Oversaw contractors such as graphic designers and researchers to produce deliverables

Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center — Development Officer/Grantwriter, February 2010 to December 2011

  • Raised more than $200,000 in grant winnings
  • Held leadership role in funding national technology initiative – Crisis Chat online crisis counseling – now a coast-to-coast network
  • Planned and executed the first annual fundraising event, more than 500 attendees, raised $35,000
  • Organized and wrote copy for two successful direct-response mail campaigns, raising more than $40,000
  • Built sizeable social media platform, garnering more than 250 loyal Facebook fans and raising more than $35,000 through social media marketing

Business and Industry Magazine — Editor, June 2008 to July 2009

  • Wrote by-lined articles on industrial topics for magazine with circulation in the millions
  • Consistently “ate deadlines for breakfast”
  • Proofread hundreds of pages of text

Cook, Moore Real Estate Appraisers, Technical Writer, August 2005—August 2006

  • Assisted in the writing of property appraisal reports
  • Performed comprehensive property research projects

Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro, Server, June 1999 — June 2007 (Intermittent)

  • Provided thousands of hours of quality customer service to diverse clientele

WRTING SKILLS:
White papers, Web content, copywriting, grantwriting

TECHNOLOGY: HTML, CSS, WordPress, Salesforce.com, MailChimp, social media, MS Office

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Crisis Counselor and Crisis Chat Counselor, August 2005 to present
Capital Area United Way, Community Investment Volunteer: Education
December 2012-July 2012