- Creatively motivated, skilled professional with over twenty years of success in design and copywriting, with a concentration in lifestyle content and marketing systems.
- Skilled in creative copywriting, journalism, event coordination, graphic design, copyediting, visual display, photography, public relations
- Proven ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suites, Microsoft Office, website creation and development
- Working knowledge of html, CCS, CMS, e-commerce operations and database systems
2016-present
Sloan Outdoor Products
2215, Neptune Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730
877-799-3199
SEO content writer for upscale, stainless steel outdoor kitchen cabinetry and grill cart company’s website
2015-present
DAS Group
9050 Pines Blvd, Suite 250
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
800.717.2131
SEO content writer, web content and blog article writer for various brands including Signarama, EmBroidMe, Escot Bus Lines, Truly Nolen Pest Control and DC: Direct Connect.
2004-present
Daly Group: PR/Marketing/Advertising
1406 West Cornwallis Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
336-282-1277
Copywriter and editor responsible for advertising, PR and marketing collateral on behalf of home furnishings clients
SEO content writer for somertondwelling.com
Content for print and online magazines including Furniture World, FurnitureToday and Home Accents Today
2014-present
Guilford College
5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410
336-316-2200
Professional writing tutor at Hege Library’s Learning Commons
Online projects tutor
2013
Guilford College
5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410
Advancement Office
336-316-2335
Communications and Marketing Writer for online newspaper, The Guilford Beacon, http://www.Guilfordbeacon.com
2010-present
CatoeCreative, Inc.
336-207-4115
Web content writer, formatting, content manager for WordPress blogs
Contributing Features article writer for Southern Publications magazines
Corporate identity, brand development, advertising and product campaigns
2009-present bi-annually
Matsuoka, International
411 S. Main Street, High Point, NC 27260
336-882-5070
Personal assistant to designer Christian Lyon for Matsuoka International showroom
in High Point, NC
2008
Digital Photography Innovations
4700 Lebanon Rd Charlotte, NC 28227
704-573-0935
Portrait Photographer and Sales Assistant for church directories
2005-2007
Reed Business Information
7025 Albert Pick Rd. Ste. 200 Greensboro, NC 27403
336-605-0121
Michael Amini’s Grand Tour, A Journey in Furniture Fashion
Michael Amini, (Greensboro: Reed Publishing, 2007)
Body copywriter for Michael Amini’s acclaimed Grand Tour book
Contributing Photographer
In your browser window: http://www.amini.com/book_us.asp
The Perfect Home: Making Room for Kids
Joe Carroll, (Greensboro: Reed Publishing, 2005)
Ghostwriter for successful stylebook featuring kids’ furniture manufacturers
Editing assistant and proofreader
2003–2006
House and Garden Magazine
Design Assistant to Mark Musters for House and Garden
magazine’s bi-annual High Point Furniture Market event.
2003 – 2004
Aramark at Elon University
Colonnades Dining Hall 106
ARAM Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
336-278-5333
Assistant Catering Director
Education:
2011-2014
English
BA in English/Writing, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
2011-2014
Internet Technology
Minor in Computer Information Technology, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
Graphic Design:
2000–2003
Associate of Applied Science in Commercial Art/Graphic
Design Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC
Writing:
2003
Technical Writing, GTCC
Argument Based Research, GTCC
Public Speaking, GTCC
1980
Creative Writing, UNC-G
Photography:
2002–2004
Certificate in Photography, GTCC
References:
Melissa Frink, Jeff Jeske, Dianne Barham and Mylene Dressler
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