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Education

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Master of Arts in professional writing, 2009
University of Dallas Irving, Texas
Bachelor of Arts in English, 2006

Writing Experience

Confidential,
Chautauqua, New York
Staff writer/intern, June-Aug 2009

  • Covered the opera and Children’s School beats at the Chautauqua Institution
  • Interfaced with photographers, designers and editors to plan opera preview stories
  • Built relationships with sources in the opera company; researched the opera company to plan two months’ worth of stories for the Daily
  • Pitched feature stories about life at the Institution to Daily editor Matt Ewalt

    • Confidential,
    Dallas, Texas
    Copy editor, Jan-June 2008

  • Wrote web-based news content covering the housing industry and real estate market
  • Wrote and edited scripts for Realtor marketing videos
  • Edited and formatted a bi-monthly newsletter covering housing and mortgage topics
  • Coordinated with the production team to expedite the video production process
  • Assisted the editor in writing a proposal for a nationally broadcast real estate news show sponsored by the National Association of Realtors

    • Confidential,
    Dallas, Texas
    Staff writer, Mar-Dec 2007

  • Wrote compelling content for the Credit Solutions website
  • Created blog and SEO content to implement Credit Solutions\' viral marketing campaign to grow Google hits and pageviews
  • Assisted with website troubleshooting and optimization by ensuring proper use of HTML tags and keywords, and locating and correcting improperly coded links
  • Proofread and edited the writing of fellow copywriters to ensure grammatical correctness and overall quality of content
  • Led the editorial team in the creation of an Internet Learning Center to provide useful and timely information to Credit Solutions clients
  • Wrote copy for Google AdWords advertisements

    • Additional Experience

    Confidential,
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Research assistant for professor Suguru Ishizaki, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009

  • Worked with a team of graduate students to compile articles for a research project on communication design pedagogy and design thinking

    • Confidential,
    Irving, Texas
    Assistant copy editor, Summer 2005

  • Proofread and copy edited course catalog

    • Skills

    Basic XHTML and CSS, Word, Powerpoint, InDesign, Lotus Notes, Windows, Mac OS

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