Holly Jocoy
**** ******** *****, *****, ** *****
Cell: 760-***-****
E-mail: **********@*******.***
Seeking full-time position, online or print: writing, editing, formatting, and/or proofing.
Education
B.A. Degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising. San Diego State University.
December 1987. Foreign language: Spanish.
Experience
June 1989 to present
Freelance Writer/Editor Publications served include
The Marketing to Kids Report, a subscription
newsletter, Ladies’ Home Journal and Parenting
magazines.
September 2006 to January 2013
Marketing Manager Tech Brainy, Inc. Website
content, on-call proposal writing, book formatting,
editing, promoting, press releases, article “spinning,”
pitching stories to media, coordination of expert
sources (online, print, cable, and broadcast).
September 2008 to May 29, 2009
Technical Writer EPS Corp Technical writing
services for energy-efficiency consultancy firm.
Users' manuals, sales sheets for xChange Point
program and its modules.
October 2005 to September 2006
Marketing Manager SWI Financial Services.
Instigated guerilla marketing tactics designed to
present a mature, successful image to key target
markets: general consumers, loan officers and vendors
who could refer consumers and/or loan officers.
Website and vendor interface administrator.
Developed corporate identity, name change, created
new collateral materials.
October 2003-October 2005
Marketing Coordinator Avalon Equipment Corp.
Developed company brand, produced trade show
booth, supporting advertisements, tri-fold sales
brochures, newsletter, and labels. Selected relevant
promotional products. Redesigned
www.avalontest.com website. Worked with outside
vendors for catalog creation/production. Administered
Goldmine sales software.
March 2001 to July 2003
Communications Coordinator MuniFinancial
Marketing: Key developer muni.com website design
and content; created bimonthly eNewsletter.
Researched, developed articles for industry
publications. Excel database mailing list development.
Proposals: Supervised proposal department.
Established uniform corporate communications style
in proposals, contracts and statements of
qualifications.
March 1990 to September 1999
Senior Editor Business Products Professional
magazine. Established editorial platform, wrote and
assigned articles. Editing, proofing. Public relations
work, trade show and charity event planning. Created
audio and video scripts, collateral materials.
February 1988 to February 1990
Managing Editor Autobody News and Autobody
News Southwest magazines. Wrote feature and public
relations articles. Some advertising design,
copywriting. Designed magazine layout monthly,
reviewed production of each issue, prepared materials
for printer, and coordinated printing.