RICHELLE
E.
WESCOTT
Dixon
Drive
ȡ
Hoffman
Estates,
IL
60192
ȡ
(847)-
942-
2128
ȡ
Email:
abxrf6@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Copywriter
aiming
to
use
my
passion
for
writing
to
create
messages,
blog
posts,
articles
and
content
that
are
not
only
informative,
but
also
fun
and
meaningful,
while
also
keeping
target
audiences
in
mind.
EDUCATION
Bachelor
of
Arts,
English-
Professional
Writing,
Management
Minor
Purdue
University,
West
Lafayette,
IN
GPA:
In-
major:
3.94
/4.0
Overall:
3.86/4.0
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Microsoft
Office,
Adobe
InDesign
and
Photoshop,
HTML5
and
CSS3,
Social
Media,
Analytics,
SEO
PORTFOLIO
http://thisisrichelle.com
WORK
Adage
Technologies
January
2013-
Present
EXPERIENCE
Web
Content
Coordinator
Work
cooperatively
with
a
team
and
clients
to
design
and
implement
successful
CMS
solutions
for
clients
Populate
client
content
into
CMS
systems
Perform
quality
assurance
testing
of
client
website
functionality,
usability
and
content
Use
best
practices
for
search
engine
optimization
(SEO)
for
client
content
and
track
with
Analytics
Write
training
materials
and
walk
clients
through
using
their
new
CMS
Cultivate
relationships
with
clients
and
manage
their
requested
web
design
projects
The
Strathmore
Company
June
2012-
October
2012
Social
Media
and
Marketing
Intern
Researched
the
geographical
areas
where
the
company’s
printed
publications
were
located
to
elicit
advertising
through
making
telemarketing
calls
Wrote
blog
content
to
link
the
company’s
advertising
and
printing
practices
with
other
more
identifiable
real
world
situations
using
Drupal
CMS
system
Updated
the
company’s
and
accounts
biweekly
Purdue
University
Press
August
2011-
August
2012
Journal
Coordinator
–
Journal
of
Purdue
Undergraduate
Research
Managed
incoming
journal
proposal
abstracts
using
the
Press’s
bepress
digital
submission
system
Publicized
the
journal
around
campus
with
the
help
of
a
Student
Editorial
Board
Created
layouts
for
new
features
in
the
journal
as
well
as
promotional
materials
Arranged
Faculty
Advisory
Board
meetings,
Student
Editorial
Board
meetings,
and
writing
workshops
for
student
authors
Edited
submitted
journal
articles
Published
an
interview
about
a
student’s
experience
with
energy
efficient
solar
homes
in
the
journal
(doi:
10.5703/jpur.02.1.14;
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur/vol2/iss1/52/)
Continued
to
aid
the
journal
as
a
member
of
the
Student
Editorial
Board
and
by
training
my
successor
in
the
Fall
2012
semester
FREELANCE
Stonger
Mini
Aussies:
WordPress
Website
March
2013-
Present
Worked
with
client
to
pick
out
a
theme
which
suited
her
dog
breeding
needs
and
personalized
it
Wrote
content
utilizing
good
SEO
technique
and
implementing
features
for
usability
Set
up
social
media
to
help
drive
traffic
and
friends
to
her
site
(Pinterest,
+)
Advised
her
on
the
simplest
hosting
option
so
she
could
eventually
edit
her
own
content
Continued
upkeep,
maintenance,
and
improvements
to
the
site
and
its
content
Still
in
progress:
http://stongerminiaussies.com
COURSE
PROJECTS
Food
Finders
Food
Bank
Food
Sorting
Guide
and
Crisis
Communications
Project
Acted
as
Project
Manager
Worked
with
a
team
using
InDesign
to
help
create
a
useable
food
sorting
guide
to
aid
in
training
food
bank
volunteers
Got
estimates
for
all
printed
and
bound
materials
and
had
them
professionally
printed
Designed
a
poster
for
can
safety
Contacted
clients
to
gauge
their
expectations
for
our
project
and
gather
feedback
on
how
useable
our
produced
materials
were
Hungry
Like
Da
Wolf:
A
Food
Newsletter
Blog
Created
a
food
blog
to
write
food
reviews,
restaurant
reviews
and
share
recipes,
http://hungrylikedawolf.com
Used
HTML5
and
CSS3
Coordinated
a
corresponding
WordPress
CMS
blog
to
update
content
more
easily,
http://hungrylikedawolf.com/wordpress
LEED
Certified
Sports
Flooring
White
Paper
Wrote,
compiled,
edited
and
designed
a
white
paper
using
InDesign
Managed
a
team
of
students
who
only
interacted
online
Used
and
Drupal
CMS
messaging
system
to
coordinate
communications
between
team
members
in
normal
situations
Researched
all
other
contact
methods
to
reach
team
members
at
an
emergency
deadline
Conducted
web
research
for
background
on
sports
flooring
and
LEED
certification
Connected
with
the
Director
of
Sustainability
at
Connor
Sports
Flooring
as
a
contact
for
more
information
on
LEED
certification
ACTIVITIES
&
Competitive
Figure
Skater,
1998-
2010
AWARDS
Purdue
PRSSA,
Member
2011-
2012
Phi
Beta
Kappa,
Honor
Society
Member,
2013