Marketing Copywriter

Jonathan Ambar

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Boston, MA ****4

M: 617-***-****

E: ad2fyb@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/jonathanambar

EXPERIENCE

Senior Associate, Copywriting, Erikson Communication Group, Brunswick, ME (remote position) December 2020–November 2023

• Wrote compelling content in pursuit of progressive causes, boiling down complex topics into succinct, persuasive language

• Drafted and reviewed op-eds, emails, blog posts, newsletters, petitions, letters to the editor, and social media posts for the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity

• Composed emails to supporters of U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna to inform and inspire direct action, petition signatures, and fundraising

• Provided writing and editorial support to the Fellows of the Eisenhower Media Network; edited the book Deadly Betrayal: The Truth About Why the United States Invaded Iraq, by former Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz, director of the Eisenhower Media Network Marketing Copywriter, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, MA March 2010–June 2020

• Developed marketing initiatives, from conception to completion, that conveyed Kripalu’s mission, vision, and values and elevated the brand’s voice

• Provided copywriting, copyediting, and proofreading for all print and digital marketing material (catalogs, brochures, postcards, emails, ads, website)

• Wrote and edited articles, profiles, and essays featured in print and digital publications Copy Editor, Random House Children’s Books, New York, NY April 2007–August 2009

• Copyedited chapter books, coloring & activity books, picture books, and Little Golden Books for licensors such as Disney, Mattel, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics; proofread young adult novels for Delacorte Press Copy Coordinator, Chelsea House Publishers, New York, NY June 2006–April 2007

• Crafted promotional copy featured in catalogs and brochures, press releases, ads, and on the company website; proofread design layouts of direct-mail material and press releases Copy Editor, StayWell Custom Communications, Boston, MA 2004–2006

• Copyedited newsletters and fact-checked articles for clients such as UnitedHealthcare, CIGNA, Costco, and Medicaid; proofread Spanish translations against English text for bilingual publications Copy Editor, Pearson Education, Needham, MA

2002–2004

• Copyedited middle and high school textbooks for Prentice Hall imprint; proofread Spanish translations against English text for bilingual glossaries

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• MS Office, Google Drive, PC and Mac proficiency, WordPress, Squarespace, InDesign, HTML, Basecamp, Maildog, Asana, Action Network, ActBlue, NGP VAN

• Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew

• Certified yoga teacher

EDUCATION

BFA, Writing, Literature & Publishing, Cum Laude, 1997 Certificate in Publishing, 1998

Emerson College

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