Jason W Newell
Des Moines Washington, 98198
206-***-**** ***********@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
People Tech Group Redmond, WA Technical Writer and Documentation Specialist March 2020-Present Construct and refine software, spec, internal, customer, and website documentation for Microsoft Gold Partner. Charles Burkett Companies, Surfside Florida, Political Consultant and Content Director May 2019 - Jan 2020 Write blogs, news, content construction (memes, blogs, outreach programs, newsletters), content editing, social media management, social media analytics and data organization, SEO optimization, policy analysis, brand promotion, growing social media followings, relationship formation, and other associated tasks for mayoral candidacy. SharePoint/Microsoft Suite content management for all internal/external documentation. PCG Public Consulting Olympia, WA Senior Technical Writer and Documentation Specialist Sep 2018 - March 2019
Construct and refine software, sales, contract, spec, internal, customer, marketing, website content, and HR documentation for tech-oriented Individual Provider-facing software company. SharePoint content management for all internal/external documentation and instituted innovative SharePoint logical concepts to streamline documentation construction and editing.
Airship Industries, Redmond, WA Lead Technical Writer Oct 2017-Aug 2018 Construct and refine software, sales, contract, spec, internal, customer, marketing, website content, and HR documentation for world-renowned surveillance company. Also senior manager of Airship's technical writing department.
Fact Over Fiction, LTD New York, NY Freelance Social Media Manager & Primary Writer Nov 2014 – May 2017
● Manage campaigns, write blogs, news, content construction (memes, blogs, outreach programs, newsletters), E- commerce (publishing) content editing, social media management, social media analytics and data organization, SEO optimization, policy analysis, brand promotion, growing social media followings, sales, relationship formation, and other associated tasks for liberal leaning publisher. Partisan Cheese Des Moines, WA Freelance SEO Specialist & Primary Writer Nov 2016 – Mar 2017
● Write blogs, news, content construction (memes, blogs, outreach programs, newsletters), content editing, social media management, social media analytics and data organization, SEO optimization, policy analysis, brand promotion, growing social media followings, relationship formation, and other associated tasks for fact-based blog. Athena Market Portland, OR Owner Jun 2012 – Sep 2014
● Created an online tutoring marketplace, and also constructed/edited course materials that supplement secondary
& undergraduate curriculum. Completed Supplements: 1) U.S. Government Study Guide: A General Overview of the United States Government 2) Political Economy: An In-Depth Introduction to Political Economy 3) U.S. Foreign Policy 4) Contracts 1 Outline: Hypos, Benefit/Detriment Analysis, and an Exam Approach 5) How to Write a “Kick Ass” Essay: From Rookie to Rockstar 6) Jason's Guide to Fundamental Logic and Fallacies EDUCATION
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington D.C., DC MPS in Political Management Candidate (Consulting, Advocacy, Law, Lobbying, Social Media & Tech), June 2017
● 3.84 GPA
● Invited to Golden Key Society
● Completed graduate courses in Applied Political Communications, Digital Strategy, Issues Management, Principled Political Leadership, and Fundraising and Budgeting.
● Prospectus on the tenets of Christianity and how they parallel with contemporary capitalist economies. WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL
Costa Mesa, CA Completed coursework towards JD, May 2014
● Honor Roll
● Dean's List
● CALI Award Winner (Top of Semester 1 Legal Writing Class)
● Top 15%,
● Transferred into Tier 1 Law School (Lewis and Clark, located in Portland) UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Eugene, OR Political Science, Dec 2012
● 3.7 GPA
● Political Science Honor Society Member
● On Dean's List Three Times
● Graduated in Little Over Three Years and a Quarter. ADDITIONAL SKILLS
● Proofreading (10 years); Editing (Syntax, Grammar, Formating [10 years]); Technical Writing (8 years); Blog Writing (6 years) Consulting (3 years); Communications (3 years); SEO (4 years); B2B (4 Years); B2C (4 years); Program Proficiency (Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, One Note, Team]; SharePoint, Skype For Business, Adobe, Slack, JIRA, Confluence, Google Drive, Paint.Net); Exceptional Reading, Writing, Editing Skills; Updating/Improving Documentation; Independent Worker; Document Organization and Document Editing Processes.