BRANDON TOPP

Writer & Editor

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Freelance Writer & Editor—Copywriting, Blogging, & SEO Remote: January 2016 - Present

● My writing and editing work over the years has included: short form copywriting, long form copywriting, blogging, blog management, SEO writing, sales decks, email newsletters, and radio scripts.

● Businesses I’ve written for include multiple boutique marketing agencies, hotels, restaurants, event producers, financial advising firms, construction businesses, bowling alleys, and bars. Spherical—Travel Marketing Agency. Content Producer & Managing Editor. New York, NY: April 2014 - Present

● Produced blog posts and website copy for luxury boutique hotels and travel brands.

● Collaborated and serviced hotel staffs, management departments, agencies, photographers, CEOs, designers, account managers, and hotel guests.

● Hosted calls with clients to discuss work, interview subjects for articles, and interviewees for the company.

● Built and recruited a program for travel writers from around the country to produce stories for hotel blogs.

● Regularly met with hotel management companies, travel influencers, and other clients to produce content.

● Continue to write for Spherical in a freelance capacity. This is a small job, and wouldn’t interfere with any full-time work.

ZLiving—Digital Content Team at Television Station. Managing Editor. Los Angeles, CA: July 2016 - October 2017

● Managed and recruited a team of writers from around the country to produce blog content.

● Collaborated with interview subjects, SEO specialists, CEOs, designers, photographers, videographers, and viewers.

● Came in as a writer and associate editor, and was later promoted to managing editor of the entire website.

Concept Farm—Boutique Ad Agency. Copywriting Intern. New York, NY: June - August 2014

● Wrote social media copy, taglines, and radio scripts for clients including AMF Bowling, The Empire State Building, and Babbel Language Learning App.

● Collaborated with designers, photographers, and clients on a variety of creative projects. EDUCATION Emerson College, Boston, MA

● Bachelor of Fine Arts: Writing, Literature & Publishing – Completed in May of 2013: 3.00 GPA

● Student of Semester at Sea—a study abroad program that takes a group of students on a ship that circumnavigated the globe in a single semester. University of Virginia — Completed in December 2011 COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Volunteer,Habitat For Humanity,Ghana: October 2011 Travel Writing Program, Spherical Travel Marketing Agency,Founder & Editor: Spring 2015 - Spring 2017

Swingtime—An Original Series, Writer & Creator:Spring 2017

● Official Selection Austin Film Festival 2017 for original series Swingtime, which I wrote and produced

● Computer Skills: Google Drive, AdWords, SEM Rush, WordPress, + Additional CMS systems