Freelance Writer Duke Energy
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER JONES
Louisville, Kentucky 40291
Phone: 502-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
CORE SKILLS
•Accomplished copywriter and content creator; award-winning newspaper editor
•Experienced copy editor and proofreader
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
C.J. Editorial Services –Write and copy edit print and online content; write case studies, news articles and print/collateral material for a diverse client list
Louisville, Kentucky
Writer/Editor
March 2008 to Present
Client list:
• Cars.com: August 2021 to present – Write content about vehicles and issues/topics of interest concerning the automotive industry
• Dealer Authority: January 2021 to present – Write SEO marketing content about wide range of domestic/foreign vehicles in support of auto dealerships nationwide (vehicle profiles, comparisons, etc.)
• NAEYC: December 2021 to May 2022 – Proofread articles for NAEYC publications as well as online content
• Viticus Group: December 2021 to June 2022 – Copywriter for organization that provides continuing education services for health care and veterinary professionals
• Justrite: August 2021 to March 2022 – Developed marketing content for industrial manufacturer’s e-commerce platform; proofread very large volume of product descriptions that were moved onto website
• Humana: September 2020 to November 2021 – Copywriter for behavioral health division of leading national health care provider/insurer
• Corn Island Archaeology: June 2019 to August 2021 – Proofreader for archaeology firm; contributing writer for archaeological and cultural-historic reports
• Audiential: November 2016 to July 2019 – Researcher and writer for online marketing content agency, worked across multiple industries/platforms; produced more than 1,100 articles in 2018
• Lantech: July 2015 to January 2017 – Copywriter for industrial manufacturer; produced industry whitepapers, product promotional material, online content, and instructional material
• Academic editor: September 2009 to December 2016 – Researcher and editor of graduate and undergraduate research papers
• Atria Senior Living: September 2015 to April 2017 – Proofreader for national senior care company; reviewed all marketing materials, online content, and internal documentation; copywriting duties as assigned
• Norton Healthcare: July 2015 to November 2016 – Copy edited and proofread collateral marketing material, Web-based copy, and articles for Norton internal and external publications
• Yum!/KFC/Pizza Hut: January 2013 to April 2014 – Wrote feature stories about Yum! Corporate activities as well as restaurants and company personnel worldwide for Yum! News Network
• Louisville Courier-Journal: January 2012 to January 2013 – Covered local events and wrote feature stories for Metro and Neighborhood sections of daily metropolitan newspaper
Doe Anderson Advertising/Public Relations - One of the nation’s oldest advertising agencies and Louisville’s most respected and recognizable marketing services firm
Louisville, Kentucky
Public Relations Account Manager
December 2004 to March 2008
• Public relations – Wrote internal communications plan to ensure consistent messaging among Ohio River Bridges Project departments and personnel
• Writing/editing – Wrote news releases, Web content, newsletters, and presentations to publicize Ohio River Bridges Project; proofread/edited high volume of product descriptions for Lennox
Appriss Inc. - A Louisville-based technology company providing computer-generated crime victim information services to government agencies at the state and Federal levels (FBI, Homeland Security, etc.)
Louisville, Kentucky
Writer/communications representative
November 1998 to December 2004
• Developed and promoted marketing tactics that increased VINE product usage in key markets; wrote marketing and public relations material in support of product line
• Wrote instructional and training material for IT reps and end users
Price/McNabb – Largest marketing communications firm in the Carolinas, serving clients throughout the Southeast
Charlotte, North Carolina
Public Relations Account Executive
March 1995 to November 1998
• Wrote case studies, brochures, news releases, sales material and online content for a diverse B2B client list including division of Akzo Nobel Geosynthetics, Square D Company, and Duke Energy
Trimble Banner-Democrat – Landmark-owned weekly covering three-county area in northern Kentucky
Editor
February 1992 to March 1995
• Covered local government/public affairs, sports, and issues of general local interest; won awards in the 1994 statewide newspaper association contest (column and feature categories)
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University
B.A. Journalism - 3.35 GPA in major program
December 1990
References available upon request
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