CONTENT STRATEGIST SENIOR COPYWRITER EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
JAMES GORRIE Email: ************@*****.*** Ph: 949-***-****
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Principal/Content Strategist, jarago MEDIA agency 2012–Present
Full funnel content strategy, company & product branding
B2B/B2C Copywriting: SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, financial, agencies,
DTC and CPG verticals – Design, Product and Sales collaboration
Omnichannel Assets: All long/short form content
Select B2B Clients: Broadridge, CrowdStrike, Thirst Design, Vectra.ai
Select B2C Clients: Rhino Mud Skin Repair, Stock Navigators
Senior B2B Financial Copywriter (Remote), BizMark, 2020–2022
Omnichannel asset creation for fintech/financial services clients
Senior B2B Financial Copywriter (Remote), Annexus, 2018–2019
Content Strategy for RIA market
– Created top-performing campaign for RIA market
– Restructured email templates for 20% higher conversion rates
Senior B2B Cybersecurity Copywriter, Forcepoint, 2014–2017
Managed internal/external writing teams
Interviewed C-suite, SMEs and clients for case studies and reports
Spearheaded new corporate identity via SKO videos & global content
Drove product campaigns via strategic content
Created omnichannel marketing assets, templates & style guide
Published by-line articles in Dark Reading, The Register (UK)
Editorial Director, Idea Incubator, 2011–2012
Managed content strategy/writers across four digital assets
Created newsletter series that drove sales 700% YOY
OTHER PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Talk Show Guest on China
Speaker on China, UC Berkeley, 2022
Author, THE CHINA CRISIS (Wiley, 2013)
Award-winning Director, Screenwriter & Producer THE INDIAN
Founder & Partner (RIA), Benchmark Financial Advisory 2004–2008
SKILLS
Blogs Branding Case Studies Content Strategy Cybersecurity Digital Ads Direct Response Editing Financial Writing Funnel Creation Ghostwriting Infographics Stock Market Analysis Marketing Newsletters Research Project Management SEO SaaS Content Social Media Syndicated Content Team Management Thought Leadership UX Videos Whitepapers
EDUCATION
Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) FINRA Series 7, 65, 63
PhD Candidate, International Relations & Comparative Politics, University of California at Santa Barbara
BA, Economics, Minors, French, Spanish, University of California at Santa Barbara
Exchange Student, Paris, Art History & French
SOFTWARE/CRM
Microsoft Office G-Suite Asana Slack Basecamp Workfront Smartsheet
LANGUAGES
Conversational French and Spanish