In-House Coca-Cola

SUMMARY

EXPERIENCE

ANGELA WATFORD

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11233 C: 646-***-**** ******************@*****.*** For more than 10 years, I have been developing copy for top-selling brands and media companies. Conceptualizing concepts for campaigns and creating branded stories across all channels is my specialty. I am excited to share my expertise and love for the written word with your team! 01/2009 to Current President

Eyes Dotted, LLC New York

Provide an array of copywriting, branding, editing and content services for brands, including Weleda, Black Opal, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Citizen, REVOLT, Omerge Alliances and others.

Published books copyedited: Sunjata series, Star Power, Afros and others. Copyedit and write for several national magazines, Web sites and publishing houses, including BET.com, InStyle, Lucky, Luckymag.com, Essence and Glamour.

Published books copyedited: Glamour's Engagement Chicken and InStyle's Ultimate Makeup Book.

08/2010 to 01/2018 Copy Director/Copywriter, Sr. Manager Carol's Daughter, L'Oreal USA New York, New York As the voice of Carol's Daughter, LLC, a L'Oreal Company, my top priorities were to write all communication for the brand, from all print and digital ad copy to product pack copy, as well as press releases and marketing copy for all cross-functional teams.

Keep all communication clean, accurate, consistent and on-brand. Thanks to my prior managing skills in print media, I have brought these best practices to a story-based brand and positioned myself as the direct liaison across all departments.

Add value to account retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Sally Beauty, CVS, Ulta, HSN and others, providing content to share across their platforms. 01/2007 to 01/2009 Managing Editor

Vibe Magazine/VIBE.com THE MOST magazine/THEMOST.com New York Managed edit staff and flow of copy and proofs.

Set daily to-do lists for the Web site and magazine. Helped production director develop a working map for the book. Ensured magazine and site met all deadlines.

Developed and produced content for a newly redesigned site. Copyedited all content, in-house ads and marketing material with attention to detail, tone, and style of the publication; updated style and credit guides; managed copy department's budget.

Managed copy and research interns.

Wrote in-house magazine ads.

01/2005 to 01/2007 Copy Chief

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SKILLS

Star Magazine New York

Managed copy department.

Assisted the Managing Editor.

Managed copy department's budget.

Editor for feature stories: "StarScope", "Overheard" and "StarCrossword." Copyedited stories and in-house ads with attention to detail, tone, and style.

01/2004 to 01/2005 Copy Editor

Life & Style Weekly Englewood, N.J.

Copyedited for new celebrity fashion and beauty magazine. 01/2002 to 01/2004 Copy Editor/Designer

Daily Press Tribune Co Newport News, VA.

Copyedited, fact-checked and wrote exciting, catchy headlines, and captions for sections: Lifestyle, Entertainment, Home and Garden, Taste, Travel, Local and National News, Money and Work and Pop Culture copy on deadline.

Designed front pages of Travel, Life, Home, Entertainment and suburban stories, inside Lifestyles, and Editorial pages.

Contributed to feature story ideas; created and managed Pop Culture commentary.

Wrote reviews on varying subjects as assigned by the Features Editor. Co-managed and designed a special-project prototype to target 18-35- year-old.

01/2001 to 01/2002 Copy Editor

Tribune Co Long Island, NY

Fact-checked, line-edited, and wrote headlines and captions for Features, Local, National news and Business stories.

Reported local news stories.

01/1999 to 01/2000 Production Assistant

CBS Atlanta Atlanta, GA.

Assisted in the daily facets of news production, including editing and camera operation.

1998 Bachelor of Arts: Communication

Auburn University Auburn, Ala.

Communication

Office 365, Adobe Illustrator, Word Press,

Microsoft Word, Microsoft OneNote,

Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CQ, Adobe

InDesign/InCopy, Acrobat,

Photoshop,WebPages, QuarkXpress,

and Quark QPS (Quark, Copydesk),

Composer Open Pages, Bricolage,

Movable Type, and Hermes. Efficient in

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

AP and Chicago styles.

Chicago Tribune METpro Certificate

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