Sales Marketing
Resume:
Laura Finger
Booneville, MS 38829
*************@*****.***
http://www.laurafreelance.com/
Objective : To generate quality content with absolute correctness and accuracy for organizations / agencies and move ahead my freelance writer career.
Writing and Editing Experience
Writing: Professional writer for 12 years, with experience in magazine, newspaper, and business writing. Author of 3 articles in 3 national publications; (See attached publications list for details.). Experienced in MS Word and PDF creation.
Editing: Editor of two electronic newsletters, various corporate and business materials (including reports, white papers, and brochures) and three organizational newsletters. Experienced in copy-editing, content editing, and proofreading.
Business and Corporate Writing: Developer, writer, editor and designer of a wide range of business materials, including brochures, press releases, proposals, email and marketing campaigns, grant applications, newsletters, and annual reports. Clients include Texas A&M University, The University of Texas, Mississippi United Methodist Conference.
Internet, HTML, and Desktop Publishing: Webmaster for Boat Jumpers (http://www.boatjumpers.com), experienced in SEO and Search Engine marketing, blogger for Traxee. Familiar with HTML, XML, PHP, and java. Created and maintained WordPress based sites. Familiar with several desktop publishing programs for both electronic and print publishing, including Scribus and Adobe Creative Suite.
Work Experience
Freelance Writer and Blogger, Memphis, TN, 2010-present.
Copy edited e-books and scholarly publications, composed sales letters and web content for clients. Responsible for creating web content and blog posts. Managed SEO and search engine marketing campaigns.
Texas Water Development Board Austin, TX, 2008-2010.
Communications Specialist
Edited all print and web copy for Communications division, submitted grant applications and periodic reports to comply with grant requirements, created and edited agency policy documents,
Texas State Library and Archives Austin, TX, 2006-2008.
Communications Specialist
Created external training documents, presented seminars on agency services during
professional conferences and continuing education seminars.
Rosenberg Library, Galveston, TX, 2004-2006.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Represented the library at community meetings and luncheons, presented multimedia programs. Served on city wide committees, cultivated relationships with cultural and tourism based organizations. Served as webmaster for library website, created exhibit text and scripts for museum exhibits, created press releases.
Houston Public Library, Houston, TX, 2003-2004.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Responsible for building and maintaining community relations during Capital Campaign functions. Presented speeches and workshops to the public. Developed grant funded programs, created press releases for special events, submitted grant applications, created and edited XML based finding aids for archival collections.
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2000-2003.
Assistant Editor
Managed editorial progress of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly. Worked direct with contributors, designers and interns to ensure editing and publishing deadlines were met. Provided copy editing for submissions to the Quarterly.
Publications:
Role Exit: Becoming a Full Time Creative (E-book)
The Creative Entrepreneur's Journey (E-book)
Encyclopedia of American Counterculture, contributor
Women and War Encyclopedia, contributor
Encyclopedia of the American South, contributor
Tennessee Historical Quarterly, contributor
Sidelines
Web Writing:
http://www.traxee.com/posts/1097-what-running-taught-me-about-life
http://www.traxee.com/posts/1115-i-caught-the-marathon-training-bug
http://www.boatjumpers.com/the-worst-kind-of-success/
http://www.boatjumpers.com/lessons-in-diplomacy-from-david-tutera/
http://www.laurafreelance.com/2011/02/08/how-to-become-an-optimist-in-6-easy-steps/
http://www.laurafreelance.com/2011/01/20/stress-and-the-body/
Education:
MA, History, Middle Tennessee State University, 2003.
BA, English, University of Mississippi, 1997
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