About me
Firstly, I am a journalism graduate and my time at university enhanced a lot of my skills and knowledge that will fit perfectly with your copywriter role. My organisation and time-keeping skills are second to none, as I had to efficiently manage my workload and keep to deadlines on time; which reflected in my 2:1 grade. I am able to write in an engaging way that communicates the commercial message whilst benefiting the business in whichever intended way. My attention-grabbing writing style is adaptable to any house style and I can write with humour or in an original fashion, which will generate readership. I thrive in a deadline-driven environment.
I am able to write interesting and engaging feature articles on any given subject and have strong research skills. I am brimming with original ideas for content. I have experience with writing features at university and regularly upload blog posts to my own website.
I searched for stories and wrote engaging content during my online internship at best-selling women's magazine Closer. I used their CMS to upload content myself and edited the feature photos and made galleries using Photoshop. I also had to liaise with PRs and photo companies over the phone to use their stories and pictures. I have experience using various social media channels, as I had to promote my stories this way and gain more hits. I am well trained in writing, fact checking and meticulously editing copy for print or digital.
I love social media and have experience using it commercially during my time at Closer. I was the writer of the article with the most hits during the time I was there and I was publishing my work to a Facebook account with over 100k likes. I also ran a Twitter account for a local start up magazine in Sheffield, where I helped to promote their education section and create new contacts. I gained them hundreds of relevant contacts in the field and created a base for their magazine.
I'm highly computer literate as highlighted above and have a good working understanding of software such as Photoshop, InDesign (magazine and page layout), Final Cut and Wordpress as well as social media. Overall, I am a very hard-worker with a great eye for detail as I work to get tasks completed to perfection. I believe I would enhance the company greatly with the skills I have outlined.
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Dyson
Skills
Content, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Editing, Journalism, Photoshop, SEO