About me

Personal Statement:

As a highly creative commercial Copywriter with three years of experience writing professionally, I'm looking for permanent and freelance copywriting and editorial roles.

My writing skills encompass online and offline literature and I boast vast experience in writing SEO web copy. I have delivered staggering results at my current job; quality SEO copy has driven a 45% increase in website traffic, while creative marketing e-shots have seen response rates surge to record levels.

My ability to think outside the box, initiate and drive a brief beyond expectations and deliver accurate copy speedily while liaising with other team members makes me an integral asset to any team.

Experience:

After working as a journalist on local papers including the Yorkshire Post and Absolute Leeds magazine, where I had a great amount of articles published, I wanted to progress my commercial writing skills.

My role as a Licensing Coordinator for a high-street brand armed me with first-class business knowledge and developed my creative writing skills. I would regularly attend meetings all over the UK and annual events in London, between managing licensees and writing lively press releases.

I mastered the art of web writing working at a multimedia marketing firm, where I delivered copy for internal and client websites and achieved great SEO success for both the company and clients. In this busy role I juggled a variety of tasks to market the company positively and effectively motivate sales staff through internal communications. From editing the vibrant internal magazine and creating the juicy weekly online newsletter, to interviewing clients for testimonials, I performed excellently in this role.

My current role as a Copywriter for an ethical travel company has seen my writing skills progress vastly. I have a genuine passion for travel, and in my professional soul I have evolved to a point where I know why I'm writing. There's a real marketing purpose and I have been delivering astounding results, thanks to great teamwork and forward thinking using my initiative. In this copywriting role I manage the 'Meaningful Travel' brand which involves balancing a quirky, lively, personable and honest tone, with answering challenging commercial and business demands.

Skills:

As an English and grammar expert and qualified proofreader, my accuracy skills are first class. This means I have the ability to deliver copy speedily and articulately without losing focus. My online and offline writing skills are vast, with proven commercial successes, particularly in SEO copywriting. In a nutshell, these are my key skills: Qualified travel writer, qualified in Dreamweaver, qualified in TEFL, excellent at editing in CMS, and experience using Quark Express, Explorer, Outlook, Freehand, Photoshop and Microsoft.

Above all, the positive attitude and problem solving skills I possess are invaluable to all areas of copywriting and business, while my passion for writing and people ensures I get pleasure from my role therefore continue to deliver the best results possible.