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WRITING & EDITING

Odysseys Unlimited

Senior Copywriter
Newton, MA & Remote | Full-time
February 2025 - Present
  • Write, edit, and proofread pre-departure documents, tour descriptions, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, print catalog copy, broadcast emails, and other pre- and post-purchase marketing materials
  • Pitch marketing ideas and brainstorm projects with the goal to diversify and expand Odysseys' marketing output
  • Organize and update pre-departure document contents as needed for tour changes and new year itineraries
  • Compose weekly email blasts and blog posts, creating engaging and exciting multimedia content that has received significantly more clicks and unique opens than previous years
  • Brainstorm concepts for email blasts and blog posts and manage blast/blog schedules
  • Plan and execute quarterly newsletter by proposing ideas, creating production schedule, and communicating with outside firm to create materials
  • Track yearly pre-departure document edits, additions, and changes to ensure quality and consistency
  • Manage tour director testimonials and photos on the website by adding/updating guest testimonials and requesting headshots as needed
  • Operate under strict deadlines with quick turnaround while producing high-quality and accurate materials
  • Collaborate with Guest Services, Product Development, and Fulfillment to maintain accurate tour information across all communication/distribution channels
     
Copywriter
Newton, MA & Remote | Full-time
May 2022 - February 2025
  • Write, edit, and proofread pre-departure documents, tour descriptions, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, print catalog copy, broadcast emails, and other pre- and post-purchase marketing materials
  • Pitch marketing ideas and brainstorm projects with the goal to diversify and expand Odysseys' marketing output
  • Organize and update pre-departure document contents as needed for tour changes and new year itineraries
  • Compose weekly email blasts and blog posts, creating engaging and exciting multimedia content that has received significantly more clicks and unique opens than previous years
  • Brainstorm concepts for email blasts and blog posts and manage blast/blog schedules
  • Plan and execute quarterly newsletter by proposing ideas, creating production schedule, and communicating with outside firm to create materials
  • Track yearly pre-departure document edits, additions, and changes to ensure quality and consistency
  • Manage tour director testimonials and photos on the website by adding/updating guest testimonials and requesting headshots as needed
  • Operate under strict deadlines with quick turnaround while producing high-quality and accurate materials
  • Collaborate with Guest Services, Product Development, and Fulfillment to maintain accurate tour information across all communication/distribution channels
Communications Coordinator
Newton, MA | Full-time
June 2019 - July 2020
  • Managed a high volume of internal and external email correspondence, ensuring accurate information, quick responses, and excellent customer service to clients and partner organizations
  • Prioritized and completed multiple levels of administrative tasks, including mailing documents, writing training guides, maintaining calendars, and updating internal databases
  • Composed email templates for mass marketing communications to both customers and partner travel organizations 

WriteAtHome, Inc. | Writing Coach

Remote | Contract
August 2018 - June 2021 & August 2023 - Present
 
  • Edit essays by middle and high school students and provide copious written feedback
  • Teach students writing mechanics such as grammar, style, voice, and structure through an online portal to improve long-term writing habits
  • Maintain communication with students and parents and present solutions to questions and complaints by researching resources

Penguin Random House | Proofreader

Remote | Contract
Active as of September 2021
  • Proofread YA novels using Adobe Acrobat
  • Follow Chicago Manual of Style and Penguin Random House Young Readers stylebook while editing formatted pages
  • Correct and add to style sheet created by copy editor
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Clark+Elbing LLP | Proofreader

Boston, MA | Full-time
February 2021 - May 2022
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  • Proofread published medical patents for errors
  • Compared patent documents to confirm accuracy of published patents using USPTO online portal, Private PAIR, and CPi
  • Prepared Certificates of Correction for review by legal staff using IPDAS and saved certificates to a content management system
  • Collaborate with coworkers to track projects and ensure deadlines are met

Jacksonville University Writing Center

Jacksonville, FL | Part-time
Head Tutor
August 2017 - August 2018
  • Managed employee schedules and addressed communications to and from the Writing Center, ensuring the Center's smooth operation
  • Presented information sessions and tours to classes and faculty in order to advertise the Writing Center's services
  • Listened to and implemented ideas from employees, students, and faculty in order to create a diverse, education-based space
Tutor
January 2015 - August 2017
  • Provided one-on-one writing tutoring to peers, including editing papers, brainstorming and outlining, structuring essays, helping with grammar, and developing writing style and voice

Jacksonville University Career Resource Center | Editorial Intern

Jacksonville, FL | Internship
January 2018 - April 2018
 
  • Copy edited and proofread speeches, informational documents, marketing handouts, and training materials to maintain a consistent voice and to correct writing errors
  • Edited student resumes and cover letters through one-on-one tutoring
  • Collaborated with directors and conducted focus groups to brainstorm event ideas and marketing tactics to attract more student interest to center's services
  • Updated and fact-checked informational documents and training materials to present the most current resources

The Navigator | Copy Editor/Staff Writer

Jacksonville, FL | Volunteer
October 2017 - April 2018
 
  • Edited articles and headlines, enhancing writers’ voices and clarifying style 
  • Improved consistency of AP style and ensured accuracy of facts
  • Assisted the editor-in-chief in selecting featured articles
  • ​Wrote bi-monthly columns requiring moderate research under tight word count and deadline constraints

Shmoop University | Consultant Writer

Remote | Contract
May 2015-October 2015
 
  • Wrote college and career based web content using research of industry trends and statistics
  • Maintained witty, humorous, and story-based style for articles and followed company style guide
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  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

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