Coroflot

Resume

Skills and Qualifications

Innovative web and print writer with a gift for creating captivating content:
• Experienced at writing and producing content for both corporate and non-profit sectors, with direct experience in the entertainment, travel, museum, publishing and advertising sectors
• Adept at targeted communications for both electronic and print media
• Specialized in both punchy slogans and longer copy maximized for SEO
• Talented at finding low-to-no budget solutions for engaging diverse audiences
• Skilled at coordinating contributions from different creative talent
• Proficient in Adobe CS, Dreamweaver, MS Office and Final Cut

Select Professional Experience

Web and Print Writer and Editor 1999-present
Various Contracts and Projects: Toronto, Montréal, Chicago, New York

Key Clients and Employers: Air Canada, Blue Magazine, CATIE, The Field Museum, Henderson Bas, IAAO, Internet Access Methods, Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine, The Rough Guides, SN Tourisme, TIC Travel Insurance, United Airlines

• Wrote and edited content for websites, brochures, press releases, advertisements, magazines, radio spots, travel guides, e-learning courses and catalogues
• Rewrote and edited online content for improved navigability, usability and SEO
• Translated, adapted, and localized texts from French into English
•Wrote, produced and edited videos for both corporate and non-profit clients

Manager of Media Relations 1998-1999
Community Marketing, San Francisco

• Edited monthly trade publication and obtained press coverage in niche publications
• Maintained website, editing content on a weekly basis to address client needs

English Teacher at the University of Ouagadougou 1997-1998
United States Peace Corps, Burkina Faso (West Africa)

• Taught English to economics and business students

Manager of Communications in the Anglophone Market 1993-1996
Typeline France, Paris, France

• Wrote, translated, adapted, and localized documents for British and Irish tourists

Teacher of English Composition Courses 1989-1992
Brooklyn College and Long Island University, New York

• Taught classes of up to 30 students, many speaking English as a second language

Education

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

French Language Certificate 1994
Cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne, Paris

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing 1991
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Bachelor of Arts in Communications 1989
Columbia College Chicago – classes included screenwriting and film tech courses

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Film Courses and Workshops 2008-2011
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and Trinity Square Video, Toronto

Web, Project Management, and Technical Writing Courses 2008-2011
York University, Toronto