Christine Mattice
Writer – Communications Specialist
The pen is mightier than the sword – Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Award-winning, versatile writer and highly effective communications professional eager to offer your company the exceptional writing skills, SEO expertise, and social media marketing skills that are needed to further your growth in today’s competitive online marketing environment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
· Professional writing skills which have produced, to date, more than 400 engaging and informative online articles using standard SEO techniques. This SEO expertise substantially increased readership for the articles.
· Experienced and skilled in writing articles to clients’ exact specifications.
· Skilled at posting article links to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and engaging followers in dialogue about the articles.
· Versatile writing skills which include writing newsletters, blog postings, white papers, press releases, and advertising materials for varied companies.
PROFESSIONAL WRITING EXPERIENCE
Socialwriter – Gather – 2010 to 2011
Wrote articles on news items of the day and engaged readers in dialogues about those topics. This involved extensive internet research to find relevant news items, writing the articles using standard SEO techniques, and marketing the articles on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and on bookmarking sites such as Stumblupon and Digg.
Premium Copywriter – Interact Media – 2009 to Present
Wrote articles to client’s exact specifications using standard SEO techniques. The combination of precise keyword placement with engaging and informative text resulted in a high readership rate for very satisfied clients. Within 1 month, was promoted to Premium Copywriter.
Content Writer – Career Education Media – 2009 to 2010
Wrote SEO articles on a wide variety of career choices. This involved extensive online research into career areas that were unfamiliar to this writer at the time of the assignments.
Reporter – Digital Journal –2008 to 2010
As a digital journalist, used online research and expert interviewing skills to craft informative news articles on a wide variety of different subjects.
Content Writer – 2006 to Present
Wrote SEO articles for clients of Textbroker, Constant-Content, and Break Studios. Also wrote articles on a wide variety of different subjects for Associated Content.
Versatile writing styles include:
· Informal writing (articles or forum postings)
· Formal writing (articles, white papers, or business reports)
· Blogging
· SEO
· Standard news format
· Press releases
· Advertising copy
· Newsletters
CORPORATE (non-writing) EMPLOYMENT
Customer Response Center Associate, Diebold, Inc. 2008 to present
ssistant to the Controller, Dutch Heritage Homes 2005 to 2007
Accounts Payable Clerk Robinson Memorial Hospital 2003 to 2004
Accounts Payable Assoc. Commercial Turf Products 1999 to 2003
EDUCATION
Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio – Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Received Communications honors
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
AWARDS
- 2010 Honorable Mention, Fiction – The Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
- 2007 Honorable Mention, Nonfiction – The Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
- 2006 Honorable Mention, Fiction – The Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
REFERENCES/WRITING SAMPLES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST
