Lindsay Chestnut
Freelance Writer & Educator
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Versatile Content Writer & Educator. Proficient in researching, writing, and editing diverse content for different audiences. Works with minimal input to produce engaging, authoritative, and error-free work. Independent yet communicative with history of superior performance in remote environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Freelance Writer
Chestnut Writing Solutions
Baltimore, MD
08.2020 - Current
- Maintain best practices for copywriting and content marketing, strategizing content based on data, audience targeting, and keyword planning.
- Utilize exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content that converts.
- Specialize in blog posts, case studies, and website copy for small to mid-size businesses.
- Conduct extensive internet research to provide facts and statistics for articles, blogs, and website content.
- Add keywords, meta descriptions and alt image tags to increase SEO presence.
- Use Microsoft Word and Google Docs to store and share created documents. Use sites like Trello and Calendly to organize work flow.
Teaching Artist
Dance & Bmore
Baltimore, MD
10.2017 - Current
- Collaborate with fellow teaching artists to bring dance, music, and movement to people at every age & stage of life: from toddlers to teenagers to seniors.
- Develop clear lesson plans with co-teachers, planning 10-20 age-appropriate activities per class.
- Co-facilitate virtual and in-person FazaFam Family Dance Jams and Elder Arts Jams that build connection among families and members of the community.
- Teach weekly Pre-K dance classes in partnership with Judy Centers of Baltimore, focusing heavily on SEL activities.
- Research best practices in Social-Emotional Learning and implement in every lesson as a supplement to district's basic curriculum.
- Assisted with initial production of Voices of Carmen, an original musical aimed at preventing violence among teens & young adults.
- Led discussions on emotional intelligence with high school musical cast members. Engaged in conflict-resolution strategies led by Restorative Response Baltimore.
Freelancer - Artist, Educator & Caretaker
Self-Employed
Baltimore, MD
08.2014 - 03.2020
- Left full-time teaching in favor of contract employment in various fields, including pet care, performance art, film, and out-of-school instruction.
- Attended various dance and performance classes while maintaining portfolio and skill set necessary for success in performance art.
- Acted as background on various film sets including high-budget films in Brooklyn, NY; New Orleans, LA; and Baltimore, MD.
- Maintained successful pet sitting side business on Rover.com, nurturing relationships with over 50 clients, providing top-notch pet care, and earning consistent 5-star reviews since starting in 2016.
- Worked part-time for after-school program Reading, Rhythm & The Arts, bringing supplemental instruction to small group of elementary school students.
Secondary Spanish Teacher
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore, MD
07.2010 - 06.2014
- Selected as one of 4,500 out of about 46,000 applicants to serve in Teach for America, a national service corps committed to teaching in under-resourced communities.
- Taught over-aged students of Baltimore City in alternative high school setting; received highest level of evaluation after 2nd year.
- Led approximately 100 students a year through 12-week accelerated classes after which they could understand and communicate in basic Spanish with 80% accuracy.
- Created student learning goals based on assessments and tracked progress in Microsoft Excel, using data analysis to target areas of growth and inform teaching strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues, families, and students to design and implement various services for individual student needs.
- Analyzed and rewrote Spanish I and II curricula to serve alternative, accelerated time frame, allowing over-aged students to recover lost credits and graduate on time.
Servant Leader Intern, Ella Baker Trainer
Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Champaign, IL
06.2008 - 11.2010
- Led classroom of 10 students through six-week Freedom School summer program; participated in weekly family meetings with their parents and siblings.
- Used creativity along with historical and cultural knowledge to teach scholars, building their emotional and political intelligence.
- Presented curriculum according to CDF standards, providing various activities during Afternoon Activity time block; Supervised all field trips.
- Was trained on how to educate the whole child, beginning with health and nutrition and including social and cultural needs.
- Selected to serve as an Ella Baker Trainer, an elite group of experienced interns. Trained and provided assistance as an EBT to all levels of Freedom School staff from all sites throughout country.
- Helped organize and lead Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute in Knoxville, TN, teaching Servant Leader Interns how to deliver key program components.
Education
Master of Science - Education
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 07.2010 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Sociology And Anthropology
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN 08.2005 - 12.2009
Skills
Research
undefinedAffiliations
American Writers & Artists Institute
Timeline
Freelance Writer
Chestnut Writing Solutions
08.2020 - Current
Teaching Artist
Dance & Bmore
10.2017 - Current
Freelancer - Artist, Educator & Caretaker
Self-Employed
08.2014 - 03.2020
Master of Science - Education
The Johns Hopkins University
07.2010 - 05.2012
Secondary Spanish Teacher
Baltimore City Public Schools
07.2010 - 06.2014
Servant Leader Intern, Ella Baker Trainer
Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools
06.2008 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Science - Sociology And Anthropology
University of Evansville
08.2005 - 12.2009
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