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Mike Newell

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Collaborative content designer and strategist with 10+ years of experience in fast-paced, agile environments.

Analyze, define, strategize, design, test, implement.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Content Designer

PayPal
Atlanta, GA
03.2022 - Current

Content Designer and Strategist for the PayPal app

  • Strategized and created end-to-end content for PayPal products, including package tracking, modular receipts, and merchant refunds.
  • Total overhaul of transaction notifications (email and push) including new modular UI design, Marketing components, and inbox presentation
  • Work closely with User Testing, Product Management, Legal & Risk Partners, and Engineers/Developers.
  • Manage and create content for 3 product teams.

Content Designer

InsightGlobal, Contracted Employee at PayPal
Atlanta, GA
03.2021 - Current

Content Designer and Strategist for the PayPal app

  • Strategized and created end-to-end experience for Pay at Pump
  • Managed and created new UI for QR Code purchases with the PayPal app
  • Worked closely with UX Designers, User Testing, Product Management, Legal & Risk Partners, and Engineers/Developers.
  • Engaged in a fast-paced and deadline-based daily environment on multiple projects at once.

Sr. Digital Writer, Creative Strategy & Experience

AT&T
Atlanta, GA
06.2017 - 10.2020

Content Writer & Strategist for att.com

  • Strategized, created, and maintained content for a responsive HTML site, native app, emails, texts, push notifications, and support.
  • Worked closely with Design, Product Management, Development, Analytics, Content Implementation, Marketing, and Legal.
  • Managed deadlines for daily release, defect resolution, short-term, and long-term projects for billing, payments, and usage teams.
  • End-to-end strategy and content, including back-end systems for automated response content and decision paths.
  • Assisted in digital brand content and strategy style guide and playbook.

Digital Writing Consultant for AT&T

AustinCSI
Atlanta, GA
08.2014 - 05.2017

Content Writer for att.com

  • Content writer for att.com for payments.
  • Managed content for daily release, short-term, and long-term projects.
  • Worked alongside product and development teams in Agile work cycle.
  • Created a payment recommender engine with Collections, Development, Product & Legal teams (1-year project).
  • Integrated DIRECTV customers to att.com after corporate buyout.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Print

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
05.2005

Skills

  • User-focused online content design & strategy
  • Copywriting, editing, and review
  • Native app and HTML (mobile, web, and responsive design experience
  • End-to-end evaluation, strategy, and content execution for new and existing products
  • Assessing analytics and metrics to inform content and strategy
  • Consistent brand expression & terminology
  • Ideating and creating solutions and products with Engineering, Product, Marketing, Legal & other channels
  • Personalization and recommendation experience
  • Team collaboration and problem solving
  • Experienced with Figma, Miro, Writer (AI), Jira, Asana, Trello, Adobe products, & MS Office tools

Timeline

Sr. Content Designer

PayPal
03.2022 - Current

Content Designer

InsightGlobal, Contracted Employee at PayPal
03.2021 - Current

Sr. Digital Writer, Creative Strategy & Experience

AT&T
06.2017 - 10.2020

Digital Writing Consultant for AT&T

AustinCSI
08.2014 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Print

Georgia State University
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