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Pam Wilson

Freelance Copy Editor
Cartersville,GA
Pam Wilson

Summary

Experienced professional content and copywriting editor passionate about creating compelling content that drives engagement. Talented at crafting dynamic stories, informative articles and persuasive copy that resonate to inspire readers. Innovative problem-solver with approachable attitude and insightful critical thinking abilities.

Skills

  • Copy editing, developmental editing, proofreading
  • Writing for the web and digital marketing
  • Creative and journalistic writing
  • Impeccable grasp of English grammar and style
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Superb research skills
  • Understanding of SEO principles
  • Style Guides: AP, Chicago Style, APA Style
  • MS Word, Google Docs

Writing Samples

· Marketing Blog: https://medium.com/@pamwilson/how-to-build-a-marketing-web-page-for-your-small-business-839db20ba2c7

· Travel Writing: https://medium.com/culture-quest/im-moving-to-france-this-year-maybe-ce731d791dc2

Website, Portfolio, Profiles

· LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelawilsonphd

· Medium https://medium.com/culture-quest

· Photography Gallery http://culture-quest-photography.com

· Fiction Writing http://pamwilson.org

Work History

Digital Marketing Agencies (SEO/Content Marketing)

Freelance Editor, Proofreader, Writer
2020.07 - Current (4 years & 2 months)

Job overview

  • Utilize exceptional editing, proofreading, and writing skills to produce engaging content for blog articles, website copy, and research articles
  • Edit copy for grammar and usage, style, consistency, clarity, factual accuracy, formatting, structure and flow
  • Develop high-quality content while maintaining brand voice, following specifications and instructions from each client
  • Edit and rewrite pieces to improve readability and impact
  • Complete thorough research into assigned topics using official authority sites as well as academic, medical and scientific databases
  • Strategize content based on SEO geographical targeting and keyword planning
  • Provide coaching and mentoring feedback to writers
  • Review and evaluate writer applicant samples and tests to recommend hiring to company's HR

Private Clients

Freelance Researcher and Writer
2010.11 - Current (13 years & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Gather and organize historical and genealogical information for research purposes
  • Carry out research for local history projects, including archival primary research in city, county, state, and national records
  • Employ extensive analytical skills and critical thinking to create models of historical community and familial relationships
  • Write biographical profiles and historical narratives

Reinhardt University

Professor of Communication & Media Studies
1999.08 - 2021.08 (22 years)

Job overview

  • Engaged students through interactive, hands-on pedagogy in supportive learning environments to maximize student learning
  • Taught courses in Journalism, Feature Writing, Storytelling, Intercultural Communication, Media & Culture, Film/Television Studies, Media Theories, Museum Studies, Transmedia Storytelling
  • Served as Department Chair, Director of International Studies; directed four summer study abroad programs in Europe; participant in Fulbright-Hays 2005 grant for study in China; supervised student internships and student news platform
  • Developed an international reputation as a noted scholar of historical television studies and the interdisciplinary study of indigenous media

Robert Morris University

Assistant Professor of Communication
1996.08 - 1999.05 (2 years & 9 months)

Job overview

  • Taught courses in Professional Writing and Communication, Intercultural Communication, Public Speaking
  • Served as onsite Program Director for a Semester Abroad program, The University of Southern Europe in Monaco, 1997

Girl Scouts Of Western North Carolina (Pisgah)

Public Relations Director
1986.03 - 1988.08 (2 years & 5 months)

Job overview

  • Developed and promoted corporate brand, images and identity to media and public
  • Produced and distributed internal and external communications
  • Edited and reviewed marketing materials and documents for brand accuracy


Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, WI

Ph.D. from Communication Arts (Media Studies)
05.1996

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, NC

Master of Arts from Radio, TV & Motion Pictures

University of Texas At Austin , Austin, TX

Master of Arts from Anthropology

Bryn Mawr College , Bryn Mawr, PA

Bachelor of Arts from Anthropology

Accomplishments

    Edited and published one academic book:
    Global Indigenous Media: Cultures, Poetics, and Politics (Duke University Press, 2008)

    Wrote and published 35 academic articles

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