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Seth Ellison

Ivyland,United States

Summary

Highly versatile writer with over 12 years of experience across diverse industries, including SEO, medical, education, trade associations, and retail. Proficient in onsite, hybrid, and remote work settings, I have served as a writer and editor for the world's leading educational testing company and the top kitchen and bath association. I excel in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including writers, proofreaders, coders, UX designers, and graphic artists.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Webpage Writer and Editor

E2M Solutions
08.2024 - Current

(Part Time Contact Position)


  • Create engaging, SEO-optimized web copy for diverse clients, enhancing online visibility and driving user engagement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive content strategies that align with client goals and brand messaging.
  • Conducts thorough keyword research and implements best SEO practices, resulting in improved search rankings and organic traffic growth.
  • Delivered high-quality content under tight deadlines while maintaining a consistent brand voice across various digital platforms.

Medical Insurance Communications Specialist

Elevance Health
07.2023 - Current

(Contract Position)


  • Thoroughly analyzes critical healthcare content, meticulously editing as necessary to adhere to style guidelines and adjusting layout to precise printing specifications
  • Addressing and resolving issues by collaborating between business owners, IT developers, publishers, project managers, computer engineers, and fellow analysts to ensure technical solutions meet business needs within demanding time frames
  • Performs meticulous content testing to detect errors, subsequently refining content according to business feedback and requirements
  • Utilizes a range of tools to assemble template layouts, conduct thorough content testing, organize file placement, and maintain comprehensive project documentation.

Digital Editor

National Kitchen and Bath Association
10.2022 - 06.2023
  • Developed and edited content that supported the association as an industry leader, which included website pages, weekly newsletters, magazine publications, email campaigns, scripts, interviews, and social media posts
  • Helped to develop standards, processes, and tools to drive greater efficiency in how we worked and operated as a cross-functional team
  • Worked on the ground, covering KBIS in Las Vegas: North America's largest trade show
  • Created and managed a weekly content calendar that was approved by the marketing manager
  • Was a steward of best practices for online and printed content.

Web Writer and Editor

Educational Testing Service
02.2016 - 01.2023
  • Worked closely and strategically coordinated with a large team of web writers, proofreaders, website coders, graphic designers, and marketers
  • Wrote and edited many webpages for www.ets.org, the world's #1 educational testing company
  • Devised linking strategies that connected website pages within the home website and to ETS affiliates
  • Wrote eblasts, built microsites, created SEO metadata and solely managed ePubs requests for over 2 years, which consisted of critical and time-sensitive changes to the site.

Content Writer and Editor

Smart Mark
11.2015 - 02.2016
  • Solely in charge of the company's content, including the main website, marketing research questionnaires, company emails, etc
  • Editor-and-chief for the Smart Mark Chronicle, an online and printed news outlet
  • Selected and coordinated with over two dozen writers and edited their submissions to The Smart Mark Chronicle
  • Worked in conjunction with the social media specialist to tackle media-based issues for the company.

Web Content Writer

Fashion Digital
09.2015 - 11.2015

(Contract Position)


  • Wrote high-quality content for the interior pages of the company's primary website
  • Interviewed fashion e-commerce executives and marketing retailers for pieces
  • Used SEO and marketing tactics to increase the visitor rate to the Fashion Digital website and improve conversions
  • Wrote e-blasts, press releases and entered content into Wordpress for publishing.

Content Strategist

Kennedy Health Hospital
06.2015 - 09.2015

(Contract Position)


  • Wrote, edited and proofread all original content on the hospital's website, spanning over thirty different medical departments
  • Advanced the business goals of the hospital by maximizing by strategically targeting content to a specific audience
  • Analyzed the competition and the marketing weak points of the existing content to make suggestions and changes for optimal improvement
  • Used SEO and marketing strategies to ensure more clients visit their website
  • Spoke and collaborated with the representatives of many departments within the hospital and the marketing department.

SEO Web Content Writer

JSA Interactive
05.2014 - 06.2015
  • Conceptual development, copywriting, proofreading and editing for a diverse array of companies
  • Use SEO techniques and advanced keyword research strategies for maximum exposure
  • Worked in coordination with other copywriters, web designers and programmers
  • Wrote monthly revenue-generating blogs for various companies
  • Performed online reputation management for several high-profile clients.

Copywriter

Laudisi Distribution Group and Smokingpipes.com
02.2013 - 05.2014
  • Boosted sales through well-written product descriptions
  • Wrote a weekly newsletter that was distributed to approximately 50,000 subscribers
  • Wrote lengthy blogs, some of which required ample research to execute
  • Edited and refined the written content produced by my fellow writers and showed an exceptional capacity for teamwork
  • Was solely responsible for proofreading the company's main website.

Education

Master of Arts -

The University of The Arts
Philadelphia, PA
01.2012

Bachelor of Arts -

Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA
01.2009

Concord University
Athens, WV
01.2003

Skills

  • Content Creation
  • SEO Strategies
  • Idea Brainstorming
  • AP and Chicago Style
  • Editing
  • Project Management
  • Creative Collaboration
  • Strong research skills
  • Proofreading

Additional Information

I am currently engaged in full-time contract work as a Communications Specialist for Elevance Health and part-time contract work as a Web Copywriter for E2M Solutions. My goal is to transition from these positions to a full-time role or long-term contract with a single organization, where I can contribute more significantly to its success.

Software

PC and Mac operating systems

Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint

Google Keyword Planner

Google Analytics

Google Docs, Google Sheets

Wordpress

AI writing programs

Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and PaintShop Pro

Keynote

Wrike, Asana, Tidal, Jira

SQL

Macess Suite

Timeline

Webpage Writer and Editor

E2M Solutions
08.2024 - Current

Medical Insurance Communications Specialist

Elevance Health
07.2023 - Current

Digital Editor

National Kitchen and Bath Association
10.2022 - 06.2023

Web Writer and Editor

Educational Testing Service
02.2016 - 01.2023

Content Writer and Editor

Smart Mark
11.2015 - 02.2016

Web Content Writer

Fashion Digital
09.2015 - 11.2015

Content Strategist

Kennedy Health Hospital
06.2015 - 09.2015

SEO Web Content Writer

JSA Interactive
05.2014 - 06.2015

Copywriter

Laudisi Distribution Group and Smokingpipes.com
02.2013 - 05.2014

Master of Arts -

The University of The Arts

Bachelor of Arts -

Savannah College of Art And Design

Concord University
Seth Ellison
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