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Golf, reading, cooking, gardening, and fostering dogs.
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Sherrie McCollum

Copywriter
Edmond,OK

Summary

Results-driven Copywriter offering 7 years of client-focused service, project management, and business-generating content production. Skilled professional with core strengths in leadership and goal alignment across teams and external agencies. Proficient at cultivating and retaining key client relationships and business partnerships.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Copywriter

BEX Realty, LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
11.2017 - Current
  • Promoted in the first year of employment from inside Sales Concierge to copywriter.
  • Primary role was to create website content for company website to create maximum organic Google search engine placement
  • Developed copywriting department and hired 2 additional copywriters and 1 copy editor
  • Wrote advertising copy for online content, adhering to employers' overarching brand identity and personality.
  • Incorporated SEO keywords into copy to increase search result rankings, producing first-page organic search engine placement.
  • Played instrumental role in creative planning and collaborating with IT department to elevate quality of content and designs.
  • Prior to position as copywriter, my role with company was Sales Concierge.
  • Achieve daily 80 - 100 outbound calls working with proprietary CRM lead management database.
  • Qualify warm leads within 5 minutes of registration.
  • Reach out to registered website guests for follow-up to maintain client relationship.
  • Nurture leads, answer questions, adjust property search criteria, and provide helpful information.

Freelance Copywriter

Self Employed Writer
Boynton Beach, FL
01.2016 - 11.2017
  • Launched full-time SEO/Copywriting writing career in creating content for health and nutritional supplement company producing bi-weekly newsletter that focused on current nutrition and health-related topics.
  • Maintain blog posts for real estate agents and mortgage lenders.
  • Maximize SEO blog posts increasing page views by 35%.
  • Proofread and reviewed all print and electronic content for correct grammar and adherence to Chicago Manual of Style and AP Title case.
  • Update and maintain real estate agent's websites' reviewing and editing content including contact information, articles, and services.
  • Supported client projects from planning to on-time completion of quality deliverables
  • Collaborated with fellow writers in development of SEO content, maintaining consistency with brand marketing and message strategies

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Re/Max Direct & Waterfront Properties
Wellington, Jupiter, Florida
02.2013 - 01.2016
  • Real estate agent assisted over 30 clients per year buying, selling, or renting, primary and secondary homes.
  • Worked with investors in procuring multi-family units
  • Advised clients about market conditions, attended inspections, conducted walk-throughs, attended closings, farmed and marketed neighborhoods, negotiated purchase contracts, and provided guidance and assistance through entire buying and selling process.

Broker/Owner

Metro Brokers of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
04.2005 - 02.2013
  • Supervised 14 sales associates for Nichols Hills Branch.
  • Managed small boutique brokerage firm in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma.
  • Received honors for personal production as top producing agent with consistent production for five years of over 6M in sales.
  • Conducted monthly sales meetings, training, and reviewed agent marketing strategies
  • Developed sales training materials, and business plans, and assisted in creating marketing strategies for agents.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Journalism & Media Communications, Journalism

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

Skills

  • Dependable, consistently meets deadlines
  • Stellar Research Skills
  • Proficient in using INKforall/ all-in-one text editing solution tool that takes the guesswork out of SEO content creation
  • Ability to make complex topics simple
  • Skilled in SEO and keyword placement; headline creation, and content analytics
  • Skilled in the use of the Hemingway Editor; Copyscape and iThenticate Plagiarism checker; Grammarly, and Coschedule Headline Analyzer
  • Familiar with Hotjar/a product experience tool that gives insights of user experience and behavior analytics
  • Google Drive
  • Google Analytics
  • Remote working, independent, and self-monitoring
  • Collaboration
  • Troubleshooting
  • Article Writing
  • Content Curation
  • Associated Press (AP) Style

Accomplishments

Copywriting:

  • Created web content for a Florida based real estate company to maximize SEO organic position resulting in first-page placement in Google search engine. In light of these results, I headed the team in creating a department of content writers as the company expanded nationwide.
  • Consistently meet deadlines, achieve Key Performance Indicators, and earn monthly production bonuses.
  • Collaborate with IT team troubleshooting, and evaluating end user experience.

Brand strategy:

Completely revamped corporate image of a title company to include a redesign of brand image, logo, marketing materials, and interior design of corporate offices. The changes resulted in a 37% increase in revenues over an 8-month period. Crafted compelling bio's for numerous real estate agents that resulted in a minimum of 10% increase in listing inventory over a 12-month period.

Golf, reading, cooking, gardening, and fostering dogs.

I love playing golf and some of my best memories include playing with my son when he was growing up. In fact, there were a few times I was invited by my son and his friends to play while they were in college! As a writer I'm a avid reader, especially historical films. I research and fact check everything. In addition I love cooking and growing my own herbs, and a fostering dogs on behalf of women coming out of a domestic partner abuse.

Timeline

Copywriter

BEX Realty, LLC
11.2017 - Current

Freelance Copywriter

Self Employed Writer
01.2016 - 11.2017

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Re/Max Direct & Waterfront Properties
02.2013 - 01.2016

Broker/Owner

Metro Brokers of Oklahoma
04.2005 - 02.2013

Some College (No Degree) - Journalism & Media Communications, Journalism

Colorado State University
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