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SPENCER HALL

SPENCER HALL

Mission Viejo,CA

Summary

Creative, results-oriented content specialist and editor with an administrative support background and particular interest in healthcare and real estate. Collaborative professional who enjoys working across an organization to deliver projects on time. Natural storyteller passionate about keeping up with trends and developing solutions.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Freelance Editor

Ranker
11.2023 - Current

Edit/rewrite list descriptions according to style guides and targeted keywords, assisted by AI tools.

Copywriter

Independent Contractor
01.2020 - 07.2023

Wrote client-side creative and business copy, including for American Specialty Health, Glidewell Dental, and American Writers and Artists Institute.

  • Projects include digital flyers, Facebook ads, Amazon and Magento product descriptions, real estate professional bios, press releases, and case studies.

Editorial Asst./Writer [Assoc. Commerce Editor]

Leaf Group, Ltd.
07.2020 - 06.2023

Collaborated with senior editor on affiliate marketing for online brands covering home goods and appliances, travel, and pets.

  • Managed 8-10 freelance writers on monthly budget of ~ $10k.
  • Wrote 2-4 product articles weekly, in addition to direct response copy for email newsletters and sequences.
  • Wrote three of our top five best-performing email newsletters, achieving typical open rates of 65-75% and click-through rates of 2-3.5%.

Associate Editor (Temp.)

TCWGlobal/Leaf Group, Ltd.
03.2019 - 07.2020

Supported content calendar planning and assigning and edited articles to improve readability and impact.

  • Copy-edited 240+ articles in health/wellness, lifestyle, and personal finance verticals.
  • Supported SEO/keyword strategy using SEMrush research tools and assigned topics to freelance writers.
  • Designed new website category taxonomies and recategorized over 60k articles.

Copywriter (Contract)

BrandRep, Inc
03.2019 - 04.2019

Wrote and edited landing page and service page copy for a marketing agency specializing in SEO that builds websites that rank high in SERP. Clients included those in the construction, landscaping, restaurant, golf, and printing industries.

  • Wrote/rewrote copy for 46 websites of small businesses using client briefs.
  • Incorporated SEO keywords into copy and wrote metadata descriptions.

Music Composer

United Khmer Students Of UCLA
01.2018 - 04.2018

Composed Disney-style original music and lyrics for an $18k musical production with an audience of over 530 people.


Content Supervisor

UCLA Course Reader Solutions
01.2017 - 02.2019

Maintained project management, editing, QA, and production operations for print and digital course readers in STEM, humanities, business, and law subjects.

  • Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines, including syllabi, TOC, assessments, rubrics, and bibliographies.
  • Liaised with faculty and department coordinators about course reader orders.
  • Produced over 350 course titles and developed streamlined content editing and production guidelines for editors
  • Reduced average course reader production time by 25% based on strategic work allocation and revised production guidelines.

Work-Study Administrative Assistant

UCLA Graduate Department of Economics
09.2016 - 09.2017

Maintained graduate department office and provided clerical services.

  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Conducted office inventory and ordered supplies.
  • Assembled high volume of exams for faculty.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
03.2018

Skills

    • AP and AMA style guides
    • SEO and Marketing Copywriting
    • Editing and Proofreading
    • Keyword Research
    • Content Development
      • Basic HTML5
      • Google Analytics
      • SEMrush
      • Adobe Acrobat, some InDesign
      • Iterable, some HubSpot

Certification

Customer Case Study Specialist, American Writers and Artists Institute – October 2021


Email Marketing Certificate, HubSpot Academy – August 2023

Timeline

Freelance Editor

Ranker
11.2023 - Current

Editorial Asst./Writer [Assoc. Commerce Editor]

Leaf Group, Ltd.
07.2020 - 06.2023

Copywriter

Independent Contractor
01.2020 - 07.2023

Associate Editor (Temp.)

TCWGlobal/Leaf Group, Ltd.
03.2019 - 07.2020

Copywriter (Contract)

BrandRep, Inc
03.2019 - 04.2019

Music Composer

United Khmer Students Of UCLA
01.2018 - 04.2018

Content Supervisor

UCLA Course Reader Solutions
01.2017 - 02.2019

Work-Study Administrative Assistant

UCLA Graduate Department of Economics
09.2016 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Arts - English

University of California, Los Angeles
SPENCER HALL