I am a freelance business writer and editor, residing in Metro Vancouver. I have experience writing for corporate clients, small to medium sized businesses, political campaigns, and non-profits.
I also worked with a provincial crown corporation for 16 years, including writing & editing at the executive and government level, and working with escalated customer service issues, before moving to the recruitment & selection department. I have experience with writing, coaching, and conducting behavioural & skill-based interviews, and writing corresponding recruitment advertising copy and internal web content. In the world of KSA, competencies are my passion!
A graduate of UBC with a BA in English Literature, I am also an alumni with SFU through the Writing and Publishing Program, and hold certificates in Editing, Publishing, and Business Writing, Marketing Communications and Public Relations.
I am excited to be working with business and non-profit organizations, and look forward to meeting you and working with you to meet your writing, editing and HR needs.
Member: Editors Association of Canada (EAC) http://www.editors.ca
Member: VSO; the Vancouver Art Gallery; the Vancouver Aquarium
Charter Member: savethefrogs.com – extinction crisis awareness
Participant: Philosophers’ Café, SFU – Jun 2008-present
Member: private writers’ group, North Vancouver – Feb 2012-present
Member: private writers’ group, North Vancouver – Apr 2008-Dec 2009
Corporate & Business
Writing & Editing Experience – HR Deliverables – Web Content Development
Business writing
project reports, briefing notes, staff development plans, customer communications, profile & executive correspondence with strict adherence to government writing & correspondence standards, manuals for online and print, editing & re-writing annual reports, and creating communications tools & style sheets.
HR specialties
focus on competencies, as applied to staff coaching & development, career planning, performance management, recruitment & selection, and writing HR-specific web content; experience through the complete recruitment & selection process, including developing job descriptions, copywriting & editing recruitment advertising, sourcing, interview design & management training, conducting & recording behavioural interviews, candidate on-boarding materials, and writing management reports.
Web content
corporate organizational content development and editing, program information & descriptions, site maintenance using WordPress® tools and Adobe® Contribute®, staff information, communication tools, effective development of links & resource lists, organizational history, online manuals, blogging with WordPress®, and applying social media options, such as Twitter®, Facebook®, and Pinterest®.
Still need to know more? Please contact me – I am happy to share!
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