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Could you have crossed paths with Jen Boyer earlier in life, saving yourself from dozens of late nights in front of a blank monitor? Here’s what Jen was up to before she came to your aid.

Professional experience

Jen Boyer                    Cleveland, Ohio

Writer, editor, marketing consultant

I’ve worked full-time as a freelance writer since February 2007, and did freelance work whenever it found me before that. Projects have included consumer education pieces about health-related topics, internal and external sales publications for a health insurance company and an international industrial manufacturing company, direct mail pieces for an architecture firm, website copy and rebranding for a law firm, technical writing for a point-of-sale system instruction manual, and articles published in various international trade magazines, as well as local weekly newspapers and regional magazines.

09/03-02/07     Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield       Mason, Ohio

Communications Specialist

Developed strategies and copy for marketing campaigns; wrote, laid out and managed weekly communications to internal and external audiences; coordinated crisis communications, working with teams throughout the company.

02/00-08/03     Design Forum                                        Dayton, Ohio

Marketing Communications Manager

Wrote and edited industry newsletter with international circulation of approximately 30,000 retail executives. Developed strategies and copy for advertising campaigns, including print and direct mail advertising. Wrote and edited in-house dealer newsletters for Audi, Honda, and Lexus. Wrote and edited facility standards manuals for Audi, Acura, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Porsche and McDonald’s; composed in-store communications for Jo-Ann Stores, Microsoft and Wild Oats.

02/97-04/99      ST Media Group                              Cincinnati, Ohio

Associate Editor

Wrote “From the Editor” column for monthly trade magazine on behalf of associate publisher and editor-in-chief. Wrote and edited numerous news and feature stories, including several cover stories. Composed speeches and correspondence on behalf of company executives.

Education

09/92-05/96              Anderson University              Anderson, Indiana

Bachelor of Arts in English, minor in writing

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