Marcom Editing and Writing

[Samples available ASAP]

Writer and editor, Netscape Communications (America Online), Corporate Marketing, Mountain View, CA, January 1998-November 2001 on a project basis.

• Writer and developmental editor, Corporate Marketing, May 2000-November 2001. Wrote e-mail promo copy for Instant Messenger, Netscape 6, WebCalendar, WebMail, and wrote e-newsletters for the affiliates program.
• Developmental editor, Client Marcom department, April-November 1998. Substantive editing or rewriting of customer success stories about implementation of Netscape's Web-based applications and Internet or enterprise software by major companies.
• Writer and developmental editor, Netscape Web site, January-June 1998. Interviewed co-inventors of industry-standard technology, such as JavaScript and LDAP, and wrote six profiles of published on Netscape's Web site as the "Innovators of the Net" series. Also substantive copyediting of "Intranet Executive" guest columns.

Newsletter editor, Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA, August-December 1999. (Also see Technical Editing.) Interim editor of CiscoLink channel newsletter in Worldwide Partner Marketing Communications. Developed editorial content and schedule, managed freelance writers and production of both print and Web versions. Collaborated with graphic designer and Web site producer, coordinated interdepartmental editorial board.

Copy editor, Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, CA, May 2001-December 2001. (Also see Technical Editing.) Assigned to the Technical Marketing content development group to work mainly on technical marketing white papers, but also worked for Professional Services as well as Field, Product, and Corporate Marketing frequently. For those marketing departments, I edited Web site copy, newsletters, trade show brochures and e-mail promotional messages for business audiences.

Also short-term marcom editing projects for these companies, 1995-2000, with details available upon request:

• GISTICS
• IBM's eBusiness group
• Intuit's QuickBooks division
• Oracle Corporation's Global Business consulting division
• Portera (now owned by Exigen)
• Siebel Systems