vanessa wells

technical writer

About

Technical writer for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Forest Resources, the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center at Mississippi State University. Editor of print and online components of four magazines local to the Jacksonville and Orlando markets. Communications Coordinator for national manufacturing company. Responsible for all internal and external communications including the development of several online educational modules in English and Spanish. Sole proposal writer for real estate acquisitions department. Proposals contributed to more than $40 million in direct sales. Energetic self-starter with several years of PR, marketing and communications experience. Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills with a well documented background of success.

Country

united states

City

mississippi

Industry

writing and editing

Skill

writing, crisis communications, social media, publications, public speaking, web content management, magazines, online marketing, content management, web content, press releases, media relations, event planning, blogging, brochures, feature articles, corporate communications, speech writing, photography, advertising, fundraising, community development, creative writing, editorial, facebook, internal communications, marketing, proposal writing, new business development, social networking, event management, nonprofits, editing, ap style, journalism, social media marketing, email marketing, content development, budgets, management, news writing, public relations, marketing communications, strategic communications, marketing strategy, copywriting, copy editing, publicity

Experience

editor and community manager

beson4

2009-11 - 2014-4 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Beson4 Media Group publishes five magazines: First Coast, Florida Doctor - Central and North Editions, HealthSource and Mature Matters. Managing editor for four magazines local to Northeast Florida: First Coast, HealthSource, Mature Matters and Florida Doctor – North. Managing editor for virtual magazine in Central Florida: Florida Doctor – Central edition. Community manager for company’s online brands.

national communications coordinator

saniglaze

2008-2 - 2009-10 · 1 yr 9 mos

Wrote and edited websites, case studies, articles, profiles, ads, brochures and whitepapers for national publications and tradeshows. Served as lead project manager for multifaceted online corporate training site. From concept to completion, partnered with local college to create an online corporate training center that encompassed several modules, resources and forums in both English and Spanish. Distributed company newsletter to 70 franchise companies across U.S. and Canada. Wrote and edited company newsletter as well as all corporate communication including letters, e-blasts, executive summaries and meeting reports. Engaged in several marketing tasks including creating sales and marketing presentations and event and budget planning. Events included sales and marketing workshops and conferences.

acquisitions

lifestyle

2004-9 - 2008-2 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Prepared and presented proposals to multifamily developers interested in hiring the company as the sales and marketing firm for their developments. Researched projects, evaluated collaborative data and wrote all proposals for company in 26 markets across six states. Involved in several conceptualization processes centered on obtaining new business and streamlining company processes. PR writer for new business development division, tracked PR schedule, liaised with external PR company and media contacts. Facilitated with revamp of company website. Helped create Corporate Communications policy and served as a team member on Corporate Communications team.

intern

kalliope a women's journal of art and literature

2002-9 - 2003-5 · 9 mos

Assisted in the production of the bi-annual publication

technical writer

mississippi state university

2014-5 - Present · 12 yrs 4 mos

Technical writer for Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Forest and Wildlife Research Center and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.