Re: Experienced Web Copywriter
Subject: Re: Experienced Web Copywriter
From: "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 5/6/08, 13:09
To: info@illuminataglobal.com

Josh-

Thanks for getting back to me. Most of the text on the site - and particularly those portions falling under the "Presentation Skills," "Business Writing," and "Executive Coaching" sections - could use some re-writing, if only to professionalize the language a bit and thus hopefully make the overall message more attractive to your target demographic. This isn't to say that I'd pepper the text with unnecessary corporate speak or anything like that; it's mostly a matter of re-structuring sentences so that everything will read more smoothly.

I would charge $275 for a top-down revision of all the site text, and I could complete this by the end of the work week.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,

Barrett Brown

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 7:30 AM, <info@illuminataglobal.com> wrote:

Hi Barrett,

Can you take a look at our site and let me know your thoughts, and perhaps an estimate of the cost involved?

http://www.igskills.com

Thanks,

Josh





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Sir-

I understand that you're looking for a writer to handle web content for your public speaking training firm, and I'd like to be considered. I've pasted my resume below.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown

BARRETT BROWN__ 512-560-2302 barriticus@gmail.com


Copywriter/ Feature Columnist/ Contributing Editor/ Book Author

With focus on political satire, policy analysis and contemporary humor.

Published Work/ Freelance Media Experience:

PoliticalBase.com – Created content and served as paid blogger for online political news start-up founded by former CNET owners. 2007-2008.

Fox Business Channel, Yahoo, Minyanville.com – Writer on freelance creative team for animated humor series Minyanville, which aired on Fox Business Channel's Happy Hour program as well as on Yahoo Finance. 2007

The Onion A/V Club -Freelance copywriting for The Onion's features department. 2006-2008.

Sterling and Ross Publishers – Authored nonfiction book of political humor, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, released in March 2007. Book received praise from Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, Rolling Stone, Skeptic, Air America Radio, Huffington Post, others.

Anglesey Interactive, Inc. – Produced online marketing collateral (web text, press releases, etc.) in support of firm's "Riight.com" integrated search engine in June 2007; have continued to engage in blogging for the site from January 2008 forward.

Dining Out - Feature writing for national restaurant publication. 2006-2008

National Lampoon- Occasional contributor; past features included "Pick-Up Lines That Don't Seem to Work," "Craig's Conspiracy Corner," "A Guide to Dealing with Housecats," more. 2003 - 2006

Evote.com- Weekly columnist and feature writer for political analysis site from October 2004 to November 2005.

AOL CityGuide - Web content writer from 2000 to 2004 – Researched/ created coverage of event and entertainment venues. Served as regional correspondent for Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Houston and Little Rock markets.

Additional magazine work- Ongoing, have contributed feature articles from serious political commentary to humor pieces to children's recreational activity coverage to fine dining overviews for outlets including business-to-business publications Pizza Today, Club Systems International, Dallas Market Center, D.C.-based public policy journal Toward Freedom, London-based public policy journalFree Life, humor magazine Jest, regional publications The Met, Austin Monthly,Dallas Child, Oui,literary journal Swans, dozens more.

Additional writing projects - Created both print and online marketing collateral for New York tech start-up Organic Motion, Inc. Researched and wrote entertainment/dining/venue content for Dallas ad agency Avacataand clients' marketing collateral, including that of luxury resort real estate firm. Have created marketing copy for Verizonvia Dallas ad agency Sullivan Perkins, produced website copy for design firm NPCreate.com, provided public relations pieces for Texas energy company EBS and Dallas real estate firm Dunhill Partners, more.

Education:

1999 - 2003 University of Texas at Austin, College of Communications





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