Wells Fargo's Web site

Experience:


October 2000 - present

Wells Fargo Enterprise Internet Services, San Francisco, CA

Writer, editor

Projects include:

developing and maintaining editorial style guide.

Editing 100+ articles for Wells Fargo Investment and Education Resource Centers. Made copy Web-friendly and in line with style guide. Managing content and writing new articles for the Retirement Resource Center and the Education center.

Writing help text, demo screens, and Web copy for the redesigned Bill Pay product.

Writing and editing promos and linking product pages weekly to run on the Wellsfargo.com home page.



March 1998 - October 2000

Xceed inc., Sausalito, CA

Copy editor, account assistant

Writing, editing, and creative development for corporate communications.

Projects include:

Copy editing for print and the Web

Writing video treatments and creative briefs

Designing and writing the company style guide

Maintaining client style sheets



Freelance assignments

January 1999 - Present



Pottery Barn Catalog, San Francisco, CA

Rug designer, copy writer



Splendora.com, San Francisco,

Copy editor



Lipstick-Ireland.com, Dublin, Ireland

Regular column writer



January 1998 - May 1998

U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Teaching assistant for American Poetry class



May 1993 - December 1997

Lemonheads, San Francisco, CA

Textile designer, floorcloth designer and painter



June 1987 - October 1989

DMB&B Advertising, Dublin, Ireland

Copy writer, art director



Skills

Familiar with Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook. Excellent proofreading skills. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.





Education:



May 1997

University of California, Berkeley, CA

B.A. in English literature, poetry emphasis



May 1989

College of Commerce, Dublin, Ireland

Diploma in Advertising



May 1987

Waterford Regional College, Waterford, Ireland

B.A. in graphic design



References available on request