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This granted me significant experience working with client directives and product packaging, along with cross-team collaboration. I worked with project managers, editors, photo, and video teams to craft compelling, on-brand stories that focused on key messaging and deliverables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/562afc93-178e-45f2-a0a5-52f454ca0eb0/BravoCon+TRESEMME+.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/890a49d9-2d93-4c2c-9f6b-0faeb6d63d39/Screenshot+2026-03-25+3.58.34+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/e785ea0e-fe3f-4fee-86f4-b9dd4cf64003/Screenshot+2024-06-24+8.05.07+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/6db3533e-31fb-416c-af44-b0f352105c3c/Screenshot+2026-03-23+9.48.26+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/844b47d0-022a-4e62-9bb2-b92b965a44ea/Screenshot+2026-03-23+9.48.08+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/05357668-e5a2-4ed9-aed4-b8eb21a770ff/Bun+hawks.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/54a4c6cc-8e8c-476b-b435-1ebd16456699/Screenshot+2026-03-23+10.00.49+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing - Ted x Columbia College Chicago During the 2014-2015 year in graduate school, I served as the social media manager for that year’s Tedx event, The theme was “Creative Momemtum,” and I lead a team of students in the creative social campaign leading up to and covering the event, spearheading ideation, crafting copy, and sparking engagement on Facebook and X. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/1270a27d-bc8a-480a-9da8-b45906bc5a82/Screenshot+2024-06-19+7.36.04+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/1f4a9487-1627-4e69-8dfe-930b44ebfe43/Screenshot+2024-06-19+7.52.32+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/87cfdd58-9919-44a2-8c7e-ec0598f5ef81/Tedx+1.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/be4cc21a-f706-49e2-a51f-13f10bc1998d/Screenshot+2024-06-19+7.33.24+PM.png Copywriting/Marketing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/64dcd035-031d-43a7-9abd-6e2d5cbad9de/strive.png Copywriting/Marketing - Imagination Publishing In 2017, I worked as a contract copywriter for the creative marketing agency Imagination Publishing. In addition to writing copy for SunTrust Bank’s LinkedIn (now Truist), I also wrote ad hoc copy for the Sam’s Club intra-employee magazine, Strive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/db882f79-d1bf-446d-a462-d2c70d6c9e16/1830.jpg Copywriting/Marketing - Jamie Stein In 2024/25, I took on freelance copywriting/administrative/video reel editing work with Jamie Stein, whose eye-opening podcast, Deep Dive with Jamie Stein, and empathic work I greatly admire. On the left is a short form description I wrote for a recent episode. https://www.cynthia-cook.com/culture-editorial daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/43cf5d0e-98dc-4fff-b7c7-192a105b6eda/Screenshot+2026-03-22+9.24.02+PM.png Culture - The Passion of Scheana Shay The Passion of Scheana Shay | Jezebel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/bc9c681a-7e72-4e67-9316-951ec827eca8/Screenshot+2026-03-22+9.27.35+PM.png Culture - The Bucktown Bar Remedy, Chicago The Outline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a61a2a67131a594ea13ff15/2eda0b8d-4e89-4b24-814b-ea430235e996/Screenshot+2026-03-22+9.30.06+PM.png Culture - Emily in Paris Fashion Isn’t Realistic; Do We Care? 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