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Content Director | Writer | Editor | YMYL | 50+ | I Build Systems and Do the Work If you want someone who does more than talk strategy and hand you a plan, I do the work. I fix all of that. And then I stick around to make sure it keeps working. Content operations and editorial systems If you have multiple websites, a team, and no clear process holding it together, that is exactly what I fix. I build the workflows, write the instructions your team can use, review the work, and help projects not fall through the cracks, without you chasing anyone. I manage the team too, including hiring, onboarding, payments, feedback, and retention. You get a running operation, not just a strategy document. Content that gets found on Google and in AI search When someone searches on Google, asks ChatGPT, or reads a Google AI-generated answer, your content needs to show up in those results. That does not happen by accident. I structure content so it gets cited and surfaced by AI search tools, identify where your content is being passed over and why, turn underperforming pages into traffic and visibility drivers, and build the connected topic structure that search engines and AI tools reward. If your content is not showing up in AI-generated answers in your industry, that is a gap your competitors will fill first. Health, legal, financial, and other high-trust content Some industries have to meet a much higher standard. One wrong fact in health or financial content is not just an embarrassment; it can cause real harm and real liability. I have spent years building editorial systems for businesses in these categories, including addiction treatment, healthcare, elder care, financial services, legal, and education. I know what it takes to produce content that meets those standards at scale, including building medical review workflows and compliance-aware editorial processes. The 50-plus market Adults over 50 control more than half of US consumer spending, and most marketing either ignores them or gets the tone completely wrong. I specialize in reaching this audience. I bring both professional experience and personal perspective to this work, and that combination is hard to find. I do the work I am not a consultant who hands you a plan and disappears. When I say I build systems, I mean I build them, brief by brief, workflow by workflow. When I say I manage the team, I mean I am in the contracts, reviewing the drafts, processing the payments, and sending the feedback. Strategy without execution is just an expensive opinion. I bring both. Industries Health and high-trust: healthcare, emerging medical research, veterinary, addiction treatment and rehab, senior services, elder care, legal, financial services, cybersecurity, education, nonprofits, faith-based organizations Luxury and premium: high-end events, beauty, spas, yachts, exotic car rentals, premium products and services Creative and entertainment: musicians, artists, producers, comedians Events and experiences: farm parties and events, birthday events, pony rides and mobile petting zoos, carriage rides, corporate events, weddings, mobile entertainment Home, property, and trades: real estate, commercial development, property management, home remodeling, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, cleaning services, moving and relocation, specialty lighting Industrial and automotive: steel, oil, manufacturing, supply chain, transportation, logistics, automotive, tire shops, car washes Travel and local: tourism, bus tours, city guides, hospitality Pet industry: veterinary, pet retail, grooming, boarding Digital and e-commerce: direct-to-consumer brands, online courses, web publishing, crypto, blockchain Also: agriculture, fitness and wellness, CBD, cannabis, marketing agencies, and startups across sectors From first-time entrepreneurs to large companies managing international content operations. Extensive agency work under NDA in New York City, Nashville, Houston, and Columbus. I serve as Director of Editorial and Content Operations for Pacific Shores Research Group, a digital publishing company with a portfolio of healthcare and higher education websites. I also serve as Director of Content Strategy and Operations for Sweet Sixtee, a national luxury brand dedicated to reimagining how women experience turning 60. Additional active engagements include FR Let's Talk and Literally Magazine, a teen media brand covering podcast and print, and Dogs Reign, a personal brand I am building in my spare time around dogs and the human experience of healing, because everyone is recovering from something, whether that is grief, loss, a hard season, a health battle, or simply the weight of being human. If your content is not performing, your competitors are showing up in AI search, and you are not, or your operation is growing faster than the systems behind it, that is the conversation I am built for. Let's fix it.

For 32 years, I worked in educational and academic publishing, first as a content editor for Harcourt Brace and Holt, Rinehart and Winston and then as Vice President and Director of Humanities for McGraw-Hill Education. In that role, I oversaw publication of all humanities projects and ensured that MHE rose to become the leading humanities publisher. • In 2014, I left MHE to return to my first love--hands-on editing. • I have worked for a variety of clients, including MHE, Contentra Technologies, The Today Foundation, and MDPI, an open-access publisher of international academic, scientific, and professional journals. • I am equally comfortable with developmental editing, line editing, and copy editing and have a great love of and respect for the English language. • I hold a B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Washington and Lee University, with a double major in history and communications and an M.S. in Education, summa cum laude, with an emphasis on instructional design, from Northern Illinois University. • Having so much editorial experience, I am naturally experienced with CMS, ACS, MLA, AMA, and APA styles. While I do not have the latest iteration of each memorized, I know where to look to find the answers quickly. • I have worked in a variety of CMSs, including Habitat, InCopy, InDesign, and LaTex. • I believe that active communication is key when undertaking a project. Keeping all stakeholders informed effectively deals with small issues before they become major ones and streamlines product development.

I have worked in several areas of the publishing realm, including newspaper copyediting, magazine writing, literary agency and publishing house internships, ghostwriting, freelance editing, and proofreading for a business and marketing research company. I've also worked with local authors on their novels for publication. I tend to work on a fixed-price basis instead of hourly for editing, and I work on an hourly basis for formatting. There is nothing more pleasing to me than a stack of (digital) paper filled with errors waiting for correction. I am especially interested in editing long-form works of fiction and memoir. If you need formatting for Kindle Direct Publishing, I can format your Word file and create the layout for your eBook (minus cover design) using Kindle Create. Need to "humanize" your AI content? I can do that, too. This would fall under line editing, and I can offer you a quote based on word count. Please note before contacting me that I prefer to communicate solely through Upwork messaging, and I do not do voice calls. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!

Do you have an idea for a novel and need some help bringing it to life? Have you written a book and need assistance editing and packaging it to begin moving forward with the querying or publishing process? Do you need to consult someone on your character worksheets and plot outlines so you can finally feel ready to take on the writing process? Well, look no further! I am a skilled ghostwriter, editor, and consultant with a track record of successfully helping aspiring authors bring their ideas to life. If you need a ghostwriter, let's get started. Whether you have the bones of the story and just need someone to translate it to paper, or if you have a list of tropes and need someone to come up with the characters, world, and plot - I'm your gal! I will work diligently to deliver compelling narratives that will have your readers hooked from the very first page. If you're looking for a consultant or an editor, then I've got you there as well! It doesn't matter if you're stuck toiling over characters and outlines or if your manuscript is complete and you feel ready to turn it over to someone else to give it a final polish - you and I will work together to perfect the masterpiece that is your novel. I provide services that begin before your writing even starts, all the way through to your developmental and line editing stages. With my expertise and your ideas, I truly believe that we can create something magical. So, what do you say? Are you ready to turn your dreams of becoming an author into a reality? Because I sure am ready to help you!

I'm a professional copywriter, SEO content writer, and Squarespace web designer. I combine creative storytelling and research-based SEO strategies to create discoverable, click-worthy, high-conversion content for small to mid-sized businesses. Leave your keyword research needs and blog content planning to me! Ask me about my expertise as a content writer and copywriter for niches like: -Mental health + psychology + couples counseling -Personal finance + technology + SaaS -Clean beauty + nontoxic living -K-12 education + curriculum development I offer: -Blog content + management (everything from content planning and writing to posting!) -Website copywriting -Website design -Social media content (I offer beautiful, on-brand graphics in addition to optimized caption copy!) -Copyediting & proofreading -Keyword research -SEO website audits (up to 500 pages) I will: -Help you post fresh, SEO-friendly blog content CONSISTENTLY! -Research your competition and get to know your unique industry and audience segments. -Research and select high-impact, long-tail keywords that will build authority and drive targeted traffic. -Design a content strategy that helps you build powerful content clusters. -Write 100% insightful, data-driven, and creative content or persuasive copy people will actually enjoy reading. -Capture and refine your unique brand voice to bring your products and services to life. -Bring your brand vision to life with a stunning, optimized web design You can expect: ✔ Perfect score on Grammarly ✔ High interest copy ✔ SEO-optimization (if relevant) ✔Professionalism Please—explore my portfolio and get in touch. -Amanda

I'm a writer and editor with experience in content creation, editing, proofreading, writing and publishing media materials as well as curating both long and short-form copy from an idea all the way to final, ready-to-post content. I'm experienced with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and as a writer and editor I am familiar with multiple style guides including MLA, Chicago and AP style. I speak, read, and understand conversational Italian and am also able to read and understand basic Spanish. I have experience editing and proofreading English-second-language texts and have light translation experience. I'm experienced with various content management systems (CMS) as well as Wordpress and have acted as a social media manager for various brands, posting daily on multiple platforms for four accounts simultaneously.