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"As a leading business development team for science and technology enterprises nationwide, the Waverly Group recruits writers for some of the toughest assignments in industry. Josh Divine is one of the very best writers out there. He's a blazingly quick study on complex topics, incredibly versatile across every kind of subject matter, a sensitive collaborator, and has an amazing ability to create real marketing opportunities with strategic content development. We trust him with our toughest assignments." ---Dave Yates, VP, The Waverly Group "Josh Divine is a top performer in that new generation of writers and content developers who grew up living and breathing the Web. He can really take an assignment--any assignment--and run with it. He begins by collaborating with you to intuit just what your needs are. Then he develops content strategies and provides finished content that solves problems and creates opportunities you didn't know you had. He's really good and he's really fast at the same time." --DeAnna Kasich, CEO, Global Growth Marketing Great businesses need great writing. The proliferation of options on today’s global digital marketplace means that consumers face a more bewildering set of choices than ever before. Today’s consumer feels overwhelmed by information. Worst of all, much of this information is terrible. We’ve all seen how the “digital marketplace” can be full of garbage. Scams, bad information, misleading marketing, plagiarized content, and sloppy writing wait for consumers around every corner. In today’s environment, unique, compelling, informative, helpful written content stands out more than ever. Carefully crafted marketing messages drive sales. Genuinely helpful blog posts and articles get bookmarked and shared. Informative newsletters and emails earn subscriptions. Great writing is the differentiator your business needs. I would love to work with you to identify your goals, evaluate your target audience, and create custom written content that works for your enterprise, publication, or website. I am a full-time writer, researcher, editor, and marketing strategist with past professional experience as a proposal writer for a top IT services firm. I have a broad educational background including graduate level work in economics and law. Client satisfaction stands at the core of my business model as an independent writer. I am dedicated to the fluid communication and revision process necessary to ensure that my writing works for your enterprise. Useful writing can take many forms, but these areas represent my core services: - Website Content - Email Marketing - Newsletters - White Papers - Print and Digital Advertising - Blogging/Articles - Landing Pages - I take pride in being able to research and write on topics that are new to me; learning about new things is my favorite part of freelance writing! That said, some projects require genuine expertise. I have a strong existing knowledge base on the following topics: - Business/Finance - B2B Marketing - Technology/IT/Software/SaaS - Economics - Legal - Politics/Public Policy - Higher Education - Environment/Sustainability About Me: I’m a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and an avid fan of Cardinals Baseball, roots-rock music, and great pretzels. When I’m not writing, I love to read, especially about history, politics, and economics. I graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in Political Science in 2011. Like a lot of liberal arts graduates, I felt aimless. I knew I could write well. I knew I loved learning and helping people communicate their ideas. But I didn’t have the confidence or vision to turn those attributes into a career. So, like so many liberal arts graduates, I decided to go to law school. I prepared for the LSAT like my career depended on it, and ended up with a perfect score and full-ride scholarship to one of the best law schools in the world. I enjoyed my time in law school. I learned a lot, met tons of interesting people, and got a chance to polish my writing and research skills. But by the end of my first year, I was sure of one thing: I just didn’t want to be a lawyer. I wanted to learn how to make important ideas accessible to everyday people, not how to hide ideas within the rigid mechanics of the law. So, in May 2008, I made the hardest decision of my life. I left a full-ride scholarship at an Ivy League Law School to go out on my own. I had two objectives. First, to earn a living doing what I’m passionate about--writing--on my own terms. Second, to never stop learning. It was the best decision of my life. I continue learning every day (and, in fact, just graduated with a Masters Degree in Economics). And I get to do what I love: turn ideas into written content that is genuinely useful for clients and customers alike. I am currently accepting new clients.

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