Hello! I'm Kevin
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I'm a professional writer who learned his craft over five years in the daily grind of journalism. I have experience in a wide variety of writing, including daily news, features, op-eds, long-form reports, business advertorials, copywriting and technical writing. I've been published in The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Sun and The Montreal Gazette, among many other publications. Click this yellow button to see samples of my writing:
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What I can do for you:
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♦ Write clear, compelling copy for your business
♦ Help define your message and voice
♦ Save you the time and headache of having to write sentences, paragraphs and pages
♦ Make sure your copy is free of embarrassing grammatical blunders
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EXPERIENCE
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SINCE MAY 29
Content Writer/Copy Writer
​SMARTBE WEALTH, CALGARY
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Writing the copy for this wealth management startup's new website
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Working with founders to develop narrative and philosophy
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Writing papers explaining important themes and concepts to investors and advisors
SINCE 2013
Freelance writing
Freelance features: Write freelance articles for various trade publications, such as Building Fort McMurray Magazine.
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Advertorials: Worked for Postmedia’s Content Works marketing company, writing conversion-oriented stories about businesses
Op-ed: Commentary has appeared in the Edmonton Sun, the Calgary Sun, the Montreal Gazette, the Dorchester Review and other publications
Long-form reporting/analysis: Past contributor to FrontLine Security, a publication for security professionals, military and first responders
November 2013-August 2018
Reporter
POSTMEDIA NETWORK
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Worked at newspapers in Mayerthorpe and later Grande Prairie, while also contributing to the Edmonton Sun
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Typically filed two 450-word stories a day while helping with editing, fact checking, website and social media
EDUCATION
2013
Post grad journalism certificate
2007
B.A., History and Political Science
LANGARA COLLEGE, VANCOUVER
MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL
SERVICES
COPYWRITING
If you need something written, I can deliver. My services include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Website content
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Blogs and articles
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E-newsletters
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Ad copy
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External marketing collateral, such as brochures
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Press releases
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Editorials and advertorials
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Editing content
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My basic rate for articles is $1 per word. Depending on how much research is involved in the article, there may be a further fee.
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