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Freelance, Paris, France
- Communications writer
2009 - maintenant
- Research, write, edit proofread and translate internal and external communications materials.
- Editorial coordinator for series of international business guides for investors.-
- Editorial contributor to internal magazine for a leading international public transport operator.
- Editorial contributor to the knowledge website for a leading international business school.
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INSEAD international business school, Fontainebleau
- Institutional Communications Manager
2007 - 2008
- Write, edit and proofread institutional brochures, newsletters, websites and presentations.
- Develop content for and write electronic newsletter from INSEAD Dean to 35,000 alumni worldwide.
- Organize, develop content for and manage presentations by Dean, other staff and faculty at quarterly meetings for 500 staff and faculty held simultaneously in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
- Develop content for and write online internal newsletter for staff and faculty.
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Dechert law firm, Paris
- Marketing communications manager/copywriter
2006 - 2007
- Manage English-language marketing communications for an international law firm with 20 offices and more than 800 lawyers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
- Coordinate communications activities across five European offices.
- Write and edit brochures, pitches, practice descriptions, office descriptions, attorney biographies, press releases, and manage website content.
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Freelance, Paris, France
- Communications writer
2003 - 2006
- Report, research, write and edit internal and external corporate communications materials including internal magazines, brochures, website articles, press releases, background papers.
- Clients include international, Paris-based corporations, including Alstom, Schlumberger, Air Liquide, Thales, GL Trade and Hachette Filipacchi
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InterAngle international communications agency, Paris
- Communications writer
1999 - 2003
- Write magazine articles, background papers, brochures, websites, case studies, newsletters and press releases, conduct video testimonials, supervise junior writers, work closely with graphics and press relations teams.
- Supervise and train junior writers.
- Clients include Alcatel, IBM, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Wavecom, and GL Trade.
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Berlitz etc
- English-language trainer, Paris, France
1995 - 1999
- Train business executives from international corporations in Paris, as well as high school students, media personalities and journalists, in English language, from beginner to advanced levels.
- Teaching centers include Berlitz, Nouvelles Frontières Langues, Centre de formation et de perfectionnement des journalistes, CEDHO.
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Costa Rica Today, San José, Costa Rica
- Tourism reporter
1994 - 1995
- Tourism reporter for a bi-weekly Spanish-English travel magazine specialized in Costa Rica tourism.
- Areas of coverage included hotels, restaurants, outdoor adventure, museums, in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
- Conduct interviews with government officials, hotel and restaurant owners, tourism operators, tourists; write and edit feature articles, take color photographs.
- Supervise and train junior writers.
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Harlingen Valley Morning Star, Texas, etc.
- Newspaper reporter
1990 - 1994
- Daily newspaper reporter for newspapers on the USA-Mexican border in South Texas and southern New Mexico.
- Areas of coverage include NAFTA, drug smuggling, immigration, healthcare, agriculture, city and county government, school boards, UFOs.
- Report and write news and feature articles, take black and white photographs.
- Series of articles on illegal immigrants working in agriculture led to federal investigation into local labor practices and won award for investigative reporting.
- Newspapers include Harlingen Valley Morning Star (Texas), Roswell Daily Record (New Mexico), and Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico).
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Schweppe, Doolittle, Krug, Tausend and Beezer law firm, etc., Seattle
- Legal assistant
1983 - 1988
- Assist attorneys prepare for major civil litigation.
