Freelance copywriting is a natural spin-off of years of work as a writer in various capacities in both the corporate and non-profit sectors.

 

I’ve most recently served as Project Manager for Mambo Media, an internet marketing development, management and consulting firm. Overseeing the website of a major client, I’ve written site content including articles, product descriptions, and banners. I’ve also developed creatives for emailers and sweepstakes including graphic layout along with taglines, content and product selection.

 

In the capacity of Grants & Sponsorships Manager for the Seattle Symphony, I wrote all grants – public and private –  among which were both corporate sponsorships and successful NEA grant requests for inaugural Symphony CD recordings that today number over 100.  I also contributed to newsletter content and worked closely with the marketing department in fulfilling sponsor requirements.

 

Also in the area of non-profit arts, as Development Director for Seattle’s former Bathhouse Theatre I developed the annual fund drive, writing direct fund appeals and follow-ups, grant requests and special event invites. And as Events Coordinator for the 1,100 seat Pantages Centre for the Performing Arts in Tacoma, WA, I oversaw contract negotiations, developed and wrote job descriptions, employee manuals and special event brochures, and managed design of all other printed collateral for the Center.

 

Other marketing experience has included that of Marketing Associate with the former San Francisco-based film animation production company Colossal Pictures. There my writing duties included press releases and packets, company bios, special event and promotional materials, royalty requests, and newsletters.

 

And those are just the copywriting and graphics related career highlights. Check out the side bar. Geographically, my endeavors have brought me from Seattle to San Francisco to New York and back to the West Coast again, where I currently reside in Lake Oswego, Oregon - just minutes from Portland.

also:

 

Some of the other things I’ve done or do...

 

Interior Décor Business:

high-end custom soft furnishings sewn for private homes and businesses

 

Professional Actor:

stage, film, commercial and print work

 

Visual Retail Display: prop build and installation work for major NYC retailers

 

Fashion Industry:

NYC Bryant Park fashion week and Anne Klein showroom dresser & rigger

 

 

I happen to feel that every one of these experiences makes me a better writer. Gives me more to draw on for you, the client.

Karla D. Smith

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