CHRISTINE BAILEY140 Wilhour Rd. Elizabethville PA 17023 ̈ (717) 653-0574 ̈ christinebailey0623@gmail.com

ProfileAward-winning, Freelance Content Strategist, Editor, and educational Non-Profit Founder with 25+ years of extensive writing experience; seeking career position with additional technical training to enhance creative experience. Strengths include SEO, research, creative marketing strategies in print and multimedia, social media, and composing creative and technical content. Proven sales, success and readership. Operates with strong sense of urgency, prioritization and consistency, ensuring timely completion of projects and adherence to deadlines, on-site or via remote location.

¨ Proficient in SEO, CMS and utilization of social media platforms for marketing strategies.¨ Demonstrates exemplary leadership in office management and project supervision.¨ Writing/illustrating award-winning creative fiction and non-fiction print and multimedia.¨ Research in diversity and multicultural content and training. ¨ Adept at collaborating and articulating complex concepts for various levels of

understanding.

Professional ExperienceWrite for Life Founder, Director and Lead Editor 2008-Present

¨ Founder: Non-Profit Organization and comprehensive teaching and writing curriculum.¨ Author: Write for Life, an educational textbook and training manual. (EDP: May 2018).¨ Creating marketing content for local businesses, journals and newspapers.¨ Authoring, publishing and illustrating over twelve children’s books. ¨ Editing, copywriting, and revising student projects for learning and opportunities.¨ Utilizing variety of multi-media platforms for professional marketing campaigns.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Environmental Service Technician 2006-2008 ¨ Supervising the care and maintenance of external campus buildings (ARF, Sports Med, etc).¨ Managing time-sensitive, government regulated, union projects with stringent deadlines.¨ Inventory, scheduling, reporting to director and distribution of services.¨ Collaborating content, concerns, priorities, tasks and problem resolutions with directors.

Pennsylvania State University Student, Research Assistant, Thesis Writer 2006-2010¨ Composed Lily White, Thesis, under close supervision of Board of Directors. May 2010.¨ Writing Colloquium: under guidance and advisement from Honor’s Program Director.¨ Student Teaching upon successful completion of Praxis I: Under supervision of PSU.¨ Assisting program directors and university instructors with editing curriculum and text materials for

class instruction and publication.¨ Speech writing for professional seminars and speaking engagements.

Midlantic National Bank Bank Teller, Manager in Training 1993-1998¨ Assisting clients with variety of banking services, loan products/counseling, applications, and

transactions.¨ Participating in office management training and corporate account management.¨ Product sales exceeded monthly projections, earning bonuses and promotion. ¨ Proven sales record and promotional selling, including credit and loan applications.

Education

Pennsylvania State University 2006-2010¨ B.A. Humanities. English Literature. GPA: 3.75. ¨ Schreyer’s Honor’s Program.¨ Dean’s List.¨ Capital College Honor’s Program Certificate.

Harrisburg Area Community College 2004-2006¨ A.A. General Studies. GPA: 3.84.¨ Dean’s List.¨ Phi Theta Kappa.

Technical CompetenciesTraining in various software applications and functional knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Intuit, Screenwriter Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop. Proficient in Mac and Windows .

***List of professional publications, transcripts, additional experience, writing samples and manuscripts available upon request.***