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Catherine Wargo Roberts is a writer and editor with experience in many fields such as pharmaceuticals, science, health, beauty and lifestyle.
Work Experience
Cobalt Communications/Senior Copywriter & Account Strategist, 2019-present
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Write copy for healthcare, science and technology clients
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Manage client accounts including communication, billing and estimating
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Ownership of all internal marketing efforts including blogs and social media
Chewy.com/Copywriter, 2019-present
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Write product marketing content and premium PDPs
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Work remotely with a team of editors and proofreaders on large-volume projects
TripAdvisor/Viator, Senior Copywriter, 2015-2019
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Copywriting and SEO optimization for products and attractions on Viator.com
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Test projects in unique content for TripAdvisor.com, Viator's parent company
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Project lead and author for Viator and TripAdvisor Attractions Style Guide and Unique Content Style Guide, distributed to all content creators
Temple University, Geography & Urban Studies Department, Editor, 2019-2020
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Editor for a multidisciplinary report examining the effects of green space and urban parks
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Collaborated with six academic authors and the William Penn Foundation to create a cohesive finished product
Scripted, Copyeditor, 2013
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Thorough top-level copyediting of work before submitting to the client for approval in a range of topics and fields
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Completing writing projects for varying clients in Lifestyle & Travel with a client satisfaction rating of 100
Daily Glow, Contributing Writer, 2013
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Write articles for a health and beauty web site that gets 1.5 million unique visitors per month
Switchback, Nonfiction Editor, 2012
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Oversaw all nonfiction content for the literary magazine for the MFA Program at the University of San Francisco
Beauty News LA, Contributing Writer, 2006
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Researched and published spa reviews and reported on spa trends
w cities.com, Writer and Translator, 2006
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Wrote and edited city guides and content for hundreds of destinations worldwide
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Translated content into Swedish and Portuguese
Skills
Excellent time management; never misses a deadline
Willingness to be edited, corrected, and switch directions
Open communicator
Propensity for high-volume projects or granular, technical assignments

Languages
Conversational Swedish
Terrible Portuguese
Can get into a conversation in Spanish but can't get out
Remembers one Italian word from high school: francobolli
Education
University of San Francisco
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Nonfiction
2010-2012
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Completed two full years of coursework in creative nonfiction
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Composed a book-length creative nonfiction masters thesis
Bread Loaf Writers Conference
Contributor
2012
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Studied and workshopped writing at an advanced level with author Patricia Hampl
Middlebury College
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
1999-2003
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Graduated Cum Laude with a major in Psychology and a Special Focus in Creative Writing
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Completed an undergraduate thesis in Creative Writing, a collection of travel stories called "o sweet spontaneous"
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Studied abroad at the University of Stockholm