Claire Shefchik

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Social media marketing manager

Oyster Global Marketing Group

Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 (1 year 1 month)

- I created the role of senior writer for the BVI’s premier quarterly business publication, where I had primary responsibility for the content strategy - I expanded and deepened our coverage of financial services, travel and tourism, ensuring a consistent voice and vision from issue to issue, and liaised with advertisers, stakeholders and contributors to ensure quality and drive sales and growth

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Business editor - BVI Beacon

Oyster Global Marketing Group

Mar 2019 - Jan 2023 (3 years 11 months)

- I executed the revamp of the Beacon business content strategy by writing, aggregating and editing content across multiple channels using the WordPress CMS and ensuring rigorous standards, consistency and quality and a strong vision - Optimized content for SEO, resulting in a 1000 rise in clicks and overall engagement

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Senior writer - business BVI

Oyster Global Marketing Group

Sep 2017 - Jan 2023 (5 years 5 months)

- I drove the social media marketing strategy for BVI Arbitration Centre - Writing all copy and content on a variety of complex business and legal topics, ensuring consistency across social media, email campaigns, websites, brochures, white papers and press releases - Liaised personally with clients and stakeholders to keep information fresh My tenure led to a five-fold increase in attendance for our 3rd BVI Arbitration Conference and a 500 percent increase in social media engagement

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Features reporter

Pinnacle Media Ltd, formerly Cayman Free Press

Jan 2016

- As a feature reporter for the main newspaper in the islands - I conducted interviews with public figures on diverse topics including tourism, airports/travel, museums, arts and entertainment - Lending my world-class writing skills to the paper on a daily basis I produced everything to short press release rewrites and long-form journalism, filing 3-5 articles a day.

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Content marketing writer

Influence & Co

Nov 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 5 months)

- I developed and placed hundreds of actionable B2B blog posts, white papers, and web content for major travel and tourism clients like Expedia and American Airlines, and for placement in platforms such as Forbes, Entrepreneur and Ad Age - I synthesized complicated topics like business, travel, tech and startup culture to increase engagement across all platforms I developed and placed hundreds of actionable B2B blog posts, whitepapers, and web content for major travel and tourism clients like Expedia and American Airlines, and for placement in platforms such as Forbes, Entrepreneur and Ad Age. I synthesized complicated topics like business, travel and tech and startup culture to increase engagement across all platforms.

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Script reader

International Screenwriters Association

Jan 2014 - Aug 2016 (2 years 8 months)

- Provide full coverage for feature scripts, pilots and shorts of all genres - Provide thorough comments on character, plot, voice, tone, dialogue, theme and other elements - Turn around 5 scripts a week and make recommendations for contest judges in various contents, including ISA Fast Track and Table Read My Screenplay

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Editor

The Budget Fashionista

Apr 2012 - Nov 2012 (8 months)

- Edit and polish weekly blog posts on fashion, beauty and style on a budget

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Copy editor

How to Get the Man of Your Dreams

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)

- Edit 10-20 posts a month for content, grammar, spelling, and clarity using my knowledge of AP Style

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News writer

ThirdAge Media, LLC.

Jun 2011 - Jan 2012 (8 months)

- Writer for the Web's oldest, biggest and best Baby Boomer lifestyle site - Cover and digest breaking celebrity, political, and financial news in real-time, update to our CMS and utilize SEO to ensure prime placement in Web searches Writer for the Web's oldest, biggest and best Baby Boomer lifestyle site. Cover and digest breaking celebrity, political, and financial news in real-time, update to our CMS and utilize SEO to ensure prime placement in Web searches.

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Editor

Amnet Systems Private Ltd.

Jan 2011 - Apr 2012 (1 year 4 months)

Editor, proofreader and book doctor for a major international editing firm with high-profile clients, including Amazon.com CreateSpace. Specialize in literary fiction, thrillers, young adult, paranormal romance.

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Writer

ChiChi212

Aug 2009 - May 2010 (10 months)

Joined in the midst of Spring 2010 NYC Fashion Week, where I covered an average of two shows a day. Reported and photographed fashion-related book parties.

Fiction editor

Lumina

Aug 2008 - May 2009 (10 months)

- Managed a team of 10 graduate student readers, sorting through a lot over 150 fiction submissions for the 2009 issue of Lumina - Conducted publicity at New York publishing events like the Brooklyn Book Festival, resulting in a sales increase of 10% over last year

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Freelance Writer and Intern

Beyond Race Magazine

May 2008 - Jun 2010 (2 years 2 months)

Interviewed and profiled major music celebrities such as The Strokes and Peter, Bjorn and John, and wrote hundreds of reviews of new musical and artistic works in the New York area. Supported editorial staff by developing and enacting "street-team" marketing techniques and contributing to the weekly events calendar. Increased our MySpace profile to reach 10,000 friends.

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Editorial intern

Fine Print Literary Management

Feb 2008 - May 2008 (4 months)

- Read, evaluate and reject unsolicited manuscripts, independently recommend them to eight busy agents with diverse interests and demands - Reorganize 2,000 files into new streamlined filing system to minimize record retrieval time

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Blogger

Indichik.com

Jan 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 9 months)

- Love and snark about books and music - My credentials got me into cover CMJ and many, many shows; posted exclusive mp3s from bands and q&a's with artists - Blog currently on hiatus Love and snark about books and music. My credentials got me into cover CMJ and many, many shows; posted exclusive mp3s from bands and q&a's with artists. Blog currently on hiatus.

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Editorial intern

EPM Communications

Sep 2007 - Dec 2007 (4 months)

- Acted with team of interns to edit, fact-check and verify over 2,000 listings in the EPM Entertainment Marketing Sourcebook and Licensing Letter Sourcebook, using telephone, fax, and e-mail - Using independent judgment, I helped boost our return rate from three to six "ready to print" entries per hour

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Rater

Data Recognition Corporation

Mar 2007 - Jul 2007 (5 months)

- Accelerated processing and evaluation of student essay-writing assessments; led my team in number of reads, increasing output from 10,000 per day to an average of 13,000 per day

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Contributing writer

Various online and print publications

Jan 2007 - Jan 2023 (16 years 1 month)

The Washington Post Travel & Leisure Fodors Smarter Travel Business Insider The Huffington Post Cosmopolitan Atlas Obscura Town & Country Minneapolis Star Tribune St. Paul Pioneer Press Seattle Times Oyster Mental Floss Redbook Elle Time Out New York High Times The Budget Fashionista Misadventures Magazine XOJane Matador Network Pop Lyft Nameberry The Minnesota Women's Press Unhemmed/Combatant Gentleman USAToday.com Alister & Paine PopMatters AOL Spinner Gala The Faster Times Sky Publishers HyperInk Press Pitch, research and write everything from sexy personal essays, to feature articles on it-bands like the Strokes, to pithy listicles like "16 ways to experience the nautical tradition of the Netherlands." Edit, proofread, and polish articl

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Copy editor

Arizona Daily Wildcat

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006 (1 year)

- Worked alongside a team to fact check 5-10 articles per shift--news, sports, opinion and features - Edit and proofread for content, voice, clarity, grammar, usage and AP style - Work closely with reporters to clarify the intent of their articles; delve deep into sources to ensure we're publishing accurate news

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