Copywriter, proofreader, copy editor, business blog writer, SEO writer, coach and consultant
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Copywriter/President at Evan Denbaum: Editor + Writer
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- Content Editor at World Wrestling Entertainment
- Sports Copy Editor at Connecticut Post
- Associate Editor at Sporting News
- Summer intern in Broadcasting & Hockey Operations at National Hockey League
- Education
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- University of Oregon
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Evan Denbaum’s Summary
I specialize in making copy as clear, concise, punchy and powerful as possible. I am a grammar expert who has been a professional journalist in fast-paced, deadline-oriented print and new media environments for a decade. I have been an editor for two newspapers, a nationally renowned magazine and a high-ranked entertainment Web site boasting 14 million unique visitors each month.
Simply put, I love to play with words and work with clients to make Web copy, print materials and business blogs better.
SERVICES
* Copywriting (Web site pages + print materials)
* Business blogging + SEO research/writing
* Proofreading + copy editing
* Ghostwriting + book editing
* Web site content leveraging + repurposing
* Press releases + newsletters (including Constant Contact)
* Content consulting + recommendation reports
* Interviews + queries/articles for publication
* Beat reporting + column writing
* Networking site profiles (LinkedIn, YELP) + social media (Facebook, Twitter)
* Classes + coaching (covering copywriting, self-help & healing)
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Professional, Macromedia Contribute, Mediasurface Morello, WordPress, Quark XPress, Adobe Pagemaker, NewsEdit Pro, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint/Keynote, BBEdit, Frontpage, HTML, proficient working on Mac OS X and Windows XP, AP Stylebook, The Chicago Manual of Style, creative writing tutor (students grade 4-12)
Evan Denbaum’s Specialties:
Copywriting & SEO for static Web pages, press releases, newsletters and blogs
"Ghostblogging" for business owners who don't have the time or inclination to write meaningful, consistent blog posts
Content consulting for Web sites and marketing materials
Proofreading Web sites and print materials for grammar and usage issues
Substantial editing/restructuring of larger documents and manuscripts
Evan Denbaum’s Experience
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Copywriter/President
Evan Denbaum: Editor + Writer
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
* Editor and copywriter who specializes in making print materials and Web site copy as clear, punchy and powerful as possible
* Grammar expert who proofreads with precise attention to detail
* Content consultant for companies in transition and Web site revamps
* Interviewer, ghostwriter and book editor for individuals with "a story to tell" -
Content Editor
World Wrestling Entertainment
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WWE; Entertainment industry)
July 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 11 months)
* Feature and recap writer for RAW Magazine, SmackDown Magazine and WWE.com — frequently interviewing celebrity-status wrestlers for online publication
*Content editor for WWE.com’s vast array of sections — managing multimedia content and leveraging copy to increase site dynamism and lengthen user stay
*Creator, writer and editor of WWE Fantasy (wrestling equivalent of fantasy football), including devising the statistics-based scoring system and intricate rules structure
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Sports Copy Editor
Connecticut Post
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
November 2002 — July 2004 (1 year 9 months)
* Nightly slot and section editor (newspaper circulation 85,000; four regional editions)
* Duties required headline writing, the editing of all sports stories, design and layout (in Quark) of the section’s front page and/or inside pages on extremely tight deadlines.
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Associate Editor
Sporting News
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
July 2000 — May 2001 (11 months)
* Content editor and feature writer for SportingNews.com and The Sporting News magazine (America's oldest sports publication; circulation 700,000 with 3.98 million weekly readers)
*Scriptwriter of game previews for NHL broadcasters, each week covering 14 teams
*Full-time intern from April-July 2000; duties included editing online copy and writing highlights for TSN’s Pro Football Guide (a 412-page book) -
Summer intern in Broadcasting & Hockey Operations
National Hockey League
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Sports industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
* Youngest employee ever hired
* Coordinated projects with the broadcasting directors of all 26 NHL teams
Evan Denbaum’s Education
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University of Oregon
B.A. , Journalism & Communication; English , 1995 — 1999
Additional Information
Evan Denbaum’s Websites:
Evan Denbaum’s Interests:
SEO, business blogs, Dayan Qigong, Option Process Dialogues, spotting coincidences, meditation, reading, writing, film, music, domestic politics, hockey
Evan Denbaum’s Groups:
BNI International, Sustainable Business Alliance (of California's East Bay)
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Bay Area Small Business
Evan Denbaum’s Honors:
* The Dodd Scholarship, The Lucian Arant Award and Arant Scholarship, The Pasero Scholarship
* School of Journalism/Communication Dean’s List, University Dean’s List, The Kappa Tau Alpha Honors Society
* First Place: The Hartford Courant Newspaper in Education Competition (Columnist); Second Place: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Newspaper Contest (Best Section); National News Pacemaker Award, Gold Crown Award
Evan Denbaum’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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