Billings, Montana Area
- Current
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- Independent writer at Metia
- Independent writer at John Clayton
- Past
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- technical writer at Taliant Software
- technical writer at Information Engineering
- research assistant at industrial economics
- Education
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- Williams College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
John Clayton’s Summary
I write and ghostwrite articles, white papers, case studies, reports, software manuals, training materials, and on-line Help functions. As a self-employed business writer, my clients have included Metia, A.T. Kearney, StoneRiver, IBM, EDS, Fiserv, Haystack Systems, and Harvard Business School publishing.
I am also a journalist, essayist, and author covering topics in the history, environment, literature, and community of the American West.
John Clayton’s Specialties:
case studies, white papers, ghostwriting, narrative nonfiction
John Clayton’s Experience
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Independent writer
Metia
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
I write case studies, white papers, reports, interviews, and miscellaneous marketing materials, primarily for high-tech clients, as a contracting writer for the Metia group. I've written about industries including education, manufacturing, finance, shipping, telecommunications, legal, and medical. I've written about subject areas including communications, social networking, virtualization, certification, and project management.
I enjoy employing a strong narrative drive to help businesspeople understand the ways they can benefit from new technologies. -
Independent writer
John Clayton
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1992 — Present (17 years 11 months)
I write, ghostwrite, and edit materials including books, magazine articles, white papers, case studies, memoirs, online help systems, and other documents. I work primarily for book publishers, magazines, and high-tech companies. For the business world, my specialties include corporate strategy and technology. For the general public, I write about human and natural communities of the Rocky Mountain West.
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technical writer
Taliant Software
(Writing and Editing industry)
1997 — 2005 (8 years )
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technical writer
Information Engineering
(Writing and Editing industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years )
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research assistant
industrial economics
(Writing and Editing industry)
1985 — 1990 (5 years )
John Clayton’s Education
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Williams College
1981 — 1985
Additional Information
John Clayton’s Websites:
John Clayton’s Interests:
Writing, literature, narrative structure, new technology, backpacking, telemark skiing
John Clayton’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
