Current Roles

SEO Content Writer & Editor | Get Healthy U (March 2023 – Present)

  • Ghostwrites new blogs and MSN slideshows covering women’s health topics, including fitness, workout tips, nutrition, and mental health.
  • Updates website content to help boost SEO and SERP rankings by optimizing keyword usage and improving formatting, H2s/H3s, meta titles/descriptions, grammar, readability, and brand voice.

Recurring Contributor | Dotdash Meredith (March 2021 – Present)

  • Writes relatable and informative pregnancy and parenting articles for Parents.com that adhere to AP Style and SEO guidelines.
  • Each article requires extensive research and interviews with medical professionals and other field experts.

Previous Contract & Part-time Roles

Writer, Huckleberry Labs | 2023 - 2024

  • Contributed UX writing, including insights and tips for Huckleberry, a baby-tracking app.
  • Wrote SEO-optimized, informative blogs on child growth, nutrition, and development for the Huckleberry website that required research and interviews with relevant experts.

Shopping Writer | BuzzFeed | 2023

  • Contributed to BuzzFeed's freelance shopping team, writing parenting and lifestyle product round-ups for featured brand partners.
  • Independently researched the products, wrote catchy, informative descriptions, found appropriate photos, included relevant reviews, and created each optimized product link using Trackonomics.

Contributing Writer | Fortune Well | 2023

  • Wrote thoroughly researched health and wellness articles for Fortune's Well vertical.
  • Interviewed medical experts, optimized each piece for SEO, found credible external sources, and stayed on brand with Fortune's overall style and tone of voice.

Quality Team Editor | Dotdash Meredith | 2022 - 2023

  • Edited and updated articles for Verywell Family.
  • Tasks included rewrites, optimizing for SEO, adding credible sources, expanding on content, and improving grammar, flow, tone, and formatting.

Copywriter | Chelsea & Rachel Co. | 2022

  • Produced a variety of client copy for Chelsea & Rachel Co., a well-established agency that offers total e-commerce solutions for direct-to-consumer (DTC) clients.
  • Projects included writing client website copy (headlines, product descriptions, brand stories, home page content. etc.), SEO (keyword research, meta title/description optimization), internal case studies, email blasts, and social media content.

Social Media Manager | Essex Indoor Golf Center | 2020 - 2022

  • Designed, wrote, and scheduled social media content for EIGC's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
  • Tracked KPIs to determine content strategy and creative direction, and created flyers and other print materials as needed.

Copywriter | Relish | 2021 - 2022

  • Wrote new content for the Relish Relationship Coaching app, including research-based, interactive lessons and quizzes.
  • Contributed long-form, SEO-optimized relationship blogs (ghostwritten) for the Relish website.
  • Worked closely with the Head of Content to determine ways to improve UX/UI and app engagement.
  • Edited previously published content for grammar, spelling, and overall flow/format.

SEO Blogger | The HOTH | 2020 - 2021

  • Wrote well-researched, SEO-optimized blog articles for various HOTH clients under tight deadlines (500-2,000 words).
  • Was promoted to the "All-Star" team within two weeks of being hired, which allowed the ability to bypass QC, edit my own work, and send it directly to clients.

News Writer |Valnet, Inc. | 2020

  • Researched and wrote timely, SEO-optimized news articles and mini-features for Moms.com.
  • Each article included reliable sources, images, and inline/external links.

Other Experience

Full-Time Mom | 2017 - 2020

  • Stayed home to raise two young daughters.

Marketing Associate, Boyd Homes | 2015 - 2017

  • Designed and wrote copy for marketing and sales material (print & digital), including flyers, brochures, banners, social media, and email campaigns.
  • Built and maintained new websites for two multifamily housing communities.

Contact

I am always open to freelance or part-time opportunities! Please reach out via the email below:

avance094@gmail.com