Looking for an accomplished writer who can do it all — write magazine articles, press releases and brochures and edit to boot?
You’ve found her. I’ve got experience across the board. My background ranges from newspapers to magazines, from corporate strategic communications to higher education and nonprofit news and editing.
And here’s where I earned some of that experience:
- Daily Herald, in Cook and DuPage County Bureaus, Illinois — I started out as a reporter in a suburban Chicago daily newspaper newsroom, covering and analyzing issues such as redevelopment, budget planning and transportation.
- KPMG, in Chicago, Illinois — I gained business writing experience as a Big Four manager of proposal strategy and communications, writing and researching proposal and marketing communications tailored to prospective professional services clients.
- UL Research Institutes — As copy/editorial lead, I wrote and edited a wide variety of materials for external as well as internal audiences.
- University of Missouri Extension, Human Environmental Sciences Extension in Columbia, Missouri — I edited and helped design extension communications for clarity, readability and AP and CMOS style.
As a member of the Extension Web Services team, I helped plan and publish key digital content.
At the University of Missouri College of Engineering, I focused on research news, interpreting complex research projects for press releases as well as website news stories and monthly college e-newsletters.
I have also taught the basics of news writing and reporting in a classroom setting as an adjunct instructor for a University of Missouri School of Journalism prerequisite course. - Vicki Hodder Strategic Communications LLC — I’ve been a freelance writer and editor for years, editing academic journal articles and producing national magazine articles as well as customized communications for higher education and regional businesses.
Included on my client roster is Ameren Missouri, where I served as a communications consultant for about two years. I publicized company initiatives and programs, serving as a liaison both to media outlets and the company’s customer base.
More details on my professional and educational background are available
on my resume.
Vicki Hodder 