Resume

CYDNEY FOOTE
(608) 473-4314
cyd@cydneyfoote.com


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer and Editor, Founder of FooteNotes (Madison, WI and Ottawa, Ontario, 2001–present)

 Marketing and Brand Management:
  • Created the official style guide for AT&T Wireless, standardizing language usage throughout all marketing and customer communications. Wrote market segmentation and media standards and produced final hyperlinked document in Word and pdf.
  • Wrote member features and technical help files for Classmates.com’s new website launch.
  • Wrote and edited website content and PR materials for Redweek.com. Also conceptualized, wrote and managed production of company brochures.
Educational and Learning Tools:
  • Edited online training materials for corporations including Taco Bell, Home Depot and various private security firms.
  • Wrote and edited instructional materials for The Excellence Foundation.
  • Edited scientific and medical manuscripts for TheScientificWorld.com.
Admissions Consulting:
  • Edited admissions essays, resumes, recommendation letters and other application materials for medical and business school applicants. (Ongoing contract with Accepted.com since 2001.)
  • Co-authored three e-books and numerous articles on the admissions process.
Grant Preparation:
  • Edited grant proposals for the Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Also compiled and edited the Center’s annual reports.
  • Edited grant proposals for funding contracts from the U.S. government and Microsoft Corporation.
Publishing:
  • Edited novels, short stories and plays for self-publication and submission to literary magazines.
  • Wrote feature articles and checklists for Meredith Publishing’s Connections magazine.
  • Edited and proofread content for Yes! magazine’s online and print versions.

Editor / Marketing Content Manager, Classmates.com (Seattle, WA, 2000–2001)
  • Served as “final eyes” on all e-mail and website content, ensuring accuracy, clarity and company voice.
  • Wrote marketing content (business plans, presentations, flyers and press releases), website and e-mail content (features, help files and e-mail newsletters), and technical requirements for the successful launch of the reunion product line.
  • Managed daily site production calendar, working with product and program managers, writers, graphic designers and IT team to coordinate timely site updates and new product releases.
  • Managed external and internal resources for on-time delivery of a complete site redesign.

Division Manager, University of Washington School of Medicine (Seattle, WA, 1997–2000)
  • Edited medical journal submissions, manuscript reviews and business plans.
  • Wrote and edited instructional and marketing materials for website, PR and development campaigns; also wrote technical requirements and managed production of extranet for 50 satellite clinics.
  • Managed daily operations of faculty physician office including staff supervision and fiscal reporting.

Editor / Proofreader, SicolaMartin Marketing & Advertising (Austin, TX, 1996)
  • Edited user manuals, white pages and other advertising, and marketing and branding materials. Enforced correct usage of corporate and product style guides and trademarks.
  • Wrote marketing collateral for company’s brochures and website.
  • Created text and graphic style guides for internal and client use.
  • Managed the Intranet content calendar and produced all scheduled updates in HTML.
  • Achieved the highest score ever on the company's editing test.

EDUCATION

 Master of Arts (Political Science), University of Washington, 1996
Master of Equality Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland, 1993
Bachelor of Arts (Communications/Political Science), University of North Texas, 1988