Byron L

Copywriter

Cape Town, South Africa
Available Immediately
15 years of experience
Full-time: 40 hours per week
$1400 per month
Flexible on Timezone
English

Candidate Online Assessment Results

Report Card

Overall Score
English
80
Content Writing
70
Grammar
100

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Video Interview

Byron L

1. How did you become interested in content writing, and what motivated you to pursue it as a career?

2. Can you share a recent content writing project you've completed and what you enjoyed most about working on it?

3. Are there any writing tools or platforms you prefer to use when creating content, and how long have you been working with them?

4. How do you balance creativity and SEO optimization in your content writing process, especially when faced with constraints such as word count or deadline?

5. Can you describe a time when you had to collaborate with a team or a client during a content writing project? How did you communicate and ensure everyone's vision was incorporated into the final written piece?

Experience

Freelance Writer and English Language, Literature, and Essay Writing Tutor

June 2016 - Present

  • Created, edited, and disseminated written copy, short videos, and photography for international clients primarily in entertainment, information technology (IT), and financial services industries, with clients including Granate Asset Management, Water Financial, Hangar49, 1touch.io, Virgin Money SA, Shared Studios, Brighter Monday.
  • Researched and wrote SEO-primed, sponsored, business-related articles for well-respected publications such as World Financial Review, European Business Review, Mail & Guardian, and Reader’s Digest among many others.
  • Crafted professional documents (CVs, resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles) via James Innes Group of companies (CVcenter.com, CVcentre.co.uk) and previously New York-based Talent Inc. (TopCV.com, TopResume.com), corresponding with clients worldwide.
  • Taught US college student essay writing in humanities faculties via world's largest and highest-rated online tutoring company, with community of 3.2K+ expert tutors and 15M+ one-to-one online tutoring sessions served.
  • Tutored high school English language and literature studies via Terawatt Tutors, supporting pupils funded by Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, investing in education and development of individuals with entrepreneurial potential.

Project Manager and Social Media Marketing Manager at Design Partnership

January 2014 - May 2016

  • Orchestrated store construction for furniture retailer Coricraft, IT hardware vendor Incredible Connection, home appliance outlet HiFi Corporation, and bedding wholesaler Dial-a-Bed in shopping malls across South Africa and in Namibia and Angola, captaining process from commissioning, architectural drawings, creating budgets, appointing third-party contractors, and opening doors on deadline and on-budget.
  • Drove company’s social media marketing campaigns and commissioned professional photography of completed projects, wrote press releases and captions, and steered final material to publication.
  • Key achievements included heading construction of four Coricraft, seven Dial-a-Bed, and two Incredible Connection retail stores in high-end shopping malls, budgeted on average between R1.5M and R3M each.
  • Directed three-month, cross-country campaign to update shopfitting fixtures and upgrade iOS software for Apple iPhone, iPad, and other Apple products at retail outlets Dion Wired, Incredible Connection, and Makro.

Senior Editor and Researcher at Mbendi Information Services

January 2003 - December 2003

  • Compiled daily news reports, research reports, press releases, and newsletter round-ups concerning business in Africa and emerging markets for 1M+ page news and information website focused on key industries such as mining, travel, energy, and telecommunications.
  • Researched, wrote, and edited in-depth profiles on specific industry sectors, countries, and organizations worldwide.
  • Sought out and captured shareholder, stock exchange, and further corporate details to extensive SQL database.
  • Key achievements included researching, compiling, and editing The Brenthurst Briefing, Oppenheimer family-funded monthly newsletter summarizing vital economic information and reporting contributing to thought leadership around development challenges in Africa.
  • Tutored University of Cape Town students in economics faculty in “Mbendi Earn and Learn Project”, corporate-sponsored initiative affording work experience in information technology.

Education

Masters of Arts in Creative Writing (Cum Laude)

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

2004 - 2005

Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Diploma in Film and Television Production

Cape Town Film and Television School, Cape Town, South Africa

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