About Anna Champagne

Qualifications Summary

  • Accomplished freelancer with 20+ years of professional experience writing and editing books, feature articles, web content, SEO copy, corporate documentation, resumes, and marketing materials for a wide range of employers and clients. 

  • Experienced team leader, capable of evaluating performance and providing balanced constructive feedback.

  • Seasoned collaborator who embraces continuous learning and is always open to feedback and constructive criticism.

  • Consistently able to meet tight deadlines while demonstrating a personable and professional attitude.

  • Familiar with a wide range of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, publishing, and collaboration programs, including Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, WordPress, Smartsheet, and Confluence.

  • Comfortable working in a range of content management and assignment tracking systems.

  • Familiar with AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, and APA Style; able to quickly adapt to other style guides.

  • Experienced in HTML, Wiki Markup, and LaTeX.

Work History

Freelance Writer/Editor (2005 - PRESENT)

Self- Employed

  • Wrote and edited 4,000+ pieces of client content, including website copy, articles, blog posts, newsletters, marketing materials, ebooks, training materials, resumes, correspondence, and product copy

  • Wrote articles for regional and national magazines (print and digital)

Senior Editor & Curriculum Developer (2006 - PRESENT)

Study.com 

  • Wrote many types pieces of customer-facing content, including articles, blog posts, website copy, press releases, and ebooks

  • Edited and fact checked articles, text-based lessons, website copy, academic papers, and video-based content

  • Designed, reviewed, and audited curriculum at the elementary, middle school, high school, college, and graduate level

  • Managed teams of writers, editors, and curriculum developers 

Business School Expert (2005 - 2020)

DotDash (Formerly About.com)

  • Edited a site with more than one million unique page views per month

  • Wrote 1,000+ articles related to education, business, careers, and student finance

  • Edited newsletter with 100,000+ subscribers

  • Optimized content for search engines

Writer/Site Editor (2006-2008)

LoveToKnow.com

  • Wrote 200+ articles; managed category sites, edited 300+ articles

Advertising Consultant (2000-2006)

Gannett

  • Wrote copy for marketing and sales materials

  • Trained sales representatives

Memberships

  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology

  • Ducks Unlimited

  • Maryland Ornithological Society

  • National Wildlife Federation

  • New Jersey Audubon

  • Cape May Bird Observatory

  • The Nature Conservancy

  • Wilson Ornithological Society