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Devin P.

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  • Joined September 2015

An entrepreneurial writer, editor and journalist. (Just call me a wordnerd.) Passionate about storytelling, business and technology.

  • Tempe, AZ, United States
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Devin P.
Tempe, AZ, United States
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Categories

Content Copywriting Social Media Public Relations Email

Experience

Summary

I've worked in newsrooms and radio stations and learned a lot of great lessons there: Never miss a deadline, do proper research, ask hard questions. Moving to a small town prompted me to pursue freelance writing/editing full time.

Work history

TechSpot
Writer
Contribute 6+ articles weekly covering digital trends and technology culture and news.
Grand Canyon University
Contract Editor
Edit custom course content for the College of Education.
Romper (Bustle's sister site)
Features Writer
Contribute monthly feature articles about parenting, culture, and womanhood – and where the three overlap.

Portfolio

Next year video game tournaments will air on TBS, and it's about time

E-sport entertainment isn't the next big thing, it's already big! That's the short version of this article I wrote for TechSpot.

This Is Exactly What I’ve Spent On Clothes In 2015

A fun article I first wrote for my blog about my mission to not buy new clothes was featured on the personal finance site The Financial Diet.

Don’t just go with the flow, be in the state of flow

This blog post for the startup Arizona Performance Psychology focuses on the theory that one can be completely immersed in an activity for its own sake (flow.)

Education

Accreditations

Arizona State University
B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication

Skills

Skills

writing editing copywriting SEO content marketing content curation storytelling email marketing reporting

Tools

Wordpress Adobe Creative Suite Zapier Trello Mailchimp Instagram Twitter Facebook IFTTT Storify Medium Buffer hipchat Slack

Availability

Not seeking work

Available

  • Available during business hours, evenings, and weekends

Commitment

  • Can work 12hrs per week
  • Can commit to 6 months to 1 year

Interests

Industries I love

Advertising & Marketing Media PR & Communications Tech

What I read

Blogs: Copyblogger, Problogger, Altucher Confidential, Seth Godin, Girls of a Certain Age, Sam Altman, Potential Psychology
Most recently read books: Saint Mazie, Born to Run, The Prince of Providence

Side projects

The Weeklyish is an email based "reverse blog" I started at the end of 2015 and will focus much of my efforts on in 2016.

Ideal team

I work well in groups of all sizes. My favorite managers communicate clearly and firmly, and let me work independently. Give me a deadline and it will be my god.