Emily Ingebricson's Resume

EMILY INGEBRICSON	+1 415 205 8406
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OBJECTIVE
Creative copywriter, writer and translator seeking position at an innovative company requiring depth of experience in international business, online marketing, and today's internet technologies.

SUMMARY

Adaptive and creative writer and editor with a background in print and web publishing.

Over nine years' experience writing original content for articles, marketing, product descriptions and brand and style guides. Thorough understanding and proven successful implementation of SEO, SEM and web analytics.

Experienced user of social media with a background in writing teaching materials for beginners.

Especially skilled in writing for translation.

Educated in linguistics and languages, with professional work experience from USA, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden.

SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Successful freelancer with projects which includes Google AdWords campaigns, articles, social media and translation.

In charge of the international voice of Snapfish by HP, reaching over 70 million members in 20 countries. Created region specific style guides on voice and writing for translation.

Edited and developed branding for well-reviewed book selling over 12.000 copies worldwide in first print run.

Coordinated successful launch of interactive global community website reaching 1.5 million hits per month. Responsible for all site copy and coordination of localization and translation into three languages.

Native Fluent: English (British and American English writing styles,) Swedish and Norwegian. Advanced: French; Conversational: Russian, Danish; Basic: Japanese, Arabic, Spanish. High use skills with translation software such as TRADOS SDLX.

Experience with WordPress and web-based blogging applications. Highly skilled at using web analytics and writing for online advertising and email marketing campaigns.

AP and Chicago style guide proficiency as well as brand management and style guide authoring.

EXPERIENCE
Emily Ingebricson Writing and Translation	August 2004 - Present
Freelance Copywriter and Translator
Authored small business guide to Facebook and Twitter. Wrote headlines and Google AdWords campaigns for various small businesses in the U.S and Scandinavia. Translated product descriptions and created ads for Miinto.no, a Danish online clothing retailer. Translated user interface copy for translation program, accounting program, mobile applications, and more. Developed Google AdWords resource document for Trading Technicians online marketing campaign. Wrote press releases, reports, and guides for internet marketers. -
Snapfish - Hewlett Packard, San Francisco, CA and Portland, OR	May 2007 - March 2010
International Copywriter and Editor
With more than 70 million users in over 20 countries and 2 billion unique pictures stored online, Snapfish by HP is one the world's biggest services for photos and photo products online. Responsible for branding and voice for Snapfish internationally. Provided targeted research and style guides to localize brand and voice for each region such as India, Great Britain, Australia, Canada and more. Authored content pieces, newsletters and sales and marketing emails for Snapfish and partners such as Wal-Mart, Coca Cola, Gap Inc., Facebook, Walgreens, Comcast and more. Translated content and user interface copy into Norwegian and Swedish, and provided quality assurance for the Scandinavian market. Wrote simplified and reduced copy intended for efficient translation. -
International Museum of Women, San Francisco, CA	August 2004 - December 2006
Editorial Manager/Creative Coordinator
I.M.O.W.'s mission is to value the lives of women around the world. With a unique focus on cultural change, I.M.O.W advances the equality between the genders across the world. Edited published anthology selling over 12.000 copies worldwide in the first edition. Wrote marketing material, website content, UI copy and targeted emails. Managed blog, community forums and online exhibit. Coordinated localization and translation of exhibit site into Arabic, French and Spanish. Managed creation of multimedia installation commissioned by the United Nations and exhibited at Gap Inc., Google, Microsoft, Harvard University and in New York, Bangkok, San Francisco and London. Managed relationship with design vendors, editorial staff and media partnership with Yahoo!. -
Grapevine Culture	June 2004 - February 2005
Contributing Writer
Contributed articles and reviews on Scandinavian/Nordic contemporary music on a monthly basis. -
Oslo komune (Oslo City Council), Oslo, Norway	June 2002 - August 2003
Marketing and PR Professional for SummerParade/Elektrolytt
Authored press releases and marketing materials for SummerParade and ElektroLytt Festival, two major music festivals in Oslo reaching an audience of 40.000 people. Managed mobile (cellphone) SMS information service and competitions for both festivals resulting in a 50% increase in membership. -
Pharmacia AB (now Pfizer), Uppsala, Sweden	October 2002 - June 2003

Trilingual support (English, Swedish and Norwegian) using FASS (Pharmaceutical Specialties in Sweden), a database of pharmaceutical information for medical professionals. -
American Express, Brighton, United Kingdom	January 1999 - December 2001
Disputes Associate - Scandinavian Team
Handled charge-backs and settlements for international businesses and Scandinavian customers. Provided support in English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish. -
McKinsey & Company, Oslo, Norway	May 1999 - September 1999

Dictation and calendar management for executive staff and international clients. -

EDUCATION
Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden, 2004
Linguistics
University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom, May 2002
French with Linguistics