profileLooking for a freelance copywriter? Meet Shannalee. With more than five years of professional writing/editing experience and an MA in Writing, she’ll take your concept–whatever the subject or medium–and help you find the right words.

Background

What began as freelance newspaper reporting in 2004 turned into a six-year career of journalism experience: an editorial internship with a book publisher, clips in local magazines and a book, an MA in Writing from DePaul University in Chicago, and, for three years, the opportunity to create and manage an in-house writing department from the ground up.

In early 2011, Shanna left her Chicago roots (and family!) and relocated to sunnier, (some say) friendlier Nashville, Tennessee. She still does work for predominantly Midwestern clients but is always open to hearing about new projects.

Publications & Accomplishments

Her publications have appeared in a variety of Chicago-area and other media outlets: Liberty Suburban News, Naperville Magazine, the Naperville Sun, the Downers Grove Sun, FoodLovesWriting.com, Pearson Media, the Buy Owner Blog and a variety of corporate and business-related materials. Shanna has also done editing work for Glancer Media Group, Sourcebooks, Inc., Buy Owner, and Cleaner Living Services.

She built a new in-house writing department for BuyOwner.com, hiring and managing a staff of up to six in-house and 60 freelance writers. In addition to writing and editing residential real estate advertisements ranging in length from a few sentences to 10 paragraphs, she developed training materials, editorial guidelines, and protocol. She established the official Buy Owner Blog, networked on Facebook/Twitter and wrote/edited over 350 feature articles.

(Photograph by Rebecca Brogan)

“We hired Shanna to create an in-house ad-writing department, and she exceeded our expectations by a mile! Not only did her writing consistently generate positive feedback from our clients, but her work ethic as a manager and employee is top-notch. Given a tremendous challenge, she stepped up to the plate and set guidelines, hired/managed a staff of writers, kept me updated with productivity, and created blogs packed with relevant info. She has proven herself to be trustworthy and conscientious, which now makes her an ideal freelance writer. I definitely recommend her for your copywriting needs, no matter what your business field.”
Tracy Eckert, Vice President, Buy Owner

“We've contracted Shanna to write a variety of articles and other online content and I'm thrilled with the results. Shanna is extremely diligent and attentive to deadlines, willing to take initiative, and very flexible and easy to work with. A quick learner, Shanna was able to produce high quality writing across a particularly wide range of topics on a recent project. She's a self-starter with excellent Web writing skills, and I'd unhesitatingly recommend her regardless of your business or industry.”
Brad Shorr, Director of Content Marketing, Straight North