Marcus Slater
Podcaster/Staff Writer · LA Music Blog
Los Angeles, CA
In My Own Words
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Work Experience
Podcaster/Staff Writer
LA Music Blog2013 – 2016
• Co-hosted over 100 episodes of the LA Music Podcast on TradioV and on the Tune-In app. • Regularly interviewed musicians and industry folk live, both on and off camera. • Wrote featured artists articles, music news articles, interviews, top lists, playlists, op-eds and show reviews.
Freelance Copywriter
Stage 3 Agency2015 – 2015
• Created documents highlighting vehicle specification differences between models of different automotive makes. • Wrote copy offering convincing pro/con arguments for car dealership sales people. • Completed various other quick-turnaround copy editing and fact-checking assignments.
Digital Copy Editor
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts2015 – 2015
• Edited web page copy to WDPRO and AP style standards for the Disney Cruise Line Port Adventure web pages with a team of copy editors. • Created inviting, descriptive captions and alt-text for images across Disney Cruise Line web pages. • Wrote SEO friendly meta-descriptions for Adventures by Disney web pages.
Technical Content Editor
Internet Brands2014 – 2015
• Created a system for extracting user-made content (walkthroughs, advice, technical tips, and experiential knowledge) from forums. • Devised workflow for rapid creation of technical, accurate automotive articles targeting long-tail keywords. • Created standard article types (how-tos, diagnostics, brand reviews, upgrade guides, and others) with templates for freelance writers and editors. • Created diagrams, images, and animated gifs for articles. • Provided Photoshop, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Facebook, Instagram and other technological support to team members and freelancers. • Trained the Content Manager and the junior editors on above practices.
Automotive Content Editor
Internet Brands2012 – 2014
• Wrote car reviews, features, and blog posts for a dozen sites across the Internet Brands Automotive network (Corvettefoum.com, Ford-Trucks.com, MBWorld.org, Clublexus.com, and others.) • Edited, advised, and recruited freelance writers and other editors. • Wrote, scheduled, and published Facebook and Twitter posts for all blog content. • Supervised email newsletter marketing; that includes writing subject lines, scheduling A/B tests, troubleshooting ExactTarget issues, incorporating OR and CTR data into content strategy, and training email marketing coordinators. • Provided support for Photoshop, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Facebook, Instagram and other technologies to team members and freelancers.
Freelance Copywriter
IDrive2013 – 2013
• Rewrote and edited tutorial copy from a technical voice to a less intimidating, conversational tone. • Wrote blog posts about digital encryption and cloud-based storage. • Wrote two XM radio advertising spots.
Editorial Assistant
ISG Communications2011 – 2011
• Researched and wrote 15 to 20 email newsletter stories weekly. • Discovered relevant content on the web for newsletter items. • Wrote articles, product descriptions, and news sections for Soil Erosion and Hydroseeding, and Irrigation & Green Industry magazines.
Jr. Copywriter
Nexon of America2011 – 2011
• Localized game text for Mabinogi and Dungeon Fighter online games. • Extracted, corrected, and replaced mistranslated text from dialogue, menu, and narrative strings. • Wrote “cash shop” descriptions, achievements, and blog material for a variety of games and projects.