Grace V.

About Grace V.

I\'m a content strategist and scriptwriter who helps B2B companies escape the corporate word salad trap and communicate like actual humans. With a background in award-winning playwriting and strategic content development, I\'ve built a career proving that story isn\'t just for MFA workshops, it\'s the architecture underneath all content that converts. I\'ve worked with investment firms, healthcare organizations, engineering brands, and food & beverage startups to create content that does more than occupy server space.As a Pen Grant recipient, I\'ve applied narrative craft to enterprise content marketing and commercial scriptwriting with varying degrees of existential crisis. I\'ve written CTV scripts for lifestyle brands, led content strategy for B2B tech microsites translating photonics into something approaching human language, and developed comprehensive strategies for investment firms and solar energy companies. I storyboard YouTube videos, transform technical specifications into presentations that won\'t induce instant narcolepsy, and manage editorial calendars with over fifty stakeholders while maintaining most of my sanity. I\'ve analyzed commercial scripts for narrative structure and market viability, essentially determining whether something has a shot at not being terrible. Whether I\'m building interactive quizzes people might actually complete or editing health content for major medical platforms, I focus on preserving brand identity while making complexity comprehensible.What excites me most is working with teams who understand that great content requires actual investment, not just enthusiasm and a Canva account. I thrive collaborating with subject matter experts to excavate the human story buried beneath technical products and complex services. I\'m particularly drawn to technology, healthcare innovation, and companies solving meaningful problems rather than optimizing engagement metrics into oblivion. Outside of client work, I\'m a playwright and screenwriter still investigating how carefully arranged words can make people reconsider their assumptions.

Experience

1. Marketing Content Manager (Maternity Cover)

   F5

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Led content marketing strategy and editorial operations for a global technical community platform, managing end-to-end content lifecycle from ideation to publication. Edited and published 50+ technical articles monthly, ensuring SEO optimization and editorial excellence across all DevCentral content.Developed and executed social media marketing campaigns across LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube, driving community engagement and brand awareness. Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders including developers, product managers, and technical writers to maintain consistent brand voice and messaging.Spearheaded video content strategy, conceptualizing storyboards and scripts for YouTube educational content including factory site visits and technical tutorials. Streamlined content production workflows using content management systems and project management tools.Managed community engagement across Khoros platform, coordinating 50+ technical contributors and stakeholders. Designed and distributed weekly and monthly email marketing newsletters to enterprise audiences, optimizing open rates through A/B testing and data-driven content strategy.

Education

• Kent State University

  Bachelors

  2011 — 2013

• UCLA Extension

  Certificate in Screenwriting , Screenwriting

• Yale University

  Creative Writing

  2015 — 2017