Kiersten Lawson

About Kiersten Lawson

forgive lack of paragraph breaks - I\'m troubleshooting the glitch) At my core, I’m about making content that matters—and supporting the people who make it. I’ve been leading the growth and development of writing and editing teams to meet business needs since copyediting moved from red pen to revision marks.// In the past year I’ve co built and launched multiple AI agents, designed agent testing and training protocols grounded in craft expertise, and ensured a 100% adoption rate across the writing team—resulting in measurable efficiency gains. By partnering with agent builders and client stakeholders, I ensured the writing agents could be used easily and successfully by professional writers and product marketers alike. I’ve also helped train a copyediting agent, customized prompts, and created playbooks and best practices to ensure content accuracy and quality at scale.// My decades of editorial expertise forged within the fast-evolving technology industry have taught that this mix of tools, training, and human creative excellence is foundational to a high-volume, high-impact content engine. Coaching and elevating talent is a core joy. I maintain a wide network of exceptional writers and editors who trust me to bring out their best through continual growth and co-learning, and to build supportive collaborative environments where creativity thrives. Unique to my craft, my skills cover the gamut from longform to shortform communications and marketing assets, as well as sales enablement materials and internal communications. I’ve been both the creator and the creative leader, bringing hands on guidance to hundreds of projects across B2B, B2C, and nonprofit sectors—with a focus on technology and healthcare.// Clients I\'ve partnered with include 3M, AbbVie, AllRecipes, Avon, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Brother, Cisco Systems, E2Open, F5, The Financial Services Roundtable, Gilead Sciences, Honeywell, HTC, Intel, iRobot, Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center, Lyft, all Microsoft business areas, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, PGE, SAP, Smartsheet, Snowflake, T-Mobile and the Women’s Bioethics Project.// Professionally, I\'m also a published thought leader and experienced public speaker. Personally, I\'m a film, theatre, music and book buff. I love living in a place where it\'s easy to get some \"nature bathing\" in every day, and I appreciate the Muppets on a deeper level than you, with a t-shirt from The Onion to prove it.

Experience

1. Lead Writer

   Simplicity Consulting

   Feb 2025 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   As Lead Writer, I guide a team of writers in crafting compelling customer stories for a leading tech company. In partnership with the Lead Creative Producer and our teams and clients, I help drive innovation in collaborative content creation - balancing creativity, operational and AI excellence, and strategic leadership.

Education

• Lewis & Clark College

  BA, English Literature

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Speech Writing
• Corporate Communications
• Blogging
• Editorial
• Ap Style
• Creative Writing
• Feature Articles
• Online Publishing
• Digital Strategy
• Crisis Communications
• Web Content
• Content Strategy
• Content Development
• Video
• Strategic Communications
• Content Management
• Newsletters
• Marketing Communications
• Copy Editing
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Proofreading
• Copywriting
• Writing
• Journalism
• Book Editing
• Press Releases
• Digital Media
• Management
• Publicity
• Content Marketing
• Writing Skills
• Web Content Writing
• SEO
• Editing
• Social Media
• New Media
• Chicago Style
• Storytelling