Kristen Dedeyn Kirk
Journalist • Content Writer • Communications Consultant • Healthcare • Education • Technology • Business
- Role
- Journalist Content Writer Communications Consultant at Writer Editor
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristen Dedeyn Kirk
You need a writer whose words grab readers and propel them to act - whether it\'s to read…
Experience
Journalist Content Writer Communications Consultant
Jan 2007 — Present
Built readership, support, and sales, most often for healthcare/health, business/technology, and education/parenting editors and clients•Developed and edited marketing, web, magazine, and book copy•Crafted long-form features, investigative pieces, and 50-page reports with 25+ sources and interviews•Researched, drafted, and executed communication and content plans•Wrote service and how-to articles, posts, websites, case studies, white papers, profiles, and brochures•Identified and interviewed subject matter experts•Interpreted data and research to simplify complex concepts•Mastered the topics of nursing, orthopedics, oncology, stroke, cardiac, medical groups, vein repair, and cosmetic laser proceduresMy writing has been published in The Physiologist Magazine, Brain, Child, Scarymommy.com\'s Club Mid, The Buffalo News, The Virginian-Pilot, The Virginian-Pilot special sections/publications, Military Families Magazine, Military Influencer Magazine, Reserves and National Guard Magazine, Ithaca Quarterly, Alternet, Port Folio Weekly, Health Quarterly, atHome, The Observer, Tidewater Parent, Just Me, Teachers Matter, MyTidewatermoms.com, The Health Journal, Veer, Hampton Roads Magazine, Coastal Virginia Magazine, CoVa BIZ, Coastal Virginia Bride, Green Magazine, CoVa Medical Directory, and Virginia Wine Lover Magazine. My corporate, non-profit, and agency clients include Tidewater Builders Association, The Dollar Store, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Wesleyan University, Xrayimaging of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences, Spectrum Education, Radio BOP New Zealand, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children\'s Hospital of the King\'s Daughters, Sentara Healthcare, Sentara Medical Group, Optima Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York, Madison Miles, Primm & Company, and Red Orange Studio.
Education
Journalism Fellow, Child and Family Policy, University of Maryland Philip Merrill School of Journalism
Journalism Fellow, Child and Family Policy
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Specialty training: Medicine in the Media
Ithaca College
Bachelor of Science
Skills
- Copywriting
- Copy Editing
- Editing
- Magazines
- Ap Style
- Blogging
- Advertising
- Books
- Broadcast
- Content Development
- Content Management
- Content Strategy
- Corporate Communications
- Creative Writing
- Crisis Communications
- Digital Media
- Editorial
- Event Planning
- Feature Articles
- Freelance Writing
- Ghostwriting
- Indesign
- Internal Communications
- Journalism
- Marketing Communications
- Media Relations
- Multimedia
- New Media
- News Writing
- Newsletters
- Newspapers
- Non-Fiction
- Photography
- Poetry
- Press Releases
- Proofreading
- Public Relations
- Publications
- Publicity
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