• Scribner Writing

    Words that work.

  • Senior Copywriter and

    Content Strategist

    High tech | Health care | Consumer | Finance | Travel

    Looking for clear, compelling content to break through the BS? Need to grab eyeballs in a crowded market?

     

    Turn ideas into polished, published, SEO-friendly content.

     

    Leverage the players, priorities, and moving pieces that go into creating targeted content that stands out from the pack.

     

    Projects large and small:

    • Copywriting
    • Editing / copyediting
    • Internal communications
    • User Interface/UX copy
    • Jargon-free technical writing
    • Interviews / executive biographies
    • Newsletters, brochures, case studies, FAQs, direct mail
    • Annual Reports, White Papers
    • Press Releases
  • Client High-fives

    Testimonials from satisfied customers.

    "Kathryn is strong on the creative side and an excellent writer. Her sense of humor makes her a triple threat (strategy, creative, laughs), so she is always a pleasure to work with." - R. G. Lester, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Vacasa Vacation Rentals

    "I needed a biography written for my client YESTERDAY but didn't have the time. Kathryn whipped it out in an afternoon. She made me look brilliant!" - M.C. Rydzewski, Brand and Marketing Strategist

    "Her knowledge of project management made her a key team member enabling her to quickly grasp the concepts of the Secure Truck Network Program and communicate technical topics in a creative and compelling manner." - L. G. Morales, Sr. Project Manager, Daimler Trucks North America

    "Kathryn is a creative, experienced marketing manager. She gets results and she's fun to work with." A. Osterhaug, President, Communications Associates

    "She brings a brisk, driven sense of purpose to her work, with panache and a smile." - R. Folsom, Sr. Tech writer, Nike

    "Versatile and flexible, she can juggle diverse and demanding tasks with grace and a sense of humor. She has a great understanding of the creative process and how to translate technical terms into language that rings true when presented to the consumer. She is a top-notch writer for all media." - M. Rose, Chief Operating Officer at Concrete UX.

  • Been there.

    From start-ups to Fortune 500, clients include:

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  • SEO What?

    As SEO copywriter for crazy-successful Vacasa Vacation Rentals, optimizing copy for highest ranking in search results for vacation home rentals.

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    Web content for Savanna Software's newly rebranded site, presenting a complex software analysis product.

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    Social strategy, copy and planning as part of Legacy Health's rebranding initiative.

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    Web FAQ for Japanese company Xcom Global's U.S. site launch.

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  • Technical

    New product prototype captions. Form-factor specific copy for user interfaces. SME interviews. Approaching

    complicated concepts with simple steps. 

    Concrete UX- formerly Thug Interative - Copywriting for prototype for e-wallet products.

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    HPC technology - Interview with Intel Subject Matter Experts (excerpt)

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  • Yeah, print. Because sometimes you just gotta kill trees.

    Sales one-sheet for Savannah Software B2B high-tech software analysis product.

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    Transition Management employee training materials supporting Nike's launch of Kronos shift scheduling software for all North America Direct-to-Consumer stores.

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    Intel Inside(R) Program Simplified training materials, for resellers to better maximize reimbursement for their Intel product ads.

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    Financial Services

    CEO's monthly e-Newsletter for Heritage USA financial services group members and prospects.

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    Professional bio - One cohesive, comprehensive new bio, created from three different professional entities. (Excerpt)

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    Intel Case Study. Target audience: decision makers for enterprise hardware purchases (servers).

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  • Newsletters, Brochures, Long-form Features

    Plus annual reports and specialty publications

    Austin Private Wealth Brochure

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    Health Care Cost Management Corporation's quarterly Newsletters

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    Alaska Legal Services Trus​t Newsletter promoting services for State Employees.

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    "Featured Physician" Interviews for Year-in-Review Annual Report, Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital. Delivered every year to physicians throughout Oregon and SW Washington service area, building awareness for Legacy's specialty services for children.

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    Testimonial 'Advertorial' for Children's Hospital Heart Program.

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    First-person article about LiveSTRONG Ride, for OHSU Cancer Institute's annual publication

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  • Direct Mail.

    Postcard in a multi-phase campaign targeting 52,000 owners of second homes in the Pacific Northwest, encouraging them to try Vacasa's vacation rental management services. Vacasa experienced 3000% growth its first year.

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    Postcard for groundbreaking ad campaign (print, DM, broadcast) promoting importance of colon cancer screening. Resulted in over 400% increase in screening appointments at OHSU alone.

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    Postcard from multimedia campaign (print, Facebook, DM, broadcast, outdoor) that resulted in nearly 20% increase in consumer awareness in Portland Metro Area for Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Trauma Center's Emergency Room.

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    Single most successful Direct Mail for EF. Newsletter, sent to 200,000+ high school teachers in the U.S. and Canada to promote educational tours to Europe, Australia and Mexico, got a 5% response rate from repeat users, and 2.6 % from first-time contacts.

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  • Custom approaches for

    one-of-a-kind projects.

    What do you get

    when you mix complex content

    with creative ideas?

    A holiday Powerpoint with program management accomplishments synched to the tune of

    The 12 Days of Christmas.

     

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    Ads with baby chickens!!

    Concept ads for Abbott Laboratories' Animal Health division, promoting a new powdered pharmaceutical, SaraFlox, that significantly lowered death rate of baby chicks related to E. coli infections. Target audience: large-scale poultry farmers.

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    Concept for a cowboy video to demonstrate a complicated international manufacturing IT security program to executive leadership from Germany. Because Americans are all cowboys. Right?!

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  • Questions? Burning grammatical issues?

    I can help.

    Enough about me. How can I help you get back to your day job?

  • Contact Kathryn