Doug Weissman • Storyteller

Zicasso

Content Manager

•	Establish hundreds of articles, sample travel itineraries, bulletins, emails, blogs, editorial calendar, and social media presence 
•	Create advertising themes, methods, and SEO strategies by keeping up to date on best practices across platforms such as Google.
•	Revitalize old copy into the newer voice specific to the created marketing niches to help create backlinks, tags, and blog pages.
•	Research and interview travel partners to determine which cities, countries, and events to feature.
•	Manage various writers engaged in research and content creation.
•	Optimize social media accounts to ensure brand messaging, engagement, and an information-focused approach. 
•	Build relationships with partners and in-house departments for better marketing channels and optimized initiatives.
•	Assist Marketing Manager in managing public relations partners to assist with growth

Senior Travel Writer • Content Marketer

Southern New Hampshire University

•	Facilitate original syllabus in collaboration with the department chair.
•	Use subject matter to impart knowledge on student writing techniques and facilitate discussions based on in-class texts.
•	Challenge and motivate students through in-depth lectures and discussions.
•	Conduct workshops through online discussions to ensure storytelling objectives are obtained while facilitating feedback.
•	Create a high-performance environment to motivate students of diverse backgrounds for success.
•	Showcase recognized authority and leadership in creative writing.

Creative Writing Instructor 

Creative Blue

•Demonstrated the value, inclusivity, and necessity of strategic storytelling for businesses. Assist in finding the core story and emotional resonance of a company's narrative to which investors, audiences, and customers can connect.

Content Strategist

Epic Press

•	Produce 7 novels appropriate for diverse range of Young Adult and New Adult audiences.
•	Outline projects and organize appropriate material to format for publication.
•	Develop themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue, to create relatable, gripping events.	
•	Collaborate with editors and publishers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
•	Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using verifiable sources to texture content with life-like events and captivating detail. 
•	Create strong literary ties to editors and author relations teams. 
•	Design appropriate layout and formats for digital content

Independent Author

Bask Restaurant

•	Prepared and monitored restaurant during business hours. 
•	Helped develop daily/monthly food and drink specials. 
•	Ensured customer satisfaction and repeat customers through quality service 
and anticipation of guests’ needs.

Supervisor

University of San Francisco

•	Instructed students in fiction writing, public readings, writing applications and exercises, editing.
•	 Provided individual feedback and meetings to ensure understanding of course material.

Teaching Assistant

Counterpoint Press

•    Contacted venues and booked author reading events throughout the country. 
•	Facilitated relations between authors, bookstores, venues, and PR supervisor. 
•    Read and analyze manuscripts while keeping detailed notes on subject matter. 
•	Provide pros and cons of manuscript acquisition to the Editorial Director. 
•	Search manuscripts, text copy, PR flyers, etc. for grammatical, spelling, format errors and mark for correction. 
•	Write copy for texts soon-to-be-released.

Intern

As the Senior Travel Writer and Content Marketer at Zicasso, I leverage my MFA in Creative Writing and over 10 years of experience in the leisure, travel, and tourism industry to create engaging and informative content that connects travelers with authentic and personalized experiences. 

I have established hundreds of articles, sample itineraries, bulletins, emails, blogs, and social media posts that showcase the diversity and richness of global destinations and cultures, while also developing and implementing SEO and advertising strategies that drive traffic and conversions. I manage and mentor a team of writers, researchers, and editors, and collaborate with travel partners and stakeholders to ensure quality and consistency across all platforms and channels. My passion is to build connection and trust through storytelling, and to inspire others to explore the world with curiosity and wonder.

Doug Weissman

GlobalLogic

On behalf of GlobalLogic with their client, a Fortune Tech 10 company working in Research, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative Text Models, and Natural Language Processing:

• Delivered varying timely project data at the highest possible quality standard.
• Quickly learned new project requirements and delivered to desired productivity and accuracy levels.
• Communicated and participated in project forums/meetings.
• Optimized existing processes and provided ongoing feedback on tools and processes.
• Interpreted client feedback, monitored satisfaction, and helped drive programs to improve numbers.
• Understood and applied project/stakeholder requirements.
• Generated project analysis reports on a timely and needed basis.
• Adapted and executed swift changes to project.

Writing Analyst

Write, edit, revise, create, and design content/marketing materials for different clients in varying industries, ensuring content is grammatically correct, strategically sound, and within the client’s branding
Conduct research to understand clients’ topics and audiences 
Deliver clear and concise feedback to aid clients in revision process 
Exemplify excellent interpersonal skills that nurture collaborations and build working relationships
Negotiate delivery times while managing competing deadlines and changing priorities

Ghostwriter

DataAnnotation

Crafted ideal responses and creative, detailed prompts to challenge and improve AI/LLM capabilities; evaluated LLM responses using established rubrics; proofread human writer's responses, correcting grammar, spelling, etc; provided feedback through insightful review comments

AI Coach/Content Writer and Editor 

Ohio Voter Fund

Copyedit, layout, and design Voter Guide and quarterly newsletter
Conceptualize marketing collateral | Email handling | Web research 
Create and schedule graphics, memes, and posts for social media | Social media management
Revitalized text message campaign for voter registration efforts, reaching 28,000+ voters in 2020

Digital Marketer 

Antioch University-Los Angeles

Scheduled, researched, and interviewed subjects for magazine and online news articles
Penned 15 profiles for Common Thread
Authored three features for Antioch Alumni Magazine, including a vast collection of book synopses for the magazine’s “Book Shelf” feature; crafted memes and social media posts

Writer

BIG Language Solutions - A BIG Language Company

Performs line-editing and proofreading, examining for formatting consistency, grammatical accuracy, 
and spelling errors; assesses design elements; transcribes audio files

Freelance Proofreader

Cleveland State University

Maximized opportunities as a peer mentor and writing coach to steer Scholars toward graduation
Conceptualized and designed 100+ OIAME, Sullivan-Deckard, and LINK program marketing materials—Annual/Semester Reports, journals, event flyers, programs, invitations, calendars, brochures, social media graphics, and PowerPoint Decks, adhering to brand-specific style guide
Spearheaded Destination Graduation marketing campaigns
Collaborated in writing and proofreading quarterly program newsletter and other collateral
Partnered in coordinating and executing multicultural events—experiential learning excursions, Literature Circles, Diversity Dialogue Sessions, Cross-Cultural Conversations, Unity Celebration of Multicultural Success, Latino Heritage Awards Luncheon, Juneteenth, National Voter Registration
Coached Sullivan-Deckard Scholars remotely (1:1 and small groups) in academic writing

Navigator | The Pratt Center | Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (OIAME)

Measurement Incorporated

Scored student response test items in English Language Arts
Applied required scoring criteria to each project, maintaining confidentiality and project security

Reader/Evaluator

Ultius

Wrote and edited academic content; conducted research.

Cleveland Public Library

Shelved, filed, & organized books, maps, & microfiche; retrieved items for patrons & librarians in a timely fashion; lent support to department as needed making copies, answering phones, running errands, etc.
Initiated shifting of stacks & reorganized shelves as needed
Organized discards, maintained tally discard sheets

Library Page

Hey there! 

I'm a passionate and dynamic creative freelancer with 10+ years of writing, editing, and research experience. Currently coaching AI and Large Language Models to write with finesse. I'm a supportive and empowering writing coach and workshop leader for humans too. Thrives working independently or with an innovative, inspiring, and flexible team. Superb creative writing expertise in fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, in addition to generating content for news website, magazine, and digital marketing niches. My superpower is crafting compelling content that merges heart and imagination. 

Let's collaborate and build something awesome together!

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Doug Weissman

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