Professional Summary
WOLCOTT WHEELER
48 Windle Park, Apt. BSMT (914) 826-5188 (cell)
Tarrytown, NY 10591 wolcottwheeler@gmail.com
Senior marketing and corporate communications writer and editor: financial services, technology, healthcare and legal. Adept at creating Web content, blog posts, white papers, social media posts, marketing brochures, video scripts, executive speeches, articles, emails, newsletters, presentations, and client letters. Princeton graduate, former screenwriter with Columbia Pictures, ex-JET English teacher in Japan, and prolific Amazon Author.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aon – New York, NY November 2022 – May 2023
Content Marketing Specialist/Project Manager - consultant
• Originated marketing content for a major multinational financial services firm.
Engineered Tax Services – West Palm Beach, FL February 2021 – September 2022
Director, Content Development
• Created all content for a specialty tax advisory group. Published extensively in Forbes, Accounting Today, and other periodicals.
Davis Advisors – New York, NY April 2019 – September 2022
Financial Writer and Editor - Consultant
• Edited quarterly financial commentary generated by a boutique investment firm.
New York Life – White Plains, NY June – October 2020
Instructional Designer
• Helped create the curriculum for a Wealth Advisory training program for New York Life agents.
Freelance Marketing Writer – New York, NY January 2019 – January 2021
• Clients included Citibank, Equitable, Cisco, PIMCO, AlphaSense, Edge Technology Group, Plianced, and Sanctuary Wealth. Healthcare articles for Impact Journals and SingleCare. Mobile app copy for a fintech startup.
Optym – New York, NY October 2019 – January 2020
Copywriter - Consultant
• Wrote web copy, video scripts, and other marketing collateral remotely for a Florida-based transportation optimization software company.
RAIN Agency – New York, NY February – December 2019
SEO Copywriter - Consultant
• Wrote SEO-targeted web copy and audio investment commentary (flash briefings) for BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager.
Google – New York, NY October 2018 – January 2019
Marketing Writer - Consultant
• Wrote and managed blog posts announcing updates for Google’s G Suite business software.
FAIR Health, Inc. – New York, NY 2017 – 2018
Senior Writer
• Promoted a leading national healthcare nonprofit by writing marketing collateral, video scripts, web copy, articles, newsletters, conference proposals, product sheets, press releases, and bylined articles for senior management.
EGR International – New York, NY 2017 – 2017
Corporate Scriptwriter and Writing Consultant
• Revised international corporate sales scripts on assignment for major pharma and life sciences firm Qiagen onsite in Cologne, Germany. Wrote blogs for Qiagen and Novartis Oncology.
iCrossing – New York, NY 2016 – 2017
Social Media Manager and Copywriter
• Created social media content for major financial client MFS Investment Management. Wrote website and banner copy for DIRECTV. Authored video case study scripts highlighting Bridgestone and DIRECTV client successes. Created complete content tree for iCrossing.com and inventoried all assets (over 250). Revised 200 blog posts and updated them online. Proofread and copyedited marketing RFPs and marketing brochures.
Battea Class Action Services - Stamford, CT 2015 – 2016
Vice President, Communications and Research
• Directed communications at a leading securities class action filing organization. Wrote website content, marketing brochures, client letters, legal memos, articles, blog posts, and presentations.
Freelance copywriter – New York, NY 2012 - 2015
• Marketing writer, HSBC Structured Products
• Investment writer, Barclays Wealth and Investment Management
• Technical and marketing communications writer, Silicon Motion, a leading Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer
• Editor and writer, Barron's (conference materials and bios)
• Senior executive speechwriter, AXA Insurance
• SEO marketing writer and editor at Pryor Cashman LLP
• Senior internal communications writer, RBS Citizens Bank’s Wealth Management Division
• Internal communications specialist, Experian Marketing Services: created an internal communications program for the Global Product Development Group (Experian’s IT team). Advanced technology writer.
Additional financial writing experience:
• BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts Division - Vice President, Senior Marketing Writer and Manager
• U.S. Trust Company – Assistant Vice President and Senior Financial Writer
• GreenPoint Financial Corporation – Senior Staff Writer
EDUCATION
A.B., Princeton University, cum laude. Major: English and Creative Writing.
M.A., Queens College, City University of New York. Major: English and Creative Writing.
PORTFOLIO
http://wolcottwheeler.writersresidence.com/
LINKEDIN PROFILE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolcott-wheeler-1087b517/