Lauren Sauser

Flatstack| Managing Editor | 2018 – Present

  • Writing/coordinating product copy for Flatstack brand, leadership & dev teams

  • Spearheading content strategy, voice, tone, visual content & editorial calendar

  • Developing, proofing & distributing stylebooks and templates to maintain company style across global offices

  • All copywriting on behalf of newsletters, email & sales campaigns, & all digital properties

  • Creating project-based content, including case studies, product copy & client research

Dotdash Content Network| Copy Editor | 2019 – 2020

  • Worked to reshape editorial content for the financial services/SMB verticals

  • Audited and updated the keywords, grammar, voice & relevancy of archived articles

  • Rewrote, edited & updated hundreds of articles throughout the financial services/SMB verticals

  • Provided expertise within entrepreneurship, startup, fintech & small business verticals

  • Researched trends in tax code to ensure the relevancy of Dotdash financial services content

Buchanan Writing Co.| Partner | 2015 – Present
Producing written copy for software clients in such industries as financial services, health technologies, hospitality, entrepreneurship, & small business.

  • Clients have included Microsoft, Google for Entrepreneurs, Code Fellows, Startup Angels, & more

  • Editing technical writing on behalf of software developers & remote, ESL contributors

  • Producing white papers, product copy, social campaigns & eBooks for software clients

  • Creating/managing organizational guidelines for content quality, SEO & strategic purpose

  • Developing targeted, searchable sales/social/website storytelling

  • Refreshing outdated brand content, including product, sales & web materials

Startup Weekend | Managing Editor | 2013 – 2015Remotely coordinated digital content for a network of startup communities & corporate stakeholders, while supporting entrepreneurs with editorial oversight, marketing direction & brand guidelines.

  • Grew blog by >100% (28,403 to 62,576 monthly views)

  • Pioneered organizational measures for content quality, including search/style/language guidelines

  • Distributed critical news releases by alternating headlines per minute while exercising excellent news judgment

  • Developed publishing process based upon a global timeline of brand-aligned events

  • Managed all written copy on blog & newsletters (including SEO text, sub-channel intros, copywriting & layout)

  • Improved the writing skills of reporting assistants by participating in mentoring program and providing guidance

  • Built online communities through searchable, audience-focused social engagement

Education:
Western Washington University—B.A. / Journalism
Tel Aviv University—International Public Relations

Volunteer Work:
Benefits Law Center (donor & ally)
Painted Rocks Rescue and Fire Company (grant, survey, & email-campaign writing)