Changing How the World Works.
 
 
  • Feedback:   (4.95 of 5)
  • Percentile: 65%
    Based on 10 feedbacks
Hourly Rate: $22.22
Total oDesk hours:
748
Location:
Iasi, Romania (GMT+02:00)
English Skills: (self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
November 19, 2007
Last Worked:
November 21, 2008
Current Assignments:
4
Total Assignments:
15
oDesk Ready:  
Yes
 
 
 
 

Adela T. - Independent Copywriter - Freelance Consultant, Romania

I sell thoughts. Yours. I write down your thoughts and show your customers your uniqueness. Advertorials, Brand Guidelines, Case Studies, Corporate Literature (Identities, Brochures, Packaging), Corporate Guidelines, Email Campaigns, Exhibition Panels, Newsletters, Press Releases, Sales Letters, Slide Presentations, Speeches, Strategic Papers, Translations, Webcopies (Keyword articles, Reviews) I believe in your mission statement as much as you believe in me, therefore our...
See All Work History & Feedback (15 items, 10 with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
5182 02/2008 - Present Community manager / blogger / misc $5,341 (401 hrs @ $13.33)
32374 03/2008 - Present English-Romanian translation (10500 entries/strings) $2,104 (152 hrs @ $13.89)
26873 01/2008 - Present Site Promotion Specialist $972 (58 hrs @ $16.67)
20199 05/2008 - Present textwriting for seo $268 (18 hrs @ $15.00)
56032 09/2008 - 09/2008 Proposal Writer for Business Partnership in the Tourist Industry $100 (6 hrs @ $16.67)
See All Tests Taken (6 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
Advertising Skills Certification 3.90 98% TOP 10% 10/12/2008 27 min
English Test (Sentence Structure) 4.60 83% TOP 20% 09/23/2008 13 min
Search Engine Optimization Test 2.75 72% 01/23/2008 31 min
Online Article Writing and Blogging Test 3.10 65% 10/12/2008 17 min
Editing Skills Certification 3.75 65% 11/19/2007 16 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title Initiated By Date
Marketing Copy Writer Buyer November 21, 2008
Professional Writer Provider November 7, 2008
Online marketing for career network Provider November 3, 2008
SEO Proof Reader, Editor, Copywriter Provider October 28, 2008
Create Articles for a Content Site Campaign Provider October 2, 2008
Job Category Interests

Writing
Skills
Skill Experience Level Last Used Description
Advertising Copy 1 yrs 3.0 2008 http://www.ogilvy.com
The Ogilvy & Mather internship and digital copywriting, out of which it's worth mentioning Joblogs
Blog Writing 3 yrs 4.0 2008 Blogging is no longer a simple trend. It turned into a way of living. 
In the last 3 years, I've worked, developed and written:
English Grammar 8 yrs 5.0 2008 CAE , Cambridge, June 1999
English Language and Communication 4 yrs 5.0 2008 http://www.acollade.eu

Job title: Copywriter
This job allows me to show my identity and create unique and competitive brand values for Acollade's customers. 

Responsibilities: concept creation, advertising content from corporate identity to corporate literature, packaging , prints, web identity etc. 
Marketing 3 yrs 3.0 2008 http://www.news.worldwild.org
In a world where new needs appear every other day, knowing how to market a business usually makes the difference between success and failure. 

Project description: Marketing Consultant 
Responsibilities: Concept creation and development of an animal welfare blog as part of the marketing consultancy provided.
Marketing 1 yrs 3.0 2008 http://www.silkfair.com
Community manager for an online e-commerce. 
Responsabilities include:
  • reaching out and online promotion in forums/communities and other digital areas
  • corporate blog writing
  • developing marketing campaign
Translation 5 yrs 4.0 2008 As a student in the English - French Department of the Faculty of Letters and further on as freelance consultant, I had the chance to translate into/from English/French/Romanian various materials:
  • books/parts of books
  • songs
  • documents
  • ad copies
Certifications
Date Earned Name Score Percentile Organization Description
2006 Expert Ranking [Expert Ranking]     Expert Ranking Expert Certification English Vocabulary
2006 Expert Ranking [Expert Ranking]     Expert Ranking Expert Certification English Language-Words and Phrases 
1999 FCE [FCE]     Cambridge University First Certificate in English
Employment History
From To Company Title/Role Description
07/2005 Present Acollade Copywriter / Executive Copywriter in a consultancy agency. 

Responsibilities: 
naming, corporate literature, etc

http://www.acollade.eu
06/2006 Present World Wild Foundation Marketing Executive / Independent Contributor Responsibilities included:
 * SEO and SEM for the non profit foundation

http://www.worldwild.org (marketing)
http://www.news.worldwild.org (blog creation and development, copywriting and online marketing)
07/2008 10/2008 Ogilvy & Mather Intern Copywriter / Independent Contributor My responsibilities included:
  • brainstorming with the rest of the creatives and come up with concepts for diverse media (TV, print, BTL, ATL, digital)
  • write ad copy (digital, fliers, leaflets, catalogues)
  • write marketing direct copy
  • cover the English part (translations) of implemented and current campaigns
10/2005 06/2006 Family Entertainment Project Manager / Team Lead Responsibilities included:
 Project management
 Preparation of project plans and time estimates
Supervising a team of 20 + designers and SEO professionals to create and improve the company's web presence, through building new websites and making them rank high in search engines.
Web copy writing or proofreading

http://visionslimo.com/ full project, web design+copy+SEO 

Note: The current results are nor my mark on the project. 
Other Experience
Along the way
Experience makes the difference between tuna cans and fillet mignon. In copywriting, it is built on hard work and exquisite talent, both skills I own and use with great value as I'm proud of my achievements and the path that lays in front of me. 

My view of a mutual beneficial project follows several criteria:

I keep everything clear
Clarity and communication go hand in hand, so why mix them? My writings go straight to the mind and heart of the reader because I speak to their needs, which they can relate to their feelings.

I support your causes and give reasons to believe in
Copies are never seen at their rightful place. Usually, visual identity grabs attention first. However, a good copy strengthens and adheres to the visual outline, gives a little more and takes something back. The element of uniqueness is underlined by words.

I don't follow rules
My personality was never the mainstream type and all my writings have a print of it. I believe in all the differences people share and I write accordingly. Everybody's filled up with cliches and patterns. I write for the sake of being different and make people believe in their particularities. 

If you agree with all of the above, than we have a professional future together and I'm looking forward to sharing my skills and commitment with you and your business.
Education
From To School Degree Area of Study Description
10/2007 Present SNSPA David Ogilvy "Faculty of Communication and Public Relations" Masters Communication
10/2002 Present Univ Al' Ioan Cuza Bachelors English-French

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  • Project Title: Site Promotion Specialist
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 02/22/2008
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: http://pugslife.org
  • Description: Twirly's column

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  • Project Title: Marketing Consultant for Non Profit Foundation
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 02/22/2008
  • Category: Writing > Blog / Article Writing
  • URL: http://news.worldwild.org
  • Description: Blog development and promotion. 
    Blog content

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  • Project Title: Online Copywriter Portfolio
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 01/09/2008
  • Category: Writing > Copywriting / Editing
  • URL: http://www.adelatrofin.eu
  • Description: Link to my online portfolio.
    In the copy page there are several samples of previous projects.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
5182 02/2008 - Present Community manager / blogger / misc $5,341 (401 hrs @ $13.33)
32374 03/2008 - Present English-Romanian translation (10500 entries/strings) $2,104 (152 hrs @ $13.89)
26873 01/2008 - Present Site Promotion Specialist $972 (58 hrs @ $16.67)
20199 05/2008 - Present textwriting for seo $268 (18 hrs @ $15.00)
56032 09/2008 - 09/2008 Proposal Writer for Business Partnership in the Tourist Industry $100 (6 hrs @ $16.67)
25363 06/2008 - 07/2008 Copywriting $278 (19 hrs @ $15.00)
37166 02/2008 - 03/2008 web site copy $42 (3 hrs @ $16.67)
35882 02/2008 - 02/2008 Research & Writing Task $27 (5 hrs @ $5.56)
25363 02/2008 - 02/2008 Website Copywriter $236 (14 hrs @ $16.67)
35882 02/2008 - 02/2008 Write and re-write, combine ebooks into single ebook $156 (9 hrs @ $16.67)
35882 02/2008 - 02/2008 Write and re-write, combine ebooks into single ebook $67 (4 hrs @ $16.67)