Maryann Boyle: Professional Resume

Professional Resume

MARYANN BOYLE MURRAY

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1992 - Present
Freelance Writer & Internet Consultant: Off-Ramp Communications
Riverside, CT/Medfield, MA

Provide editorial support for companies and organizations producing newsletters, brochures, and other corporate and marketing communications materials.

Write news and feature articles for the Boston Globe, and the Suburbanworld, Inc. group of community newspapers, including Medfield Press, Millis Press, Westwood Press, and Dover-Sherborn Press.
Review writing samples.

Educate organizations about the potential of the Internet and guide them through the implementation of their given projects. Marketing and editorial consulting; website design and maintenance.
Review sample website clients.

1985 - 1992
Matrix Capital Management; Director, Marketing
Greenwich, CT 06830

Managed the firm's establishment and relocation. Responsible for the sales and marketing of investment services to the US pension community. Duties included designing and writing marketing and client-reporting materials; maintaining consultant relations; educating a nationwide sales force about the firm's products.

1983 - 1985
Prudential Asset Management Company; Marketing Consultant
Newark, NJ 07101

Provided marketing support services for PAMCO's nationwide sales force: writing fund annual reports, product-specific marketing materials, and questionnaire responses.

1980 - 1983
Prudential Insurance Company; Editorial Assistant
Newark, NJ 07101

Coordinated the editorial and production functions of two quarterly corporate publications.

EDUCATION

M.B.A. in Marketing; University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT; 1989
B.A. in Liberal Arts; New School for Social Research, New York, NY; 1985

FREELANCE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Speaking Engagements

Taught 5-week adult education course for Medfield, Mass.: Introduction to the Internet
Taught a one-night seminar "Doing Business on the Internet" for two semesters at Greenwich (Conn.) Continuing Education.
Participated in a Connecticut Press Club panel discussion on writers' resources available via the major online services.
Spoke at the Riverside Ladies' Luncheon about getting online and what to do there.
Addressed Connecticut PC Users Group members interested in learning about the Internet.

Boston Globe

Correspondent. Wrote news and feature articles.

Suburban Press, Inc.

Correspondent. Write weekly features and news items for local newspapers.

ONLINE Business Associates, Inc.; Stamford, CT

Project Manager. Responsible for meeting with potential clients to determine how the company can help them establish their online presence. Once clients sign on, act as liaison between them and the technical staff, seeing their projects to completion. Website design, HTML coding, graphics creation and preparation, site maintenance; some sales.

OnTheNet, LLC; Georgetown, CT

Internet Marketing Services. Designed the company's (and its clients') Websites: write the copy, code the pages into HTML; write and place "announcements" for new sites; conduct online research.
Editorial Consulting. Co-authored a guidebook for prospective Internet Access Providers, "So, You Want to be an Internet Provider"; design and write the firm's marketing materials: brochure, fee schedules, product descriptions. Provide general editorial consulting services.

Prodigy Services Company; White Plains, NY

Inn and B&B Directory. Managed the sales, marketing, and computer-related functions of an "on-line" directory of inns and bed & breakfasts. Duties included designing and writing direct mail package and writing client/prospect newsletter.
Summer Camp Directory. Consulted on the development of a new on-line directory of summer camps for children. Provided guidance on brochure development and sales approach.

Virtual Office Complex; America Online

External Services Coordinator. Responsible for competitive research on the commercial on-line services and the Internet, as well as for promoting VOC's mission of helping organizations conduct business on the Internet.