First Line Editorial

First Line Editorial has written and edited content for the following businesses and entities since its inception in 2015:

Irvine Ice Foundation

Writer, Editor, and Webmaster: Research, write, edit, and post all content for JrDucks.com. Produce bi-monthly newsletters, maintain an in-depth alumni list, serve as liaison and writer for coach biographies, and produce various website updates. Work in concert with social media producers.

Competencies: Sports and Business writing, editing, content management, content strategy, SEO, proofreading, interviewing.

United States Government

English Language Master Tester: Perform English language tests and write detailed reports utilized in the hiring process for various job functions within the Department of Justice. Perform norming activities, write test questions, and edit a living testing manual.

Competencies: Interviewing, deadline report writing, researching, technical writing, technical editing, test norming, team management, proofreading.

VIP Transport

Contract marketing writer: Research and write stories related to the logistics and transportation industries. Incorporate economic and population trends to help further stakeholders’ mission.

Competencies: Researching, interviewing, writing, marketing, SEO

The 33rd Team

Multiplatform editor: Meticulously edited stories for accuracy, clarity, style and SEO effectiveness. Wrote accurate and compelling headlines that increased clicks. Established and codified rigorous editing and quality control standards. Mentored junior editors and contributed to the development of the site’s style guide, which was a living document. Staged and programmed stories on a WordPress CMS for the home and category pages. Contributed story ideas and ghost-wrote articles for former NFL coaches and executives.

Competencies: Editing, writing, SEO, ghostwriting, style guide creation and maintenance, mentoring, content curation, CMS management

Debra Kostoff, Realtor

Contract writer: Researched and wrote various business and marketing tools, as well as website biography for a well-established South Denver Metro ReMax realtor

Competencies: Researching, writing, marketing, proofreading, SEO

Rubber Hockey Magazines

Editor, writer: Performed multiple roles in California and Colorado, including researching and writing stories, managing correspondents and editing stories for print and digital publication from 2008-2020.

Colorado stories

California stories

Competencies: Researching, interviewing, writing, editing, proofreading, SEO, CMS, staff management

NCAA Hockey Blogs

Writer, Editor, Creator: Founded and produced all copy for two websites dedicated to Colorado NCAA Division I hockey programs in Denver and Colorado Springs.

AFAFlightPath.com

Created in 2016, AFAFlightPath.com, has provided the most consistent coverage of Air Force hockey since. As of October, 2024, it had generated nearly 650 stories about the program.

MagnessMayhem.com

Created in 2015, MagnessMayhem.com has provided consistent coverage of Denver hockey since. As of October 2024, it had published more than 700 stories about the 10-time NCAA champions.

Competencies: Interviewing, researching, writing, editing, SEO, proofreading, CMS, marketing, advertising procurement