Resume--Kathleen Roberts

Functional Summary: Beginning in 1995, I reported on new business openings for several local papers in northwest Arkansas. To expand my skills I also took classes in HTML.

After taking a break for motherhood as well as a brief stint in retail management, I revived my freelance writing career and began writing for the web in 2007.

After being trained as a contributing writer for LoveToKnow.com, I was immediately promoted to Site Editor of LTK Garden. Other sites were added to my site editing duties and soon thereafter I was promoted to Group Editor.

Current Work: 2007 to Present www.LoveToKnow.com Burlingame, CA
Group Editor:
*Maintenance and monitoring of five sites using Wiki formatting
*Managing various writers and site editors for each site
*Editing articles as they are added to each site to be sure the adhere to editorial guidelines
*Sending weekly update on each site to Managing Editor on a weekly basis
*Analyze site statistics to continually improve each site
*Selecting keywords to create a list of articles for each site based on current and projected trends every month
*Determine bonuses for writers and site editors
*Interviews of experts in various fields as they relate to my sites
*Write new articles each month for various sites
*Adding images to articles as needed

Currently I am Group Editor over LoveToKnow Antiques, Garden, Herbs, Sunglasses and Vitamins. I have also contributed many articles on other LTK channels such as:

• Pregnancy
• Organic
• Camping
• Makeup
• Skincare
• Weddings
• Kids

...and many more.



Additionally, I am a product reviewer for PetStyle.com:

• PetZoom Review
  
• PediPaws Review
• Greenies Review
  

Other Writing:
I have contributed to my own blogs as well as to Dog Reflections:

• Purebred Rescue
• Designer Dogs
• Submissive Urination
• Does Your Dog Bite
  

I have written copy for real estate websites including this sample on short sales. Other website contributions include several for The Baby Corner:

• Saving Money in Baby's First Year
• Stopping Birth Control and Trying to Conceive
• Transitioning from Crib to Toddler Bed
• Bottle Feeding
  

Credentials

I began freelance writing 11 years ago when I started writing about new business openings for a local newspaper. Today I am a contributor and Group Editor at LoveToKnow. I also have three blogs that cover subjects pertaining to my own life.

I look forward to expanding my writing career. If there are any writing projects that you need assistance with, feel free to contact me.