Writer & Content Strategist

Clear.
Strategic.
Always worth
the read.

Experience writing across every channel and making it all feel like it came from one place.

I focus on creating content that's as effective as it is engaging.

Linda S. Sherman
$26M Average monthly originations via direct-sell and cross-sell email programs at Chrysler Capital and Santander Consumer USA
$10M+ Average monthly funded deals from a win-back campaign I conceived, wrote, and launched
700% ROI on redesigned direct mail campaigns developed with UX research partners
20% Traffic growth at Town of Meredith site launch, sustained at 16% over 10 months
Brand Voice+ Content Strategy+ UX Writing+ Technical Writing+ Campaign Concepting+ SEO Content+ AI Governance+ Ghostwriting+ Information Architecture+ Brand Voice+ Content Strategy+ UX Writing+ Technical Writing+ Campaign Concepting+ SEO Content+ AI Governance+ Ghostwriting+ Information Architecture+
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I write things
people actually
want to read.

I started in financial services, where the stakes are high and the compliance team reads everything. At Chrysler Capital, a division of Santander Consumer USA, I helped build a brand from the ground up. That meant creating the voice first, then carrying it through everything the company put into the world. Campaigns, landing pages, email programs, paid ads, video scripts, compliance-reviewed customer communications — if it had words, I either wrote it or reviewed it.

Working closely with an exceptional design team for years shaped how I think about content. Good writing gives designers something to build on. When both sides trust each other, the work gets pushed further than either could take it alone. That kind of collaboration taught me that content is never just the words. It is the whole experience.

That thinking carried into everything that came after. At the Town of Meredith, I was not just writing web content. I was diagnosing what a site was failing to do for its audience and fixing it, using traffic data to drive decisions and plain language to make services actually usable. At Big Green Egg, I am building documentation standards from scratch so that every writer on the team produces work that sounds like the brand.

Lately I have been incorporating AI tools including ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude into my daily workflow. Not to replace the writing, but to move faster, explore more ideas, and catch things I might miss. I also build the governance frameworks that help teams use these tools without losing accuracy, voice, or quality control.

  • Brand voice and stewardship
  • Content strategy and systems
  • Multichannel campaign copy
  • SEO web and blog content
  • UX and conversational writing
  • Technical writing
  • Documentation and style guides
  • Creative briefs and frameworks
  • Analytics and performance
  • AI tools and governance
  • Executive ghostwriting
  • Team leadership
Santander Consumer USA Marketing Teamwork Award, March 2022
Santander Consumer USA Operations Trail Blazer Award, December 2022
Cornwell Tools $1M Club, 2023. In-person sales on a mobile tool truck route.
UX Writing Fundamentals, UX Writing Hub
UX Writing Fundamentals, LinkedIn Learning
HubSpot Social Media Marketing Certification (in progress)
OMCP Online Marketing Certification (in progress)
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Case Study

Chrysler Capital — Email Campaign

Approved, Not Funded: A Win-Back Campaign That Drove $10M a Month

Consumers were getting pre-approved for Chrysler Capital financing but not moving forward to purchase. A real drop-off between intent and action. I focused on where messaging could reduce that friction, build confidence, and support the decision to continue.

I started by mapping the real objections. Better rate elsewhere. Payment too high. Did not know Chrysler Capital well enough to trust them. That last one was the opening. It was not a rate problem. It was a relationship problem. And relationship problems need relationship writing.

I pitched a four-email campaign with a dating app tone. Personal, light, a little playful. Internal feedback loved the voice but trimmed the series to three emails. The campaign launched in September 2021.

01
Define the problem
Mapped consumer objections to find the real barrier. Not rates, but brand unfamiliarity and lack of confidence.
02
Conceive the approach
Pitched a relationship-tone win-back series. Personal, disarming, built around trust rather than transaction.
03
Collaborate and refine
Worked with email designers and incorporated manager feedback to sharpen focus without losing the voice.
04
Ship and measure
Campaign launched with a two-week cadence. Results tracked from inception.
Campaign result
$10M
Average in funded deals per month since launch. Three emails. One question: what does someone need to hear to say yes?
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Selected Work

Chrysler Capital / Santander Consumer USA

Brand Voice and Multichannel Content, Built from the Ground Up

Created the brand voice for Chrysler Capital and carried it through everything. Campaigns, landing pages, email, paid ads, blog content, video scripts, and compliance-reviewed customer communications. Developed messaging frameworks and creative briefs. Directed content teams. Supported executive communications through ghostwriting.

Result: Brand voice SME across multiple national brands, with content adopted across affiliated companies reaching millions of customers.
Brand voiceCampaignsSEOGhostwriting

Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital

Cross-Channel Sweepstakes Campaigns, Two Brands, Twice a Year

Sole content person for large-scale promotional sweepstakes running twice annually across both brands. Created all consumer-facing content across email, web landing pages, and social media. Kept two distinct brand voices consistent while meeting legal, compliance, and deadline requirements.

Scope: Full content ownership across email, web, and social. Two brands, two campaigns per year, one writer.
CampaignsEmailLanding pagesSocial

Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital

Blog and Educational Content, Financial Topics for Everyday Readers

Consumer-facing articles and educational web content covering personal finance, auto lending, and credit. Written to be genuinely useful to real people navigating complicated topics. SEO-optimized to support web traffic growth and improve engagement.

BlogSEO writingConsumer finance

Santander Consumer USA

Vehicle Title Information, Technical Content for a Complex Process

Created all title-related content on the Santander Consumer USA customer site. Vehicle titles involve state-by-state variation, lender rules, and legal terminology that can easily overwhelm a customer at an already stressful moment. The goal was to take a genuinely complicated process and make it feel navigable, clear, and confidence-building without oversimplifying anything important.

Technical writingPlain languageConsumer financeUX content

Town of Meredith, New Hampshire

Municipal Content Strategy, Website Migration and Sustained Growth

Led full content strategy for a municipal website migration including information architecture, CMS implementation, and Google Analytics integration. Created a Visitors page based on traffic patterns and audience research. Standardized public-facing content for clarity, accessibility, and usability.

Result: 20% traffic growth at launch, sustained at 16% over 10 months through ongoing optimization.
Content strategyArchitectureAnalytics

Big Green Egg

Technical Writing Guide, UX Content and Documentation Standards

Developing a Technical Writer's Guide (v4, in internal review) establishing voice, tone, formatting, safety messaging, AI usage policy, and trademark standards for all technical and instructional content. Additional work in production includes video scripts and Instructions for Use copy.

Style guideUX contentIFUAI governance

Santander Consumer USA

UX Research-Informed Direct Mail Redesign

Partnered with UX research to completely redesign direct mail campaigns based on customer behavior data. The collaboration produced messaging that connected with real motivations, not assumed ones.

Result: Up to 700% ROI on redesigned campaigns.
Direct mailUX researchData-driven
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What I Do Best

Brand Voice and Identity

I have built brand voices from scratch and carried them across every channel. The goal is always the same. Make it feel like it came from one person, even when a whole team is writing it.

Campaign Concepting and Copy

I think in campaigns, not just copy. From the strategic insight to the subject line to the CTA, I build content that has a point of view and moves people to act.

UX and Conversational Writing

Not just how it reads, but how it flows. I look at where content loses people and how to fix it across web, mobile, and chatbot platforms.

Technical and Instructional Writing

Complex systems, regulated workflows, product documentation. I make them clear for the people who actually have to use them, not just the people who built them.

Analytics and Performance

I use data to make better decisions. Traffic patterns, campaign performance, audience behavior. Content strategy without measurement is just guessing.

AI-Augmented Workflows

I use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude as a regular part of my process and build governance frameworks to make sure AI-assisted content meets the same standard as everything else.

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Let's talk about what you're building.

Whether you need an in-house writer, a content strategist, a UX writing partner, or a freelance collaborator, I would love to hear about it. Happy to talk more if it feels like a fit. I am also happy to provide a resume tailored to your specific role.

Available for new opportunities
Phone Available upon request
Location Alton, New Hampshire. Open to remote.
Education BA History, Illinois Wesleyan University
Paralegal Certificate, Roosevelt University
BA Sociology, Southern New Hampshire University (in progress)