Bridget V.

Wright
Freelance Writer, Editor, Blogger
Social Media Manager
Motivational Speaker
Birmingham, AL
OBJECTIVE
To secure a Writing or Editing position utilizing my writing and editing skills. I am
seeking opportunities that will allow my writing skills, abilities and experience to
strengthen the mission of your organization while providing me with further exposure to
different facets of the writing community in my area of expertise.
EDUCATION
August 1985 - May 1990
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
WORK EXPERIENCE
December 1997 - Present
Self-Employed Small Business Owner
The Daily Exhorter Communications Consulting, Birmingham, AL
The Daily Exhorter is a communications consulting service providing resources and
training to non-profit agencies and small businesses in developing effective
communications for their organizations. We use resources to help these organizations
establish information and technology tools to aid their organizations in achieving
productivity. Our monthly newsletter publication provides articles and resources on
marketing, information technology, strategic communications and industry-specific
articles that are subject matter relevant to those corporations.
December 1997 - Present
Professional Speaker, Freelance Writer, Editor - Birmingham, AL
As a professional speaker, I routinely speak at business conferences, workshops, seminars
and conduct training sessions. I often speak on topics related to marketing, information
technology and business communications. My audiences are generally made up of
attendees at the Chambers of Commerce, Toastmasters Groups, business groups and
community classes. As a writer, I have developed eBooks, booklets and written articles
for target niche markets in business and communications.
March 2010 April 2012
Freelance Writer and Editor, Blueglass.com - Tampa, FL
I worked with Blueglass as a freelance writer focusing on writing topics on cloud
computing, SEO marketing, corporate branding and media. I was responsible for several
key client accounts where I wrote content for their blogs and websites on a daily/weekly
basis. I was given key topics on a daily basis and required to research them and write
relevant articles that were posted on their sites. As the editor, I was assigned a pool of
writers to whom I was responsible for editing their work and checking for errors, tense,
style and tone as it related to each client.

November 2007 December 2008
Freelance Writer - Blogger on Women in Business, b5media.com
I blogged on topics that related to women in business; entrepreneurs, corporate
executives and work from home moms. I was responsible for developing and
implementing marketing strategies that aided in bringing traffic to the entire community
site and to my blog in particular.
May 2008 January 2011
Freelance Blogger/Media Relations, Corporate-eye.com
I blogged on media-related topics and social networking. Also responsible for
marketable, actionable strategies that drove traffic to the site. Performed light HTML
functions as they related to the blog posts.
January 2008 May 2012
SEO Writer, Catalogs.com
I wrote SEO targeted articles for the Catalogs.com client base on a variety of topics
including lifestyle, health, how to and list topics. I was also responsible for performing
light HTML functions as they related to the SEO articles.
December 1995 - June 1997
Staff Accountant
The Daniel Corporation, Birmingham, AL
Responsibilities included managing client real estate investment accounts, which
involved daily bookkeeping, invoicing, general ledger activity, cash flow optimization
and communication with each field account representative. Managed over 10 properties
with approximately 500 tenants.
June 1986 - November 1995
Payroll Manager - Olsten Staffing Services - Birmingham, AL
I held position as Payroll Manager/Bookkeeper. Responsibilities involved creating
computerized payroll twice weekly for 400 employees, client telephone collections,
managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, yearly wage and tax
statements, wage garnishments and petty cash. As the Payroll Manager, I trained all new
employees on the computer system and managed and billing adjustments, debits, credits,
and transfer on accounts as needed by the client and any payroll-related situations for the
temporary employees.
August 1985 - December 1986
Insurance Clerk, W.L. Pinchback, Jr., M.D., P.C., Orthopedic Surgeon - Montgomery,
AL
Responsibilities involved filing medical insurance claims with Medicare, Medicaid, Blue
Cross & Blue Shield, Workmens Compensation and private insurance. The Medicare
and Blue Cross Claims were entered on a computer terminal provided by Blue Cross and
were polled daily. I also verified insurance coverage on patients and collected money on
overdue accounts from the patients and insurance companies. I registered patients into the
computer and entered their charges per office and/or hospital visit and deleted or added
charges as needed.
VOLUNTEER WORK
June 2006 - April 2008
Vice-President Public Relations (2006), Club Secretary (2007)
Club Treasurer (2008), District #77 Executive Treasurer (2008)
Toastmasters International, Birmingham, AL
August 2006 - April 2008
Parliamentarian (2006), Newsletter Writer/Editor (2007), PTO Board Vice-President
(2008)
Meadowview Elementary School PTO Board, Alabaster, AL
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Certified Toastmaster (CC)
Toastmasters International, 2007
Certified Leader (CL)
Toastmasters International, 2007