Melanie Jade Raybon

390 Stovall St SE. Atlanta, GA 30316| (954) 560-0012 | mjr14@my.fsu.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-raybon-081996

Academics Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL – May 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Editing, Writing, and Media. Minor in Women’s Studies

Experience MBDM Group Atlanta, GA

Digital Copywriter Oct 2018–Present
● Develop, research, and write compelling articles for use in email marketing
campaigns for a variety of companies; drive engagement and maximize amount of
subscriptions to newsletters and blogs
● Match writing tone and style to that of company’s to ensure article is on-brand and
consistent with company’s needs
● Write and edit UX/UI content for MBDM Group in order to improve site’s SEO,
verbiage, and readability
Solution Skills, Inc. Tallahassee, FL
Marketing Manager Jan 2018–June 2018
● Lead marketing team in developing new concepts for publications, outreach, and
events
● Design and publish visuals and content for company’s digital newsletter via Robly
● Write and edit company marketing materials incl. email blasts, newsletters, fliers,
speeches, web copy etc.
The Borgen Project Tallahassee, FL
Lead Content Editor Jun 2017–Aug 2018
● Complete fact checks and edits in AP style via WordPress; communicate with
authors regarding necessary improvements to writing; perform SEO

● Craft engaging, unique headlines to attract readers; add appropriate, properly

sourced photos to articles and adjust HTML code for photo credit; schedule articles
for publication

The Kudzu Review Tallahassee, FL

Creative Nonfiction Editor Aug 2016–May 2018
 Process and manage all creative nonfiction manuscript submissions in order to
discover unique pieces worthy of publication
 Edit quality pieces worthy of publication; liaise with authors to acquire approval of
edits
 Lead team of assistant editors in helping to choose and edit pieces and in recruiting
submissions

Honors and Awards

FSU Jerome Stern Emerging Authors Award for Creative Nonfiction – Spring 2018

President’s List 2014–2018

Dean’s List 2014–2018

Fluent in Spanish.
Skills
Beginner in Photoshop, Canva, Airtable, and Adobe inDesign.
Expert in Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, AP Style, SEO, and Google Drive.