Jacob McMillen
2700 W Powell Blvd.
Gresham, OR 97030
[email protected]
(404) 915-2607
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major: Accounting
Overall GPA: 3.5
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SELF-EMPLOYED, Copywriter & Marketing Consultant
SEPTEMBER 2012 – PRESENT, Portland, Oregon
- Write high-converting content for popular sites, including Huffington Post, HubSpot, Brazen, SitePoint, Learnable, Wise Bread, KISSmetrics, Crazy Egg, Econsultancy, etc.
- Write direct-response website and email copy for SaaS companies, software distributors, elearning platforms, funded startups, law firms, etc.
- Consult on content strategy – helped one brand new blog acquire 17,000+ unique visitors in first week – helped another new blog get 1,000+ email subscribers with 2 blog posts
- Click here to view my freelance writing portfolio
BLACK FIN MEDIA, Content Manager & Copywriter
APRIL 2013 – MAY 2014, Redding, California
- Managed online written content for several industry-leading injury law firms
- Wrote blogs, articles, & web copy – primary editor – focused on conversion optimization
OPTIMIZE WORLDWIDE, Copywriter & Link Builder
OCTOBER 2012 – MAY 2013, Redding, California
- Responsible for producing all written content for client websites
- Primary guest blogger, link builder, and social media manager, for 25+ SEO clients
THE SOUTHWESTERN COMPANY, Independent Sales Contractor
MAY – JULY 2009, Nashville, Tennessee
- Relocated twice to Petersburg, WV and Clarksburg, WV from Atlanta, GA for 3 months
- Worked unsupervised an average of 82 hours a week, bringing in $42,000 in retail sales, and personally netting over $16,000 during a period of 10 weeks
- Acquired over 300 clients and was responsible for all associated customer service and product delivery
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
- Alpharetta High School Magnum Cum Laude 2008
- The Southwestern Company Top 50 First Year Sales 2009
- University of Georgia Honor Roll 2009-2010
- Graduate of Bethel School of Ministry 2012-2015
