Vanessa Burke – Editor

Freelance copywriting, copy editing and proofreading for the advertising industry, Atlanta area magazines, newspapers, websites, marketing material and books. Proficient in AP writing style, familiar with Chicago writing style; experienced in WordPress, Gather Content, Teamwork, Slack, MailChimp and MS Office.

• Book Editor and Proofreader: Edit and proofread books. Published books include “Ready or Not, Here I Come!” by Alison Lusted, “Me” by Carlos L. Malone, “Law Enforcement That Works” by Dr. R. Ben Gaither and more. Titles sold on Amazon can be seen on my Reedsy profile.
• Edit and proofread collateral for the United States Marine Corps, J. Walter Thompson ad agency (via Aquent).
• Edited and proofread copy for the Georgia Tech College of Engineering magazines, We Are Engineers and Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial and Systems Engineering Alumni Magazine (via The Creative Group).
• Assisted with development of social media content strategy and plan for a nonprofit startup, Boxes Because.
• Proofread book copy and performed liaison responsibilities between the author and publisher for all publishing aspects, from final manuscript to the published printed copy.
• Teach writing principles, from basic to advanced, to students at Georgia State.
• Editor and Proofreader: Advertising collateral at Grizzard advertising agency; agency client work included The Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, and nonprofit clients in health care and animal care.
• Corporate Communications: Copywriter and copy editor of public relations documents and brochures for, including work for the National Investment Commission of the Government of Liberia;.
• Blog Content Writer: Various international mission trips with – voluntary; article on Peru mission trip published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Managed fundraising for many trips over more than 10 years totaling approximately $30,000.
• Inspirational Devotional Writer: Monthly devotionals online for, distributed to an audience of over 400,000.
• Magazine Expertise: Editor at Large: Editorial advice and strategy assistance on magazine content; copywriter and copy editor of feature stories for Liberia Travel & Life Magazine. Editor in Chief: Southwest Atlanta Magazine, Style Magazine – Northern Atlanta Gracious Living, New Birth Voice magazine. Article Writer: Atlanta Woman magazine, Style Magazine – Northern Atlanta Gracious Living, Cultured Living Atlanta Magazine, Piedmont Review Newspaper; also featured in national magazines Prizm and Gospel Today.
• Personality Profile Writer: Notable personalities I’ve written published articles on include Ambassador Andrew Young, Bernice A. King, News Anchorwoman Karyn Greer, Clark Howard, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of R&B group TLC, Dominique Wilkins, Dr. Sam Chand, and Gospel recording artist sensations William Murphy and Darwin Hobbs.
• ACHIEVEMENTS: Ensure professionalism and consistent quality work for all client material, resulting in repeated client work. Example: Recently, a previous ad agency employer asked if I would edit/proofread for them again (as a freelancer) because they realized they were not receiving the level of quality with others that I had afforded them. My professionalism and consistent quality of work for all clients resulted in repeated client work and roles such as magazine Editor in Chief and Editor at Large.

• Wrote and edited copy for external executive communication, executive bios for Pastor Dennis Rouse and Pastor Colleen Rouse, fundraising email campaigns, marketing email campaigns, CTAs, marketing headlines, Victory Live show scripts (online video), Victory World Church app notifications, and print marketing and promotional materials for several ministries, including marriage, youth, pastoral care and more.
• Wrote and edited web page copy for,, and.
• Wrote social media posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for @thrivetoday.
• ACHIEVEMENTS: Improved team communication and overall operational efficiency through strategic planning for the Content Team by developing a Process Procedure for the Content and Project Management teams; streamlined Content Team work by proposing a responsibility shift among team members; developed email campaigns distribution schedule adjustment proposal to increase email engagement.