Katie Quirk

Copywriter, Editor, and Marketing Communications Project Manager

United States

Hello! Welcome to my mini portfolio.

About me: I've been working as a professional writer and editor in some capacity since 2003. I've held positions as a magazine editor, a brand communications coordinator, a content writer, and a marketing communications manager.

My rich depth of experience results from a diverse and varied career working at start-ups, small, and large companies. After working in NYC in my 20s, I moved to Seattle, where for nearly a decade I wrote for a website part time while working full time as a mom. After several years working in marketing and communications at small start-ups, I am now a program manager for Amazon Explore and the team's de facto copywriter and editor, writing and editing everything from 50-plus page training documents to brief detail page descriptions and seller newsletters.

Super powers: Working autonomously on deadline, attention to detail, tenacity

In my free time I like to: go thrifting in search of eco-friendly gems, bake excessive amounts of muffins, read (of course), hang out with my two kids, drink wine, watch Wes Andersen movies, and binge on Ozark, Succession, and Schitt's Creek.

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Amazon
03/23/2022
Top Deals email

Recent email marketing campaign I owned from creation to execution, including copywriting and A/B testing.

Amazon Explore
06/01/2021
Amazon Explore training document

Sent to sellers as an email attachment, the intention of this training document is to break down a complicated process into clear, simple actions. I worked with our de-facto designer to pair words with graphics to break up the copy and to provide visual cues.

Amazon Explore
01/20/2022
Email newsletter sample

I have been writing and managing production and distribution of the weekly newsletter since August 2020.

amazon.jobs
01/17/2022
HR copywriting sample

I recently drafted this copy for the Amazon Explore jobs page, to encourage interest in the open positions.

Amazon Explore
09/01/2021
Sample of B2B training document copy

This four-page training document I developed for sellers of custom products is currently available on Seller University. Amazon Explore team members later utilized it in an internal training document, citing the information to create standardized processes.

StyleSaver, a start-up from the founders of Kids on 45th
12/16/2019
Sample of product FAQs

In December 2019, I quickly wrote these FAQs for the StyleSaver website.

Mom365.com
03/01/2018
Sample of product copy

In 2018, I researched and wrote a series of 11 retail product guides for Mom365.com, including this one.

Hello Sitter
01/10/2018
Blog post sample

As Hello Sitter's sole content creator, I concepted, researched, and wrote all copy, including this piece.

Hello Sitter
10/20/2017
Hello Sitter blog sample

At start-up Hello Sitter, a childcare app in NYC, I wrote weekly blog posts like this one to spotlight the quality of care available through the service, and to build trust in the brand.

Mom365
Web content "listicle" sample

In the eight years I contracted with Mom365, I wrote dozens of "listicles" like this one, most of which were published to the website without any additional editing or review (eek!).