Resumé
Miriam Furman
Roslyn, New York 11576
(516) 697-1444
(516) 697-1444
SUMMARY
Content Writer, Editor, and Communicator for Media, Business, Universities, Philanthropy, and Non-Profits
With Expertise in Article Writing, Newsletters, Digital Content, Social Media Content, Proposals, Speechwriting, Copywriting, Copyediting
EXPERIENCE
Content Writer, Kaufman Dolowich Law Firm, Woodbury, NY
- Edited weekly internal newsletter for law firm with 17 offices in the U.S. and 200-plus attorneys
- Wrote attorney biographies, employee milestone-anniversary profiles, and internal communications
- Wrote content for firm's website and intranet
9/2022 - 1/2023
Content Writer, Maspeth Federal Savings, Maspeth, NY
- Wrote news and personal-finance articles for six-branch bank’s website
- Created content for customer and employee newsletters
- Edited annual employee recognition booklet
- Wrote bank president’s messages
- Drafted application that helped bank achieve Best Place to Work designation
- Researched and wrote commemorative booklet for bank’s 75th anniversary
8/2021 – 4/2022
Writer, Donor Communications, UJA-Federation of New York,
New York, NY
New York, NY
- Created thousands of customized donor communications including major-gift acknowledgments for world’s largest local philanthropy with $200 million in annual fundraising
- Wrote and edited obituaries of major donors for publication in The New York Times
- Increased donor affinity and contributions by drafting promotional emails from the fundraising department on UJA initiatives
- Collaborated on grant proposals for Capital Gifts Department
10/2012 – 6/2020
Copywriter, Effective Business Communications,
Roslyn, NY
- Wrote articles, speeches, promotional materials, and digital content for businesses and professional practices on a contractual basis
- Drafted columns, speeches, and fundraising appeals for a non-profit organization’s president that brought in six-figures in donations
6/2008 – 10/2012
Copywriter, Publishers Clearing House,
Port Washington, NY
- Encouraged sales and entries by writing product descriptions and sweepstakes copy for electronic-marketing division
11/2010 – 1/2011
Copywriter Consultant at Hofstra School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY
- Wrote recruitment booklet and Web content for medical school accepting its first class
1/2010 – 6/2010
Writer and Editor, Columbia Law School, New York, NY
- Wrote news and feature stories and highlighted students, faculty, alumni, and prominent speakers for prestigious Ivy League Law School’s website and alumni magazine
9/2007-6/2008
Content Writer, St. John’s University, Queens, NY
- Profiled accomplishments of faculty, alumni, and students in more than 100 website articles at large university of 20,000 students and at School of Law to generate admissions applications and alumni donations
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
- Writer and editor of business “trade” magazines in the jewelry retailing, interior design, and meetings and conventions fields.
10/2005-6/2006
EDUCATION
B.S. with Distinction in Communications and Journalism, Simmons College,
Boston, MA
- Received Jesse B. Cox Prize for Excellence in Communications
AWARDS
- Commendation, Int’l Assn. of Business Communicators, Long Island Chapter
- Editorial Excellence, American Society of Interior Designers