Resume

Rebecca Day is an arts & culture writer specializing in several different fields including music, philosophy, history, entrepreneurship, and business. Her work has been featured in publications such as Foundation for Economic Education, American Essence, The Epoch Times, and Zing Media.

Publications often choose to continue working with Rebecca on a long term basis after publishing her initial work due to her attention to detail, respect for deadlines, and keen eye for research. She prides herself on her professionalism as a writer who takes initiative and is easy to work with.

Aside from content writing, she has also utilized her diverse skill set by working with marketing agencies to provide marketing collateral, build websites, write press releases, manage social media, project manage, and edit copy. 

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Resume

Rebecca Day
Freelance Writer

Email: rebecca@rebeccadaywrites.com
Website: rebeccadaymusic.com
Phone: 904-710-0991
Location: Jacksonville, FL 32223

Professional Summary

Passionate, research-driven freelance writer with 4+ years of professional experience. Skilled in content writing, article writing, website copy, and web design. As both a professional writer and musician, I offer a unique skill set with expertise in the music industry and the arts which I enjoy applying to my work as a writer. Over the years, I have written articles for the Foundation for Economic Education and Indie Music Bus related to the music industry. I’m a regular contributor at Zing Instruments focusing on covering the creative process of a broad range of musicians and bands. I also provide arts and culture-related content on a wide variety of topics for magazines like American Essence and The Epoch Times related to music, book reviews, history, and philosophy.

Work Experience

Freelance Writer
2018-Present

  • Guest Posts for the Foundation for Economic Education regarding applying economics to music business, and writing about fellow independent artists’ creative projects.
  • Guest Posts at Indie Music Bus about songwriting and the creative process.
  • Article writing for Zing Instruments covering mainstream and independent musicians and bands of all genres and eras. 
  • Article writing for various publications such as Newsbreak, Indie Art South, and Jacksonville Magazine.
  • Content Writing for the Arts & Culture division of The Epoch Times (Epoch Bright) on music, books, history, philosophy, and travel

Project Manager & Communications Specialist – Client Focused Media
2020-2021

  • Completed website builds, website copy, and SEO for several clients
  • Press Release Writing for clients
  • Copyediting for Client Focused Media web properties
  • Content creation such as digital ads, flyers, and image customization
  • Project Manager for marketing campaigns for several client accounts

Musician
2011-Present

  • Some notable performances:
    -Coral Sky Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, FL
     -Colonial Oak Music Park, St. Augustine, FL
    -Omni Amelia Resort, Amelia Island, FL
    -Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, Fernandina Beach, FL
    -Private events for Purina
    -Private events for HP and Intel
    -Performances at King & Prince Resort, St. Simon’s Island, GA
  • Professional songwriter with several independent music releases
  • Single Song publishing deal with UMG partner for compilation album
  • Original Music micro-syncs with mobile apps, video games, independent films, social media-focused videos, and business overhead radio

Education

Florida State College at Jacksonville
2007-2010
Associate in Arts Degree

Douglas Anderson School of The Arts
2003-2007
Creative Writing Concentration

Niches

Music business and industry, songwriting and the creative process, live music, economics and entrepreneurship, philosophy, history, literature, book reviews, Aristotle, Ancient Greece, Ancient Philosophy

Some Published Clips from Various Publications

Epoch Bright – “Gene Autry: How “America’s Favorite Singing Cowboy” Exemplified the Unique Entrepreneurial Spirit of America”

Epoch Bright – “Home On The Range: The Mystery and Adventure Surrounding Origin Story of Cowboy Work Song”

Epoch Bright – “The Birthplace of Country Music”

Foundation for Economic Education – “How Austrian Economics Helped Me Understand the Evolving Music Business”

Zing Instruments – “Classic Country Songs”

Zing Instruments – “11 Best Brahms Works, The Great Romantic Era Composer”

Zing Instruments – “10 Best Son House Songs, the Preacher Turned Blues Legend”

Writing Samples

Classically Cultured – “What America’s Founding Fathers Learned from the Ancient Greeks”

Classically Cultured – “The Noble Pursuit of The Creative Entrepreneur”

Skills

Technical Skills: Article writing, content creation, research, social media, website builds, WordPress, SEO, copyediting, Canva

Soft Skills: Highly self-motivated, easy to communicate with, impeccable time management, quick learner, passionate researcher

Activities

  • Avid reader
    -Favorite subjects: The Renaissance period, Aristotelian philosophy, American classic literature, early American history, Ancient Greece
  • Vintage blues and country music buff
  • Runner
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