MELISSA LAWRENCE COLEMAN

Freeport, Maine
contact@writehands.com

WRITER

This Life Is in Your Hands: A Memoir
Freelance Writer: Aspen Magazine, Aspen Times, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, Conde Nast Traveler, Delicious Living, Denver Post, Herb Companion, High Country News, Holland Herald, Hope Magazine, Newsweek Japan, Paddler Magazine, Rocky Mountain Magazine, Rocky Mountain Sports, The Oregonian, Women Outside, Women's Sports and Fitness, 1993-2002
Arts & Entertainment Columnist: Roaring Fork Sunday, 1998-1999
Contributor: Aspen Magazine and Travelers Guide, 1998-1999

WEB SPECIALIST AND CONTENT DEVELOPER

WriteHands: Design, produce and edit commercial websites, Freeport, Maine, 2002-present
L.L.Bean: Designer, content developer and web usability expert for the corporate Intranet, Freeport, Maine, 2006-2008
Wellmed: Developed web pages and content for an online medical information company now owned by WebMD, Portland, Oregon, 2000-2001
Utour: Produced unique websites featuring 360-degree immersive virtual tours and wrote descriptions of cities, hotels and homes featured in tours, Portland, Oregon, 2000
Subaru Gorge Games: Managed and maintained copy and code for this outdoor sporting event website with high-profile sponsors Subaru, Nautica, NBC Sports, Yahoo! and National Geographic Adventure, Hood River, Oregon, 1999-2000

EDITOR

Aspen Magazine: Managed content and structure for this award-winning city magazine, wrote features and essays on health, recreation and lifestyle trends in Aspen, Colorado, 1995-1998
Rocky Mountain Magazine: Researched and reported stories on outdoor recreation and compiled and meticulously fact checked service information as a member of the launch team for this Cowles Magazines publication, Denver, Colorado, 1993-1994
Chelsea Green Publishing Company: Slush pile and subsidiary rights, Vermont, 1992

EDUCATION