Dan Ochwat

DAN OCHWAT Danochwat.com - |- MY MISSION A skilled writer and editor for nearly two decades, backed by an MFA in creative writing, I execute clean news copy, reports, digital, and any form of content creation on time, driven by a sincere passion for writing. FREELANCE EXPERIENCE EnsembleIQ, Chicago September 2010-Present • Content Editor for the company’s custom publishing department. Working with the art team and sales, I research, manage, write, proof and manage white papers, research articles and any sponsored material for the company or its advertisers. • Columnist for Path to Purchase IQ, the print publication of Ensemble’s Path to Purchase Institute. Every month, I research, manage and pull together a monthly roundup of news in the retail tech space. • Contributing Editor to Path to Purchase IQ. I write features and news monthly, and proofread every issue. Quill Network, London August 2019-Present • Editor and Copywriter. Covering U.S.-based clients, I edit buyer’s guides, digital content and articles, as well as write long- and short-form content for its various clients in beauty, tech, fashion, retail and more. Big Block LA, Los Angeles 2017-Present • Treatment Writer. Partnering with Director Neil Abramson, I write TV spot treatments that show his vision. Vox One, New York 2010-Present • Writer. I write press releases, award submissions, ghost-written columns and white papers for its clients. Hospitals & Health Management Magazine, Chicago- • Contributing Writer. I took on monthly news articles for the AMA medical magazine before it ceased. Crains, Chicago- • Newsletter Editor. I curated and summarized articles for the daily email newsletter. The Real Chicago December 2005-present • Writer. I specialize in play reviews and cover local music for the quarterly magazine. WORK EXPERIENCE Editor, Shopper Marketing, Skokie, Ill. April 2001-September 2010 • Managed one associate editor, a designer and a host of writers to deliver the monthly trade magazine. Reporter, The Courier, Lincoln, Ill. February 2000-March 2001 • FIled daily on the city and county government, police and courts. EDUCATION Northwestern University • MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage, 2012 Eastern Illinois University • Bachelor of Arts degree, 1999; major in Journalism; minor in English