I am a highly collaborative, customer-focused Content Writer and Strategist who merges business outcomes with user expectations to build meaningful and engaging web experiences. I specialize in web copy/microcopy, storytelling, user research, and interaction design. I lead cross-functional collaboration, craft user-centered content, and mentor teams to deliver measurable outcomes across nonprofit, corporate, and ecommerce contexts.

Wendy Harrell

I am a highly collaborative, customer-focused Content Writer and Strategist who merges business outcomes with user expectations to build meaningful and engaging web experiences. I specialize in web copy/microcopy, storytelling, user research, and interaction design. I lead cross-functional collaboration, craft user-centered content, and mentor teams to deliver measurable outcomes across nonprofit, corporate, and ecommerce contexts.

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I am a highly collaborative, customer-focused Content Writer and Strategist who merges business outcomes with user expectations to build meaningful and engaging web experiences. I specialize in web copy/microcopy, storytelling, user research, and interaction design.

I lead cross-functional collaboration, craft user-centered content, and mentor teams to deliver measurable outcomes across nonprofit, corporate, and ecommerce contexts.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Writer, Researcher at 9 Pebble Consulting
May 1, 2024 - Present
Design and write proposals for new business; craft user-friendly web copy for digital and digital-to-print formats; lead research, content and design for various industries; lead remote collaboration sessions to align stakeholders on strategy, outcomes and content delivery.
Senior Experience Analyst at The Nature Conservancy
January 1, 2016 - Present
Led research, content and design for a zero-to-launch portfolio management system tracking climate, land, ocean and people outcomes; wrote copy to simplify complex systems for technical and non-technical audiences; defined customer experience strategy via continuous discovery including contextual interviews and competitive analysis; led discovery and design of the Asia Pacific Science and Conservation Data Repository; created a multi-channel roadmap to build synergy across internal and external-facing products; authored a content strategy and roadmap to educate partners on new conservation methodology.
User Experience Designer at The Nature Conservancy
October 1, 2013 - January 31, 2016
Optimized data entry processes increasing adoption by 40%; designed interactive prototypes for desktop and mobile experiences for Finance, Legal and Donor Relations teams; led discovery and user research to inform cloud-based data storage needs among conservation and science teams.
E-Commerce Conversion and Optimization Lead at Keurig/GMCR
March 1, 2008 - August 31, 2013
UX designer and researcher on Keurig/Green Mountain Coffee’s B2C and B2B products; defined and improved key functionality on family of D2C ecommerce platforms, growing online revenue from $49M to $600M; led subscription sign-up and renewal process increasing new subscribers by 20%; redesigned gift card purchase and redemption reducing user errors by 85% and enabling ten-fold growth in membership, revenue and CLV subscriptions; optimized online lead generation increasing conversions by 400%.
Marketing Web Content Analyst at Green Mountain Coffee/GMCR
August 1, 2006 - March 31, 2008
Conducted user research on marketing campaigns pre and post launch to measure copy efficacy; established a calendar bug reporting process and managed QA to troubleshoot site errors for B2C and B2B; collaborated with marketing leads and digital designers to build message architecture, voice, tone and branding.
Associate Editor at Cardinal Business Media
June 1, 2005 - September 30, 2008
Ghost writer for ophthalmic industry articles; transformed technical research material into reader-friendly features; key decision maker on design, layout and style; conducted market research to inform editorial calendars.
Writer at Spirit of Tribe Publishing
June 1, 2002 - September 30, 2005
Published a bi-monthly integrative health journal; authored informational feature articles and consumer-friendly news articles; designed, wrote and edited copy for print ads, brochures and point-of-purchase materials for small businesses.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at University of Delaware
January 11, 2030 - March 25, 2026
Bachelor of Arts in English – Journalism & Literature at University of Delaware
January 11, 2030 - March 25, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Retail, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment