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A content writer’s job titles look similar across companies, but the work varies enormously. Name what you actually wrote: blog posts, email campaigns, case studies, video scripts, landing pages. If you have a portfolio, link it directly rather than making a hiring manager search for your byline.
Traffic growth, search rankings, leads generated, email open rates, or a sales team citing your case studies: any of these prove your writing did something beyond exist. "Wrote engaging content" is a description every applicant can claim. A specific number attached to a specific piece of work is not.
A writer who has only done blog posts is a different hire than one who has written email sequences, sales one-pagers and video scripts. Listing the specific formats signals versatility more clearly than a generic "content creation" line, and it tells a hiring manager exactly what you can take off their plate.
The most common mistake on a content writer’s resume is either omitting a portfolio link entirely or trying to cram in a dozen individual headlines. Put the link where it is impossible to miss, near your contact information, and let your resume summarize scope and impact while the portfolio itself carries the examples.
Yes, and put it near the top, close to your contact details, not buried at the bottom. A hiring manager evaluating a writer wants to read your actual writing, and a resume alone cannot demonstrate voice or quality the way three or four strong samples can.
List your legal name as the header, since that is what employment paperwork will use, and mention the byline in your summary or beside your portfolio link ("published as Jordan M. Reyes") so a hiring manager can find your work under the name it was actually published with.
Fall back to scope and recognition: circulation size, how often you published, whether a piece was picked up elsewhere, or feedback from an editor. A byline count and a publication frequency are concrete facts even without a traffic number attached to them.
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