For over 10 years, Katie Roberts has built a solid reputation in media. After earning a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, Katie headed to the Northwest and launched her career through a television reporting job for the ABC affiliate, KAPP, in Yakima, Washington. After nearly two years as an on-camera journalist, news writer and photographer, she then switched to the print realm and returned to Colorado. There, she accepted a position as managing editor for VOWS: Magazine, the wedding industry's award-winning trade publication. For five years, Katie directed editorial content for VOWS:, managed a freelance writing staff of approximately 10 reporters, and won an award for her writing from the National Association of Business Publication Editors.
In 2006, Katie and her husband, John, decided to start a family. So at that point, she left her position as managing editor and launched a freelance writing business. Since then, Katie has quickly grown her home-based venture by focusing on compelling, concise and creative writing for a diverse array of clients. She excels in taking a direct, down-to-earth approach with all her writing, whether it's a press release, book proposal, training manual, magazine feature or newsletter.
Katie Roberts was raised on the pristine, diamond-white beaches of Pensacola, Florida. But she also spent much of her youth with family in Tennessee's Appalachian Mountains, the great Southern city of New Orleans, and on the Chesapeak waters of Annapolis, Maryland. In 1994, she earned a bachelor of arts from the University of the South, a small, highly unique liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee. Majoring in French and pursuing a love for English literature helped solidify Katie's technical grammar education, and it also provided her with a deeper, holistic understanding of language, writing and communication.
Today, she lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, where she's an avid outdoor enthusiast. When she's not busy meeting a work deadline, she's almost always outside. Living in Summit County, home to Breckenridge, Keystone and other popular resorts and ski destinations, Katie is likely to be found skiing, hiking or strolling with her life's biggest and best achievement to date -- her baby son, George. In whatever she does, Katie's philosophy is to care and take a caring approach to her endeavors. This has become a true style, which you can expect to experience when you hire Katie to tackle your writing, editing or proofreading projects, no matter how big or small they may be.
Finally, Katie has helped initiate and is leading the new Summit Independent Business Alliance (www.summitindependentbusiness.com). A grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to bolstering locally owend, independent businesses in Summit County, SIBA is a great example of Katie's passions, talents and experience coming into fruition. Through SIBA, Katie works to educate the public about the importance of supporting the local economy and to empower mom-and-pop businesses through a variety of creative strategies.
For more information, send Katie Roberts a request on her Contact Us page, call (970) 668-4345 or e-mail katieroberts@idcomm.com.
