Services & Products

Valerie provides both online and paper-based writing and editing services.

Although she often works on-site with clients, Valerie runs a fully-equipped SOHO and accepts takeaway projects.

She is available for short-term and long-term assignments and may be hired on a project/contract basis, per assignment, or based on an hourly rate.

Valerie has experience writing and editing a variety of subject matter, including administrative policies & procedures, business processes, business requirements, government and regulatory compliance, payroll, risk management, and Sarbanes-Oxley, in various forms, such as:

• administration guides
• communiqués
• e-learning activities
• knowledge base articles
• online help
• presentations
• technical documentation
• training material
• user guides

Valerie has written an assortment of sales documents for small business operators and individuals, such as press releases, proposals, profiles/bios, and resumes.

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Clients & Industries

• communicate with diverse groups of individuals such as internal stakeholders, executives, subject matter experts, and first-line staff.
• collaborate with in-house staff, freelancers, contract staff.
• create inspired approaches and solutions, while adhering to corporate standards.

Clients appreciate her dedication to their project’s success and her commitment to schedules and deadlines.

Clients

• Aegon Canada Inc.
• Bank of Nova Scotia
• Bank of Montreal
• CIBC Securities Inc.
• Edward G. Agency, The
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Guardian Group of Funds
• Hewitt Associates
• IBM Canada
• Lexis Nexis Canada
• Newton Landry Management
• ProPharm Limited
• RPM Technologies Inc.
• Sleeping Giant Productions

Industries

• Banking
• Food & Beverage
• Human Resources Outsourcing
• Insurance
• Investment, Brokerage; back office admin
• Investment, Mutual Funds; in-house and third-party admin
• Online Research Services
• Pharmaceutical
• Software
• Talent Agency (representation of principal performers in film/tv, voice, and theatre)

Valerie has a Technical Writing Certificate from Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

Valerie also provides freelance writing services and has written magazine features, news, profiles, and general interest articles. Visit her portfolio page to view writing samples.

Connect with Valerie Bean online at LinkedIn.com

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Professional Memberships

Valerie is an active member of:

• Professional Writers’ Association of Canada (PWAC)
• Canadian Freelance Union (CFU)
• Society for Technical Communicators (STC)

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