Melanie Hess | Writer, Editor, AI Content Reviewer

Melanie Hess

Writer Editor AI Review

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Portfolio Highlights

A curated selection of projects showcasing my range across industries and content types.

Profiled a Chihuly-trained glassblower, turning specialist knowledge about glass chemistry into clear prose for everyday readers.

Performed a content and editorial audit for Kettering University Online’s debut virtual degree website, including prioritized recommendations, a readability check, and a mini style guide.

Crafted executive and professional biographies that connected career experience, personal motivation, and professional philosophy to create distinctive, people-focused narratives.

Transformed complex financial concepts into a clear, jargon-free guide for creative entrepreneurs, using scannable formatting and relatable analogies to improve readability and user comprehension.

Performed a content and editorial audit for Kettering University Online’s debut virtual degree website, including prioritized recommendations, a readability check, and a mini style guide.

Created SEO-focused EdTech content for Pearson/Connections Academy, translating education research into clear, parent-focused articles on online learning and student success.

Curious. Methodical. Adaptable.

Experienced Writer and Editor

who is

My professional journey spans more than 15 years and includes writing and editing for print publications with circulations over 500,000, as well as high-traffic websites reaching hundreds of thousands of readers. I’ve also interviewed subject-matter experts, taught complex language concepts, and trained AI systems for clients, including Fortune 10 companies. Along the way, I’ve developed a practical understanding of how people process, interpret, and navigate information, and how seemingly small choices in language, structure, and presentation can affect whether a message is understood.

I create technical, editorial, and marketing content, with a focus on complex, research-heavy topics. I turn specialist information into writing a general reader can follow.

Writing and Editing

I review and revise AI-generated drafts. I check the facts, fix unclear passages, and make the writing sound like a person wrote it.

I write and revise content for readability, so readers with different backgrounds and abilities can understand it and act on it.

AI Content Review

Accessible Content

Services

Clear Communication that Reaches More Readers

Melanie Hess

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