Rikki Bleiweiss
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Rikki Bleiweiss is a writer, editor, filmmaker, and visual effects artist looking to combine her skills in to a content design career.
Career History
Content Writer & Editor [Slickdeals, 2022-Present]
- Write & edit copy for affiliate pages that generate $1M+ sales monthly
- Write longform SEO copy, UI micro-copy, and how-to guides
- Optimize page copy based on data tracked in Tableau
- Conduct SEO tests, track results, and create actionable SEO plans
- Build a data-driven style guide of best practices for many types of copy
- Oversaw 400% revenue increase on pages I managed
- Create wireframes and mockups for future page redesigns that meet the needs of different stakeholders
- Collaborate with other teams and senior leadership to prepare reports for external partners
- Curate pages for web & mobile with content management systems
Development Editor, Fiction [Level 4 Press, 2022-2024]
- Advanced to creative development role after consistently offering valued insight and feedback
- Performed editorial functions including reading and evaluating proposals, providing revisions to authors, and line editing
- Read submissions, assessed a writer’s potential, built and maintained relationships with creators, and fostered growth among writers
- Maintained book schedules, demonstrating project management, planning, and organizing skills
Copy Editor [Level 4 Press, 2022]
- Performed intense copy editing and proofreading for final publication
- Ensured compliance with project specifications and written briefs
Rikki Bleiweiss
Lives
Los Angeles, CA
Education
M.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Texas
M.B.A in Business Leadership & Management at Quantic University (class of 2025)
B.S. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, Unity, Maya Avid (101 Certified), DaVinci Resolve, Pluralize, Webflow, Protopie, Atlassian Suite, Tableau
Content Design & UX Writing Intern [IBM, 2019]
- Wrote, filmed, and edited video content for a variety of platforms
- Interviewed senior leadership and subject matter experts for documentary materials
- Told technical and scientific stories through engaging, accessible media
- Worked cross-functionally with designers to create company-wide video style guides and design briefs consistent with brand voice
- Demonstrated ability to discuss composition, color, and design
- Collaborated with UX researchers in product testing sessions
- Learned UX writing styles for multiple formats
Writing Consultant & Instructor [University of Texas at Austin, 2019-2020]
- Taught technical writing, literary analysis, and business writing skills
- Prepared educational and instructional materials for students
- Demonstrated excellent copyediting skills & wrote supportive feedback
Intern to Executive Producer & Showrunner [Amy Talkington Productions, 2020-2021]
- Wrote notes on drafts & materials for Executive Producer of HBO’s Little Fires Everywhere
- Evaluated the series potential of IP, assisted in the adaptation process
- Contributed ideas and pitches, wrote character breakdowns
Story Analyst [Coverfly, 2020-2022]
- Evaluated screenplays, pitches, and manuscripts for potential development
- Provided project synopses, feedback, and copy editing
Post-Production & Animation Intern [Starburns Industries, 2018]
- Assisted the animation team with post-production VFX for a stop-motion segment of TV series Cosmos
- Performed VFX cleanup on each shot within production pipeline
Production & Development Intern [Red Wagon Entertainment, 2018]
- Wrote extensive hundred-page world-building and story area research packet for a sequel to Gladiator that was ultimately picked up
- Designed pitch decks; wrote script notes and discussed with executives
Development & Production Intern [Vertigo Entertainment, 2018]
- Wrote coverage for scripts, novels, and comic books
- Covered desks for busy executives including producers of DC’s Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, and The Lego Batman Movie
Portfolio
Writing
SEO: Climbing to the #1 Rank on Google
UX Writing: Growing our Conversion Rate 460% through Microcopy
Presentation Sample: “Levels of Learning” for University of Texas Writing Center
A Quick Read: Daily UX Writing Prompt (Flight Cancellation)
Design
Motion Graphics & Visual Effects
Education
M.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Texas
M.B.A in Business Leadership & Management at Quantic University (class of 2025)
B.S. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, Distinguished College Scholar (Top 1%), Senior Fellows Honors Program
IBM Design Thinking Practitioner
Avid 101 Certified
Distinctions
Writing Awards
Disney-ABC Screenwriting Fellowship, Semifinalist
Slamdance Screenplay Competition, 3rd Prize
Humanitas College Fellowship, Finalist
Screencraft TV Pilot Competition, Finalist
Script 2 Comic Contest, Finalist
Coverfly Top 1% (Top 10 out of ~60,000 screenplays)
Filmmaking Awards
Audience Favorite Award, Austin 48 Hour Film Festival
Excellence in Producing Award, by Longhorn Creative Foundation
Los Angeles Chapter Hollywood Seminar Student Filmmaker Award
Randy Kelleher Endowed Scholarship in Film, issued by the Radio-Television-Film Department at the University of Texas
Academic Awards
Jesse H. Jones Centennial Scholarship, for Academic Excellence, Issued by the University of Texas
Earl Campbell Endowed Presidential Scholarship, for Academic Excellence, Issued by the University of Texas
Controversies
Pronounces “GIF” like the g in graphic and not like the j in Jif peanut butter
Prefers dogs to cats
Known co-conspirator and enabler of dog’s rulebreaking
Known to overcommit to a bit (further reading: rikkipedia.org)
Prefers “y’all” to “you guys”
Contact
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