Mel Lee-Smith

Writer, Creative, Marketer

Howdy! Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internet.

Since 2016, I’ve served dozens of happy clients as a freelance content writer, managing editor, marketing strategist, and Notion consultant.

Before starting my professional career, I racked up nearly 2 decades of personal creative writing experience. An avid storyteller from a young age, I followed my passion for reading and writing through journalism classes in middle and high school, and eventually to a master's degree in Creative and Critical Writing.

In 2023, I founded my own company, Joyful Creators Club: a free creativity community that welcomes artists in all niches and skill levels.

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Freelance Writing and Consultancy Services

Bylines and Published Work

Client Reviews & Testimonials

STRATEGY

Mel’s the true definition of a self-starter — you can trust her to take any task or project on autonomously and nail it every time.

– Emily DiRenzo, Co-founder at Gridfiti

EDITING

Mel has the high-level process development skills you need to drive a successful project from start to finish.

– Tim Falk, Freelance Journalist

EDITING

Mel developed a team of well-trained writers and launched several new SEO content projects.

– Lindsay Lenser, Former Editor at Outdoorsy

STRATEGY

Mel worked with other editors and marketers to plan our content strategy and also spent time editing articles, creating style guides, publishing content, etc.

– Carli Auran, Head of Growth at Wag! Group Co.

WRITING

It is evident that writing is indeed Mel’s lifelong passion, and that’s something that truly shines through the quality of her work.

– Genna Ash-Brown, Former Editor at StudyInternational

NOTION

Mel’s Notion skills were instrumental in helping us build out our content repository, which will be an invaluable resource for our go-to-market team.

– Celina Murphy, Content Manager at Tines

Education

Lander University

BA, English
Class of 2015

Studied technical writing, linguistics, rhetoric, and discourse analysis. I tutored writing at Lander for two semesters through a work-study program and was a member of the Honors College. Other achievements include winning 2 academic scholarships and studying abroad in England.

University of Winchester

MA, Creative and Critical Writing
Class of 2016

Studied how to combine research and rationale with contemporary fiction, scriptwriting for TV and film, and other creative writing genres for the modern publishing industry. Completed a 30,000-word dissertation and an independent study on fictionalized autobiography.

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