Newark, DE - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eve-m-ellis/

FREELANCE WRITER

Freelance writer and strategic communications professional with 15 years of experience spanning leadership, organizational dynamics, and storytelling. Specializes in thought leadership content, long-form essays, website copy, and strategic communications. Writes for leaders and organizations navigating questions of voice, values, and direction. Brings deep expertise in strategic communication and multimedia content, alongside years of firsthand observation inside complex institutions. The result is writing grounded in lived professional reality—attuned to the patterns that shape how people lead, communicate, and make decisions.

WRITING FOCUS: SELF-ALIGNED LEADERSHIP™

Most leadership writing focuses on what to do. Mine focuses on what’s in the way. Self-Aligned Leadership™ is the framework I developed after years of watching capable, accomplished people quietly disconnect from what they actually believe to succeed—and then wonder why the success feels hollow. It’s about the difference between leading because it’s expected of you and leading because it’s genuinely yours. That tension—between performance and congruence, between the role and the person—is what I write about. It’s specific enough to anchor a distinct point of view and universal enough that most leaders recognize themselves in it. 

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Thought Leadership & Long-Form Writing
• Strategic Communications & Messaging
• Content Strategy & Editorial Voice
• Leadership & Organizational Dynamics
• Research, Analysis & Synthesis
• Visual & Multimedia Content
• Web Publishing & Digital Content (WordPress, HTML/CSS)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Photoshop,  Illustrator)

PUBLICATIONS & WRITING

Aligned Insights — InQuisitiEve Blog

Original essays and frameworks on leadership alignment, identity, and the real cost of staying misaligned at work. Writing for leaders who are outwardly effective but privately asking harder questions about their values, voice, and direction. 

inquisitieve.com/aligned-insights

Multimedia Tips and Tricks Blog — Content Manager & Author

University of Delaware Library — 2022–2024

Managed content strategy, production, and publication for a student success blog delivering short-form videos and articles supporting academic project creation. Combined strategic communications, multimedia production, and accessible writing to reach a broad student audience.

Selected Articles

• Pic Your Perfect Shot — library.udel.edu/news/2024/12/02/pic-your-perfect-shot/
• Things You Can Do in Our Multimedia Studios — library.udel.edu/news/2025/03/17/our-multimedia-studios/

Professional Writing & Content Creation Portfolio

A growing collection of professional and creative work spanning strategic communications, graphic design, and leadership-focused writing developed across roles at the University of Delaware Library and freelance collaborations. 

inquisitieve.com/portfolio

 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS & WRITING EXPERIENCE

• Develop strategic messaging, program communications, and outreach materials that translate complex institutional offerings into clear, audience-centered language for diverse stakeholders.
• Craft narrative-driven content that bridges institutional goals with authentic voice—including internal communications, professional development resources, and leadership-focused writing—drawing on an M.A. in Strategic Communication.
• Produce multimedia content strategies—integrating written, visual, and digital formats—to support program visibility, stakeholder engagement, and audience communication across web and digital channels.
• Develop multimodal content and point-of-use guides that make technical and conceptual material accessible without flattening complexity. This skill directly informs how I write for general and professional audiences.
• Observe and analyze leadership and organizational patterns across 15 years inside complex institutions, providing the firsthand research base that grounds my writing in lived reality rather than theory alone.

LEADERSHIP & COACHING EXPERIENCE

• Coach emerging professionals in strengths articulation, self-efficacy, and values-aligned decision-making—the same territory my writing explores, informed by hundreds of real conversations.
• Facilitate workshops and conversations on communication, leadership, and professional growth, developing the ability to translate nuanced personal dynamics into language that resonates broadly.
• Lead experiential programs through real-world project design, developing a researcher’s instinct for pattern recognition, behavioral dynamics, and what’s actually happening beneath the surface of professional performance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Support Coordinator (Department Restructure)
Research Data & Design Commons, University of Delaware Library — 2025–Present

Library Services Coordinator II
Student Multimedia Design Center, University of Delaware Library — 2022–2025

Technology Support Specialist II & I
University of Delaware Library — 2008–2022

EDUCATION

M.A., Strategic Communication — University of Delaware (2022)
B.S., Behavioral Science — Wilmington University (2011)
A.A.S., Management Information Systems — Delaware Technical Community College (2007)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

· Project Management Certificate — University of Delaware

· Management Essentials Certificate — University of Delaware

· Coaching & Developing Employees — LinkedIn Learning

· Developing Your Emotional Intelligence — LinkedIn Learning

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Search Committee Member — Research Services Support, Special Collections

University of Delaware Library Museums and Press – 12/2025 – 2/2025

Contributed to the selection of a candidate with demonstrated potential to advance the University’s and Library’s experiential learning initiative.

Search Committee Chair — Technology Support Specialist

University of Delaware Library Museums and Press — 11/2021–1/2022

Led committee members through the search and selection process for two positions, ensuring an efficient and fair process in support of UD’s commitment to diversity, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employment.

Search Committee Member — Data Analyst

University of Delaware Library Museums and Press — 10/2020–12/2020

Reviewed, analyzed, and screened application materials to identify candidates meeting position requirements based on objective selection criteria.

Professional Development Committee

Library Staff Council, University of Delaware Library Museums and Press — 7/2019–6/2021

Collaborated with committee members to develop diverse and inclusive training for library staff. Assisted in managing a micro-mentorship program pairing experienced colleagues with new hires and existing staff.

Climate Enrichment Day Subcommittee

University of Delaware Library Museums and Press — 2019–2020

Served as member and facilitator on the Library’s Climate Enrichment Day initiative. Organized and facilitated staff enrichment events including a book discussion (2019) and a Brené Brown TEDTalk discussion on the Power of Vulnerability (2020).