Nelson I.
Senior Editor & AI Content Strategist | Editorial Automation & Workflo
Senior Editor and AI Content Strategist with 20+ years in digital publishing and editorial leadership. I specialize in bridging the gap between editorial operations and technology — building systems that make content teams faster, smarter, and more efficient. Recent highlights: • Built a full-stack publishing automation platform on Retool that replaced a legacy Zapier system, integrating Monday, WordPress, and Slack with automated error handling — delivered in 2 weeks • Lead editorial operations for Kelley Blue Book (Cox Automotive), managing content strategy across one of the most-visited automotive sites in the U.S. • Developing Chessalyze, an Android app (Kotlin), as a solo developer — from architecture to Play Store deployment What I bring to projects: → Editorial strategy & content operations at scale → AI integration: prompt engineering, LLM pipeline deployment, workflow automation with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini → Technical implementation: JavaScript, Python, SQL, API integrations, Retool → SEO & content performance optimization → CMS architecture and migration I'm especially effective on projects where editorial expertise meets technical execution — content automation, AI-assisted publishing workflows, editorial tool development, and content strategy backed by data. Available for content strategy consulting, editorial automation builds, AI workflow design, and technical writing projects.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $74
Billed in all: $1,282$1.3k
$74 in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 34% in Writing
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