Hi, I’m Stephen Thomas, and this is my content writing and copywriting portfolio.

I write content and copy, and have copyedited and proofread technical documents.

I’ve worked with some of the most interesting organizations in the world. Here are some of them:

I’m currently a Science Writer at NYU’s Center for Data Science, a hub for data science, machine learning, and AI.
content writing
As an independent researcher for AI Impacts, I helped write “Thousands of AI Authors on the Future of AI,” a report on a survey of AI researchers—the largest-ever survey of its kind.
academic writing
I copyedited Concordia AI’s “State of AI Safety in China.”
copyediting
The Forecasting Research Institute “develop[s] forecasting methods to improve decision-making on high-stakes issues.” I helped them write up the results of their Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament.
content writing
For the AI Safety Field Building Hub, now Arkose, I helped edit an interactive website designed to educate AI researchers on AI safety.
editing
Arb Research is a consultancy in the effective altruism space. For Arb I helped write and edit a piece on the merits of prediction markets that is forthcoming in Works in Progress, an overview of AI talent for the Mercatus Center and the UK government, and worked on a series of posts for The Quantified Uncertainty Research Institute (QURI).
content writing
editing
The Astera Institute is a metascience and frontier science nonprofit. I helped out with the copy on their website.
copywriting
Resource Movement is a wealth redistribution org. I worked with them on an open letter advocating for a wealth tax in Canada to offset the likely job loss from coming advances in AI.
content writing
research
Reforge is an online business education company. I wrote copy for them.
copywriting
Sandbox Agency creates multimedia content for clients such as BC Works, British Columbia’s government employment service. For Sandbox I scripted a video about how to do virtual job interviews. Here is Sandbox's write-up of it, with the video.
scriptwriting
PhotoGAUGE has created a technology that delivers state-of-the-art measurements via smartphone cameras. I did social media for them.
social media
Innovate USA is the American branch of Innovations of the World, which produces collections of profiles of entrepreneurs. I interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs based in Miami, Salt Lake City, New Jersey, and elsewhere, and wrote profiles of them. I also helped these same entrepreneurs craft Thought Leader pieces for the same publication.
content writing
Probe International is a climate change NGO. I wrote website copy, blog posts, and newsletters for them.
content writing
George Brown College is a college in Toronto that I taught writing at from 2015-2018. I interviewed the program coordinators of every certificate program in the college and translated what they said about their programs into concise information sheets. This is one example.
content writing
Joyland Magazine is a literary magazine with editors all over North America. I helped Joyland out with marketing and publicity, especially around the time the editors were launching The Blondes Podcast.
content writing
Keisha Mabry is a professional networker and events speaking coach. I wrote copy for her promotional materials.
copywriting
I used to write product descriptions for the Walmart subsidiary Hayneedle.
copywriting
Samples available upon request.