Simon Mugo

Experience

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  SuperiorEssays Ltd

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2017

  Researcher/Writer

  Conducted secondary research for graduate projects.Analysed quantitative and qualitative data from the field using regression models to create functional models.Compiled and analysed results to derive conclusions from random and specific data sets.Applied statistical equations and models to raw data to derive the right conclusions.Delivered graduate academic papers on finance, management, healthcare, leadership, and business administration.

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  EarnForex

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2021

  Contributing Writer

  Created currency news articles drawn from fundamental news releases by individual countries.Wrote news articles about currency movements driven by geopolitical events.Posted news articles to the website’s blog using the WordPress CMS.Created long-form educational articles for currency traders.Published long-form news articles covering major scams in the trading industry.

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  Stock Traders Daily

  Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

  Contributing Writer

  Wrote 2-3 stock analysis reports for the website on a daily basis, which were also used as marketing pieces for the website’s daily newsletter.Generated timely earnings-related articles to coincide with the earnings releases of companies followed by the majority of subscribers.Conducted fundamental analysis of major companies, which the editor used for marketing purposes.Posted the articles written to the website via a proprietary CMS.

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  Exness

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  Contributing Writer

  Created SEO-optimised educational content for the broker’s website, which was used as training materials for all types of traders.Managed the editorial calendar at the broker’s TradingWalla news blog where I created and posted time-sensitive news articles via the WordPress CMS.Developed a complete ‘Introduction to Forex Trading’ course for beginner traders used by the broker as its main educational resource.Generated marketing content in the form of help guides for traders that converted quite well.Developed a mini-course on how to become a successful Forex trader, which was well-received by clients, and was widely used by the broker. Show less

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  AskTraders

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2024

  Contributor

  Generated time-sensitive news articles for the AskTraders website.Created educational content targeted at beginner and advanced traders.Developed broker reviews and guides for our audience.

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  ThinkMarkets

  Nov 2023 - Mar 2025

  Financial Copywriter

  Created long-form educational content for the broker's educational blog.Worked on relaunching the broker's website with the new written content. Collaborated with the marketing team on various content ideas for the website. Used multiple tools, including SurferSEO, for SEO optimisation purposes. Used Microsoft Office corporate tools, including Outlook and SharePoint. I also became proficient at using the Jira project management tool.