Content Writer cover letter example. Annotated, paragraph by paragraph.
Owen Fitzgerald is applying for the Content Writer, SEO role at Margie's Travel. The letter goes with their content writer resume example — same person, same results — so you can see how the two work together.
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Content Writer cover letter
Owen Fitzgerald
Asheville, NC · owen.fitzgerald@email.com · linkedin.com/in/owenfitzgerald
Hannah Clarke
Content Writer, SEO, Margie's Travel
Dear Hannah Clarke,
I'm applying for the SEO Content Writer role at Margie's Travel. I've spent 5 years writing content that ranks and gets read, and before my current B2B role I wrote web copy and blog posts for travel, retail and home services clients at Blue Ridge Media Group, including landing page copy for a regional tourism campaign that lifted newsletter sign-ups by 22%.
At Ledgerly I write 6–8 blog posts and guides a month, from keyword research in Semrush to publishing in WordPress. By building topic clusters and refreshing 60 older posts, I helped grow organic blog traffic from 40,000 to 150,000 monthly sessions in 2 years.
I care just as much about getting things right. I interview experts and customers for quotes, check every statistic against its original source, and edit to AP style and the house style guide. I also wrote 12 downloadable guides and the email sequences behind them, which brought in 3,800 marketing-qualified leads in 2025 — writing that has to earn trust before it asks for anything.
I'd be glad to send travel clips and talk about the destinations Margie's Travel wants to grow next. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Owen Fitzgerald
What each paragraph does
Paragraph 1: Leads with the travel experience that matches the employer, with a conversion result.
Paragraph 2: Shows volume and process, then the main SEO result with its before-and-after.
Paragraph 3: Covers accuracy and editing standards, plus a lead-generation result.
Paragraph 4: Offers relevant clips and asks about their content plans.
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Show standards, not just speed
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