Freelance Copy Editor

• Sep 2019 - Present

Edit articles on WordPress using SEO optimization for online publication targeting financial advisers. Duties include packaging content with still images and video and preparing pages and improving long-form stories for weekly print publication. Edit average of 25-30 pages weekly.

Freelance Copy Editor

• Jan 2017 - Present

Edit and proofread whitepapers and benchmark reports used to build custom content marketing campaigns.

Freelance Copy Editor

• Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

Edited copy for Financial Planning, Employment Benefit Adviser and On Wall Street publications. Wrote headlines, captions and subheads, select pull-quotes and cut copy to fit as needed. Also, worked with art director to select photos and other story illustrations. Edited average 60-70 pages monthly.

Part-time Copy Editor

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

Edit staff-written stories and wire copy, write eye-catching headlines, lay out pages and proofread articles for business section.

Copy Editor/Headline Writer - Americas Copy Desk

• 1999 - Jul 2013

Previously, an editor on the Dow Jones Americas Copy Desk with responsibility for writing accurate and market-moving headlines from press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and wire feeds.Under minimal supervision, I edited reporters' copy under tight deadlines. I also wrote real-time breaking news covering corporate earnings, regulatory filings, U.S. economic and general news as well as international news. The work I have performed helped to develop an attention to detail, the ability to work in a high-pressure environment as well as work independently and as part of a team.

Overnight Editor

• 1997 - 1999

Copy Reader

• 1995 - 1997

Reporting Assistant Level I

• 1993 - 1995

Reporting Assistant Level II

• 1991 - 1993