Experience

RPM

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  • Copyedits advertising campaigns for high-profile live entertainment events, including shows on Broadway and in London’s West End, and touring productions in the U.S. and abroad • Works with project managers and design teams creating billboards, pitch presentations, email campaigns, digital signage, posters, newsletters, brochures, theater programs and newspaper listings • Updates and maintains internal company style guides for each individual project • Copyedits advertising campaigns for high-profile live entertainment events, including shows on Broadway and in London’s West End, and touring productions in the U.S. and abroad • Works with project managers and design teams creating billboards, pitch presentations, email campaigns, digital signage, posters, newsletters, brochures, theater programs and newspaper listings • Updates and maintains internal company style guides for each individual project



Acton Media

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  • Works with editors, writers, producers, and researchers at BobVila.com, a leading home-and-garden publisher with an audience of millions, to ensure the accuracy and clarity of site content, while upholding the quality and style standards of the brand • Copyedits the Buyer’s Guide series of articles, which focuses on providing answers to consumers’ peskiest appliance problems, clever tips and tricks for do-it-yourself projects, straightforward purchasing advice, practical remodeling ideas, and more • Uses the Google suite of web-based applications to edit articles, query authors and editors, and update production schedule Show less



PXP

• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Analyst / Proofreader

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Responsible for proofreading, editing and quality controlling the weekly Retail Circular/Insert for a major national food-service client at the Publicis Groupe division called The Pub (aka Prodigious Worldwide); specific tasks include proofreading from concept through final production with direction from project management, agency creatives, production and other agency disciplines • Proofread the weekly creative and mechanical files during development to be used for high-volume commercial printing • Used data management programs (e.g., SmartSheet, Excel) to verify accuracy of client content against creative (e.g., retail prices, descriptions, government warning boxes) • Reviewed and evaluated client deliverables for content, grammar, style and accuracy, as well as relevance to selected weekly campaign • Worked collaboratively with designers, production artists and project managers to proactively resolve inaccuracies/inconsistencies Show less



Rauxa

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Proofreader

  • May 2018 - May 2020

  • Reviewed marketing and advertising materials for major pharmaceutical/healthcare, communications/media, technology and automobile industry clients; materials included print, digital (desktop and mobile), video, websites, social, email, brochures, and internal and external slide presentations • Checked all stages of production, from initial manuscripts through layout and final proofs, on printed and digital products using Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word Track Changes and WordPress • Proofread and fact-checked content to ensure all rounds were error-free and consistent with industry standards, brand guidelines and copy style supplied by client • Coordinated with production assistants and account managers to provide consistency, accuracy and quality Show less



Townsquare Media

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2017

  Wrote, edited and published articles for distribution across the Townsquare Media network, covering news, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, men’s interest and comedy. Prominent national websites written for include: • ScreenCrush.com, film & television (archive here: http://screencrush.com/author/chrischaberski/) • PopCrush.com, pop music & culture (http://popcrush.com/author/chrischaberski/) • Antennamag.com, sports/music/style/gadgets/cars (http://antennamag.com/author/chrischaberski/) • GuySpeed.com, men’s interest (http://guyspeed.com/author/chrischaberski) • TheFW.com, comedy, viral web content (http://thefw.com/author/chrischaberski) • TotalNewsWire.com, current events, breaking news (http://totalnewswire.com/author/chrischaberski) Contributed breaking-news articles covering film and television industry for ScreenCrush.com, as well as extensively researched, longform pieces analyzing achievements and legacies of popular, classic films for distribution to readership of nearly 1 million daily readers. Led coverage of major national news events, including presidential elections, terrorist attacks, significant Supreme Court decisions, and more. Managed a team of freelance writers: received pitches, assigned and edited articles for publication. Served as primary national contact person for hundreds of writers and managers at local radio stations across the country, helping to coordinate and improve content publication at their individual websites. Show less



BizBash

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Chief / Web Producer

  • Feb 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Copyedited all content, including feature stories, venue reviews, event reports, interviews with top industry professionals; also copyedited all articles for bimonthly print magazine • Managed company website using internal CMS, including coordinating content across nine market sites; scheduled and published all articles for industry-leading site • Wrote SEO-friendly headlines and ledes for feature articles • Coordinated with social media manager to share content and develop social strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr; reviewed and approved all Facebook, Twitter posts • Prepared weekly email newsletters for nine markets in U.S. and Canada Show less



The Huffington Post

• New York

• Associate Editor

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  • For Moviefone.com, wrote, edited, copyedited and published breaking-news stories, full-length features (5–10 per month) and original video for a readership of 500,000–1,000,000 unique daily visitors • Built photo slideshows using services like Getty Images (up-to-the-minute photographs) and Everett Collection (archival); used Photoshop for editing, cropping and retouching images • Created, wrote and developed a weekly series called “Summer’s Sexiest Women,” which featured biographies, photo galleries and video collections of a different actor each week during the course of the summer film season; the series continued to gain readership throughout the summer, culminating in Moviefone’s most popular post of 2011 (over 2 million page views) • Managed team of up to five freelance writers and oversaw development of their posts from the pitch stage through editing and final publication • Day-to-day and longer-term site administration, including editorial calendar management and arranging/leading daily staff meetings • Attended preview screenings of upcoming films and covered their correlated press junkets, including one-on-one video interviews with performers Show less



AOL

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Copy Editor (Moviefone.com, TVSquad.com, Asylum.com, Lemondrop.com)

  • Feb 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Oversaw final Web publication of 20–50 articles daily (100–3,000 words per article) • Streamlined and unified copy style across multiple sites, maintaining each site’s individual voice • Tagged stories and photos, and adjusted copy (including writing headlines) to maximize S.E.O. • Managed style guide, with monthly updates • Fact-checked all posts, including constant correspondence with writers/editors to ensure accuracy • Oversaw final Web publication of 20–50 articles daily (100–3,000 words per article) • Streamlined and unified copy style across multiple sites, maintaining each site’s individual voice • Tagged stories and photos, and adjusted copy (including writing headlines) to maximize S.E.O. • Managed style guide, with monthly updates • Fact-checked all posts, including constant correspondence with writers/editors to ensure accuracy



Professional Sports Publications

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Copy Editor, Writer

  • 2011 - 2011

  • Copyedited official college football bowl game programs that were sold or distributed at the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl and Gator Bowl; also copyedited the 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers official preview magazine • Wrote a 2,000-word article on college football realignment for an issue of Touchdown Illustrated • Copyedited official college football bowl game programs that were sold or distributed at the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl and Gator Bowl; also copyedited the 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers official preview magazine • Wrote a 2,000-word article on college football realignment for an issue of Touchdown Illustrated



Uptown, Blender, Vibe, The Source, InTouch and Cigar Aficionado magazines

• New York

• Copy Editor

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  • Proofread all articles and sections for graphics, formats, style, accuracy, consistency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and general appearance • Implemented changes using InDesign and Quark • Rewrote sections for style and sense, or cut for space • Ensured clarity, consistency and coherence throughout magazine • Given a high degree of freedom to alter copy, working directly with editors and writers • Proofread all articles and sections for graphics, formats, style, accuracy, consistency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and general appearance • Implemented changes using InDesign and Quark • Rewrote sections for style and sense, or cut for space • Ensured clarity, consistency and coherence throughout magazine • Given a high degree of freedom to alter copy, working directly with editors and writers



Advertising Agencies, Marketing Departments, Law Firms, Finance Companies

• New York City

• Proofreader

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2008

  Badger & Winters, Deutsch and Agency Sacks: • Proofread graphics, catalogs, internal documents, print ads, mailings, online banners • Consulted with graphic designers and copywriters on making improvements, unifying overall style Kenneth Cole, Polo Ralph Lauren and Ann Taylor: • Proofread newspaper spots, invitations, press releases, monthly catalogs, internal employee manuals Paul, Hastings; Morrison, Foerster; Kramer, Levin; Addison; R.S. Rosenbaum; Cadwalader: • Proofread legal and financial contracts, annual reports, depositions Show less