Experience

Various online and print publications

• Writing and Editing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Editor and Writer

  • Feb 2009 - Present

  Provided proofreading and editing services for online and print clients. Worked as a copy editor for Render Media, editing and fact checking daily news articles. Copy edited content for Leaf Group, working on sites including Livestrong.com, eHow and GardenGuides. Served as sub senior U.S. editor for The Kurdish Globe, an English-language newspaper based in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Edited approximately 25 articles a week for publication in the newspaper, mostly from local and regional journalists. Provided editing services to online clients using content management systems. Show less



Desert Publications, Inc.

• Palm Springs, California

• Managing Editor

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2008

  Trafficked, edited and led creative content of 12 or more books and magazines per year. Managed budgets of these publications. Worked with remote editors to source stories and photography for the publications, and ensured the content costs remained within budget. Worked with art directors to produce visually appealing publications. Set schedules, working with clients as well as advertising, editorial and production departments. Ensured on-time delivery of the publications. Reformatted text for publication websites. Show less



IBA Media

• Cairo, Egypt

• Editor

  • Jun 1999 - May 2002



The Middle East Times

• Cairo, Egypt

• Sub-Editor

  • Jun 1998 - Jun 1999