Copy Editor

• Apr 2019 - Present

Freelance Copy Editor

• Jun 2013 - Present

• Copy-edited 45 manuscripts to date, checking for grammar, punctuation, and spelling and referring to the Chicago Manual of Style or AP Stylebook. • Edited manuscripts, reviewing the consistency in plotlines and character development. • Adhered to scheduled deadlines and maintained contact with clients. • Created a style sheet for each client, indicating specific changes made within the document. • Copy-edited 45 manuscripts to date, checking for grammar, punctuation, and spelling and referring to the Chicago Manual of Style or AP Stylebook. • Edited manuscripts, reviewing the consistency in plotlines and character development. • Adhered to scheduled deadlines and maintained contact with clients. • Created a style sheet for each client, indicating specific changes made within the document.

Copy Editor

• Oct 2016 - Aug 2018

• Reviewed mechanical artwork prior to print production and checked printer’s proofs. • Assessed large documents quickly for inconsistencies, spelling and formatting errors, proprietary language use, trademarks, and incorrect grammar. • Proofread presentations, creative comps, white paper reports, storyboards, scripts, coupon offers, sweepstakes rules, and important emails. • Checked video edits, websites, eblasts, and other digital work. • Edited press releases and awards submissions, pitch decks, employee bios, and case studies. • Ghostwrote for client and internal newsletters and industry magazine articles. • Kept client communications on brand in a variety of industries, such as Ferrari, Random House, U.S. Army, USPS, William Grant & Sons, Patrόn, Coca-Cola, Nike, American Express, and Verizon, on pieces that reached millions of consumers. • Archived, updated, and stayed familiar with current style guides, brand standards, and logos and images for all clients. Show less

Communications Specialist

• Mar 2014 - Sep 2016

• Provided communication services for the Risk Management, Employee Benefits, Private Client Services, Human Capital, and Services departments. • Created, edited, and formatted various forms of communication materials for the firm, including letters, presentations, and proposals, as well as complex and lengthy technical reports. • Transcribed dictations and performed customer service to associates. • Reviewed marketing projects, such as website content, biographies, and press releases. • Proofread and offered editorial suggestions for articles in the company’s quarterly magazine, SilverLink. Show less

Lead Educator

• Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

• Prepared comprehensive developmental reports for each child and presented them to parents during one-on-one conferences. • Established effective oral communication with parents and teachers. • Participated in staff meetings and assisted in developing creative ideas for the center. • Collaborated with coworkers in organizing the classroom. • Prepared comprehensive developmental reports for each child and presented them to parents during one-on-one conferences. • Established effective oral communication with parents and teachers. • Participated in staff meetings and assisted in developing creative ideas for the center. • Collaborated with coworkers in organizing the classroom.

Copy Editor

• Feb 2011 - May 2012

• Completed over 200 manuscripts in a 14-month time frame. Genres included children’s books as well as fiction, nonfiction, and Christian living. • Copy-edited 12 to 15 manuscripts a month, checking for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting. • Submitted all assigned manuscripts by regularly scheduled deadlines, with overall word counts of at least 525,000 (part time) to 695,000 (full time). • Consistently scored highly on quality control reviews, resulting in some of the highest scores in the Copy Editing department. Show less