Experience

Simple Truth

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Proofreader

  • May 2017 - Present

  Proofread blogs, PowerPoints, new client proposals, branding style guidelines, year-end reports, emails, infographics and other deliverables for ad/branding agency; maintain agency and client style guides; clients include insurance, health care, organization association, real estate and other industries Proofread blogs, PowerPoints, new client proposals, branding style guidelines, year-end reports, emails, infographics and other deliverables for ad/branding agency; maintain agency and client style guides; clients include insurance, health care, organization association, real estate and other industries



Artisan Talent

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Editor, Proofreader and Copywriter

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Proofread websites, brochures, videos, newsletters, e-catalogs, e-blasts and other content; topics include best practices, conference registration and special cargo. Write recruitment flyers, tag lines for fundraising campaigns and sales sheets for upcoming products. Clients have included a major law firm, a tire manufacturer and a worldwide airline. Most recently, worked on open enrollment benefits materials more than 30 companies. Proofread websites, brochures, videos, newsletters, e-catalogs, e-blasts and other content; topics include best practices, conference registration and special cargo. Write recruitment flyers, tag lines for fundraising campaigns and sales sheets for upcoming products. Clients have included a major law firm, a tire manufacturer and a worldwide airline. Most recently, worked on open enrollment benefits materials more than 30 companies.



MCL Editing, Etc.

• Owner

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  Generate new business, use full range of editorial services for clients' projects, writing, editing, fact checking and proofreading. Assist companies and individuals with editorial duties needed to bring their content from idea to completion on time, within budget and beyond expectations. Generate new business, use full range of editorial services for clients' projects, writing, editing, fact checking and proofreading. Assist companies and individuals with editorial duties needed to bring their content from idea to completion on time, within budget and beyond expectations.



Kepos Media

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  Writer of company profiles for Kepos Media, a packager for Cengage Gale, publisher of International Directory of Company Histories (IDCH). Range of assignments 2012-2009 include profiles published in IDCH of Gucci, Kum and Go, Ploughshares Fund, Ryohin Keikaku, Time, Inc. and Veolia Environnement. Writer of company profiles for Kepos Media, a packager for Cengage Gale, publisher of International Directory of Company Histories (IDCH). Range of assignments 2012-2009 include profiles published in IDCH of Gucci, Kum and Go, Ploughshares Fund, Ryohin Keikaku, Time, Inc. and Veolia Environnement.



African American Images

• Freelance Proofreader

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Proofread educational books such as: Restoring the Mind of Black America (2011) and Understanding Black Male Learning Styles (2010) Proofread educational books such as: Restoring the Mind of Black America (2011) and Understanding Black Male Learning Styles (2010)



Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI)

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Copy Editor

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  Copyediting, research/fact checking and proofreading of Bible studies and related supplements such as quizzes for Christian educational publisher; assisted editors with refining and updating authors' citations for online sources

• Freelance Proofreader, e-books

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2011

  Proofread e-book editions of Precepts for Living, a quarterly series; cross-checked standard edition against digital conversion for kindle and nook users; corrected errors of conversion



Open Books

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• volunteer

  • 2012 - 2014

  Providing editing, proofreading, fact checking, and writing services; seeking new business; undertaking follow-up on current projects; meeting deadlines Providing editing, proofreading, fact checking, and writing services; seeking new business; undertaking follow-up on current projects; meeting deadlines



People of Color, LLC

• Freelance Writer and Proofreader

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012

  Proofread new editions of Bibles; wrote segments of newly revised women's devotional Bible Proofread new editions of Bibles; wrote segments of newly revised women's devotional Bible



Karen Taylor Crawford and Associates

• Freelance Editor and Proofreader

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2011

  Edited and proofread PowerPoint presentation for juvenile research centennial celebration, 2010; edited and proofread modules for adolescent services pilot program, 2011 Edited and proofread PowerPoint presentation for juvenile research centennial celebration, 2010; edited and proofread modules for adolescent services pilot program, 2011



Diana Lund

• Freelance Copy Editor and Editorial Consultant

  • Jun 2004 - Mar 2007

  Substantive editing and copyediting of Lund's two nonfiction books on recovery from brain injury, A Waking Mind (published 2007) and Remind Me Why I'm Here (published 2005); critiqued proposal to agents Substantive editing and copyediting of Lund's two nonfiction books on recovery from brain injury, A Waking Mind (published 2007) and Remind Me Why I'm Here (published 2005); critiqued proposal to agents



Urban Market Research

• Freelance Editor and Proofreader

  • May 2005 - Nov 2005

  Edited and proofread reports and proposals of social work consultants Edited and proofread reports and proposals of social work consultants



Writing Our World Press

• Freelance Editor and Editorial Consultant

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Developmental editing and proofreading of Cotton Field of Dreams, a memoir by Janis F. Kearney; suggested photos and visuals to accompany book; critiqued proposal and cover letters for agents Developmental editing and proofreading of Cotton Field of Dreams, a memoir by Janis F. Kearney; suggested photos and visuals to accompany book; critiqued proposal and cover letters for agents



AllianceChicago

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer, Editor and Proofreader

  • Apr 1999 - Jul 1999

  Wrote, edited and proofread brochure "You Can Prevent Osteoporosis" for alliance of community-based clinics' outreach project; selected visuals and printer; assisted Spanish-speaking nurse-educator with bilingual version Wrote, edited and proofread brochure "You Can Prevent Osteoporosis" for alliance of community-based clinics' outreach project; selected visuals and printer; assisted Spanish-speaking nurse-educator with bilingual version



Pierre & Associates, Inc.

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Copy Editor

  • Mar 1998 - Aug 1998

  Copy Editor, book by Dr. Ulwyn Pierre, The Myth of Black Corporate Mobility (published 1999 by Garland) Copy Editor, book by Dr. Ulwyn Pierre, The Myth of Black Corporate Mobility (published 1999 by Garland)