Experience

STAR Autism Support

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Development Specialist

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Develop existing content through social listening and independent sources. Strengthen content through proofreading and editing. Apply current editing tools to help the company create excellent and engaging student classroom materials. Ensure teacher instructions in our products are clear and concise. Provide content editing and development for client-facing newsletters, social media posts, web content, and educational content for the classroom. Review images to be used in layout to assure visual correctness and appropriate representation of the accompanying copy. Show less



Self-employed

• Proofreader/Copy Editor

  • Jan 2008 - May 2022

  Have obtained over 100 independent freelance projects for proofreading, rewriting, and restructuring projects/documents. Responsible for authoring promotional news articles that have run in the Morris Daily Herald and the Chanooka Weekly. Responsible for authoring highly varied companies' press releases, including one for American Flags Express that was featured in Wall Street Finance and Yahoo Finance, among others news sources. Other projects include proofreading, rewriting, and restructuring Andy Kohler's quarterly articles in Staff Digest magazine and web site; proofreading Andy Kohler's newsletter articles for staffing firms; the second run of a formerly published novel, Most Unlikely to Succeed, by Nelson Lauver; numerous published press releases for companies such as ProMotion Physical Therapy; business proposals; college dissertations; and entrance essays. Show less



312 Advisors

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Copy Editor

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

  Reviewed and edited content for correct grammar and style. Collaborated with the company CEO, editors, and page designers to create the 2022 open enrollment materials for WM Waste Management after its account was transferred from its last marketing firm, CHL, to 312 Advisors. Ensured materials were consistent, polished, clear, and accurate. Reviewed for issues with images and layout in addition to editing copy. Recommended copy edits based on knowledge of target audience and internal and external style guides. Show less



CHL Designs

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Senior Copy Editor

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Collaborated with the company CEO, editors, and page designers to create the 2021 open enrollment materials for WM Waste Management. Reviewed and edited content for correct grammar and style. Collaborated with editors and page designers to create a polished, attractive product. Recommended copy edits based on knowledge of target audience and internal and external style guides. Compiled lists of common usage and style errors to reduce number of mistakes and improve consistency in style. Verified statistics and facts against internal and external sources. Worked with graphic artists, post-production team members, and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content. Show less



Jute Creative

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Proofreader

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Checked and corrected grammatical and spelling errors in diverse documents. Researched content and grammatical issues to check accuracy of information. Revised work to identify missed mistakes before completing assigned assignments. Used AP guidelines to make accurate changes and comply with ideal structure. Routed proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, or typesetters for correction or reprinting. Checked and corrected grammatical and spelling errors in diverse documents. Researched content and grammatical issues to check accuracy of information. Revised work to identify missed mistakes before completing assigned assignments. Used AP guidelines to make accurate changes and comply with ideal structure. Routed proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.



Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Copy Editor

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2020

  Proofread client's state testing materials and educational textbooks, which require flawless copy per standards of HMH and the Department of Education. Handled active deliverables that included educational items and passages for state testing materials and read-behinds for textbooks, grades K-12. Maintained demanding balance of workload with rigorous, fast-paced deadlines and strict guidelines. Developed solid, long-standing professional relationships with content editors and lead editors for each project, even remotely. Show less



AHA Inc.

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Content Manager

  • May 2019 - Jun 2020

  Provided in-depth copy editing, proofreading, and quality assurance/quality control to a multitude of accounts on a daily basis. Managed content for accounts such as Charles Schwab, JPMorgan Chase, Google Environmental Report, Google Corporate Social Responsibility Report, Moody's Corporation, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Hewlett-Packard. Created and maintained systems for tracking changes to deliverables and global style decisions made by clients. Organized, synthesized, and populated relevant information from various sources for efficient hand-off to team members. Reviewed copy decks and layouts prior to delivery to ensure that all client feedback was addressed and no mechanical or logic errors were introduced. Cleaned up client markups to make them straightforward and prescriptive before hand-off to designers. Drafted delivery notes based on team member input throughout rounds. Provided basic assistance to project managers to keep work moving. Tracked, summarized, and communicated questions to be sent to the client. Checked for accurate implementation of edits. Compared deliverables in various forms to note and reconcile differences. Sat in on client kickoff and review calls; took notes on client requests. Show less



Aspen

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • May 2015 - Apr 2019

  Was the sole proofreader responsible for ABS Mobility and Customer Centric and was also a proofreader for AT&T's It Can Wait account, assuring sterling adherence to style, grammar, brand consistency, and standards. Copy edited marketing presentation decks, copy decks, direct mail (DM), email (EM), web content, social media (for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), and landing page creative. Was assigned at certain points to over 100 active deliverables at a time. Directly assisted account supervisors, content writers, and other proofreaders daily to maintain best practices for style, grammar, and brand consistency. Shared workload burden with ABS Wireline when that account required backup proofreading to cover their extra workload. Meticulously proofread additional non-account presentation decks and communications for general AT&T or Aspen/Epsilon business upon express request by lead writer. Worked directly with Acquisition, Existing Customer, and Movers campaign deliverables to develop and maintain a unified brand standard and grammatical excellence of marketing materials. Performed sole management of the Digital Life account's legal handbook. Assisted in proofreading for AT&T's U-verse/Cross Sell and Acquisition accounts when needed. Maintained and provided expertise in AP Style Manual for team. Show less



CTB/Data Recognition Corporation

• Freelance Content Editor

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  Wrote extensive copy with rewrites for continual workload of student testing items to existing passages for the Department of Education. Wrote extensive copy with rewrites for continual workload of student testing items to existing passages for the Department of Education.



CTB/McGraw-Hill

• Proofreader/Content Editor

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2015

  Wrote, copy edited, and proofread several rounds of state testing material passages, including poetry, prose, and informational articles, on a continual basis. Began as full-time CTB/McGraw-Hill contract employee and was one of very few copy editors retained post-mass editorial department layoff as a regular freelance copy editor for the remaining six years of the company's history. Edited written passages for content with highly strict guidelines using Chicago Manual of Style. Had all authored passages regularly featured in educational materials across the country. Facilitated in updating the Georgia state style guide. Proofread and style edited individual testing items for grade school standardized tests, Grades 1-12, content areas: Reading, English/Language Arts, Writing. Show less



Apartments.com

• United States
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Quality Assurance Coordinator

  • Oct 2007 - May 2015

  Performed web copy editing/proofreading for seven years of unprecedented revenue growth and business expansion at Apartments.com. Moved on to be the sole Coordinator of Quality Assurance for the Customer Service department in last year of this role. Developed new process for employee evaluation, which resulted in marked performance improvements. Was responsible for reviewing images that appear on Apartments.com web site ads for quality, errors, aesthetic, and style. Ensured overall ads appeared flawless, attractive, and professional, per company brand standards. Set QA department standard in building strong professional relationships with my Ad Developers, Customer Support Agents, and Ad Production Coordinators, with whom I regularly negotiated editorial returns and detailed requests for corrections. Was responsible for building ancillary web site products, and sent customers online notification letters when their products were ready to be viewed. Show less