Sean Lachut
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Donald Burleson
Sean is doing a splendid job overseeing the publication of The American Rationalist, for which I am a contributing editor. He is a pleasure to work with.
Donald Burleson
Sean is doing a splendid job overseeing the publication of The American Rationalist, for which I am a contributing editor. He is a pleasure to work with.
Donald Burleson
Sean is doing a splendid job overseeing the publication of The American Rationalist, for which I am a contributing editor. He is a pleasure to work with.
Donald Burleson
Sean is doing a splendid job overseeing the publication of The American Rationalist, for which I am a contributing editor. He is a pleasure to work with.
Credentials
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Grantwriting
DePaul University
Experience
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PRECISIONvalue
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Editor
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Nov 2018 - Present
Responsible for: Developing and editing medical content for various digital, electronic, and print pieces. Maintaining a rigorous standard for consistency, clarity, and accuracy on all pieces. Maintaining and updating style guides. Tagging, linking, and sourcing references on all pieces for review and approval by medical, legal, and regulatory bodies. Moving content between medical writing, creative design, account relations, project management, market strategy, and production teams. Mastering and distilling down the vast ocean of medical terminology/jargon, acronyms, and initialisms. Show less
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Freelance Writer, Copy Editor, Proofreader, Contentsmith
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Jan 2010 - Present
–Editing, proofreading, researching, fact checking, reference checking, and writing and developing content for books, magazines, and other publications. –Medical, scientific, technical, creative, philosophy, and advertising copyediting and writing experience. –Editing, proofreading, researching, fact checking, reference checking, and writing and developing content for books, magazines, and other publications. –Medical, scientific, technical, creative, philosophy, and advertising copyediting and writing experience.
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Home Treat Home
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Greater Chicago Area
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Consultant
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Responsible for: Acquiring new clients and maintaining relationships with them in an effort to grow a small business in a growing industry. Updating and maintaining an active online presence via blogging, social media, and emailing. Walking and dogsitting clients' best damn friends in the whole world. Responsible for: Acquiring new clients and maintaining relationships with them in an effort to grow a small business in a growing industry. Updating and maintaining an active online presence via blogging, social media, and emailing. Walking and dogsitting clients' best damn friends in the whole world.
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TBWA\WORLDHEALTH
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Editor
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Apr 2014 - Nov 2016
–Oversaw the editorial duties of leading pharmaceutical brands, from the initial stages of copy edits to fact and reference checks to the final proofread before submission –Maintained and updated style sheets for all brands –Acted as liaison between accounts department, copy department, and creative department –Aided copywriters develop content for branded and unbranded materials, from simple grammar and sentence construction to complete rewrites –Offered typographical and design advice to ensure clarity of presented information –Worked on digital copy and ensured accuracy and consistency across several modalities (mobile, web, tablet; Mac and PC) Show less
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Center for Inquiry
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United States
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Editor - The American Rationalist, Assistant Editor - Skeptical Inquirer, Free Inquiry
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Jun 2012 - Apr 2014
Responsible for: Editing, proofreading, organizing content, contacting contributors, managing social media, and overseeing the publication of The American Rationalist, a bimonthly publication. Editing, proofreading, and organizing content for the Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry, both bimonthly publications. Editing, proofreading, and organizing content for the Secular Humanist Bulletin and Skeptical Briefs, both quarterly newsletters. Editing, proofreading, organizing content for various memos, position papers, and marketing material published by the Center for Inquiry. Researching, developing, and writing articles, obituaries, news items, etc., for all the above publications. Managing the Council for Secular Humanism website's news function and XML tagging all magazine content for the web. Show less
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Freelance Medical Writer/Copy Editor
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May 2010 - Mar 2013
Editing, proofreading, developing content, designing, and general editorial work with the various patient education materials used at the hospital. Editing, proofreading, and developing grant proposals for the Patient Education Department. Contacting authors, medical professionals, other parties for information and permission to use their work, either explicitly or for research. Editing, proofreading, developing content, designing, and general editorial work with the various patient education materials used at the hospital. Editing, proofreading, and developing grant proposals for the Patient Education Department. Contacting authors, medical professionals, other parties for information and permission to use their work, either explicitly or for research.
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Education
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2006 - 2010
State University of New York College at Geneseo
Bachelors, English, Philosophy
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