Experience

MONTECRISTO Magazine

• Canada
• Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Editor

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  • Assigning, editing, fact-checking, and proofreading editorial copy • Writing articles and display copy for both online and print • Tracking and processing freelance contracts and invoices • Assigning, editing, fact-checking, and proofreading editorial copy • Writing articles and display copy for both online and print • Tracking and processing freelance contracts and invoices



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer, Editor, & Public Speaker

  • 1996 - Present

  • Portfolio: https://www.sheriradford.com/articles/ • Writer for outlets such as Daily Hive, The List, Mental Floss, Earth Island Journal, Environment 911, VITA, Business Class, Journeys, Toast, BC Living, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, Bijou, and Applied Arts • Author of five award-winning books for children: Not Just Another Princess Story, It’s Following Me!, Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party, Penelope and the Monsters, and Penelope and the Humongous Burp • Writer of Halloween segment in Special Days With Special Friends episode of Treehouse’s Roll Play television show for children • Published in Chickadee magazine (short fiction for children) • Published in four Chicken Soup for the Soul books: O Canada, True Love, Miracles and More, and Well That Was Funny (personal essays) • Speaker at various workshops, author talks, and panels in schools and libraries Show less



Static Media

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• News Writer, The List

  • Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Portfolio: https://www.thelist.com/author/sheriradford/ • Writing news and SEO stories for the women's lifestyle site The List • Portfolio: https://www.thelist.com/author/sheriradford/ • Writing news and SEO stories for the women's lifestyle site The List



Daily Hive

• Canada
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • May 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Portfolio: https://dailyhive.com/author/sheri_radford • Writing news stories, interviews, gift guides, roundups, and more for Western Canada's largest online-only publication • Portfolio: https://dailyhive.com/author/sheri_radford • Writing news stories, interviews, gift guides, roundups, and more for Western Canada's largest online-only publication



Sparx Publishing Group

• Canada
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor / Copywriter

  • Apr 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Writing, editing, and proofreading social media posts, email newsletters, blogs, webpages, print magazines, advertising copy, sales decks, RFP responses, training materials, internal documentation, and more for a wide range of clients at a content-focused marketing company • Experience using standard industry tools such as MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, Google Workspace (G Suite), WordPress, Mailchimp, HubSpot, ClickUp, Slack, Discord, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, TweetDeck, Hootsuite, etc. Show less



Abacus Brands

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Writer

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Researching and writing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) content for augmented and virtual reality activity kits and books, all designed to inspire, educate, and entertain children • Researching and writing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) content for augmented and virtual reality activity kits and books, all designed to inspire, educate, and entertain children



St. Joseph Communications, Media Group

• Canada
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • 2002 - Jun 2019

  • Editor of Where Vancouver (nine issues per year), Where Whistler (biannual), Where to Eat (annual), Essential Vancouver (annual), and RM (annual) • Promoted from intern to editorial assistant to assistant editor to editor in just three years • Successfully planned and launched Where Whistler magazine • Hiring, supervising, and mentoring junior editors and editorial interns • Budgeting • Creating the workflow-and-print schedule for all publications each year • Writing everything from listings to monthly columns to features for all of the publications • Planning editorial line-ups, covers, and photo shoots • Assigning, editing, fact-checking, and proofreading editorial copy • Creating the flat plans for all of the magazines • Fitting magazine copy using Adobe InCopy and Adobe InDesign • Sourcing images • Maintaining a social media presence on Twitter and Instagram (singlehandedly grew the Instagram account from zero followers to 10,000 in less than a year) • Updating www.where.ca/vancouver using WordPress • Liaising with the publisher and salespeople to make the magazines as attractive as possible to advertisers while maintaining editorial integrity • Developing relationships with freelance writers and PR professionals • Attending multiple media events each week Show less



Gardens West Magazine

• Editorial Coordinator

  • 2002 - 2002

  • Editing and proofreading copy from freelance gardening writers • Answering letters from readers • Assisting in the layout of the magazine using Adobe PageMaker • Redesigning and maintaining the website using Adobe Dreamweaver • Editing and proofreading copy from freelance gardening writers • Answering letters from readers • Assisting in the layout of the magazine using Adobe PageMaker • Redesigning and maintaining the website using Adobe Dreamweaver