Professional/Personal Overview
Freelance writer, project editor, and copy editor with a focus on educational publishing. I create content and publications that support teachers and students.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
1 Year
Editor
2 Years
Writer
1 Year
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
1 Year
Education
3 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
2 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
American Repertory Theatre (1-2), Publishers Weekly (1-2), Scholastic Teacher's Website (1-2)
Other Work History
WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATIONS New York, NY Sept. 2007 to Mar. 2009 Editorial Assistant * Worked closely with multiple editors and the art department to organize seasonal launches of instructional arts-and-crafts books * Created PowerPoint presentations to supplement editors' speeches * Project editor for two bind-ups and an original project OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH TUTOR New York, NY Current Project THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL Bronx, NY Apr. 2009 to June 2011 Sixth-Grade Teacher, Multiple Subjects * Developed new sixth-grade curriculum to align with Common Core Standards GIRLSUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAM Troy, NY June 2005 to Aug. 2005 Creative Writing Teacher
Computer Skills
Camtasia; Work with a CMS on a daily basis; knowledge of InDesign; well-developed command of Microsoft Office Suite, HTML tags, and copyediting
References
Laura Bronson Editorial Director, Scholastic, Inc. Teacher's Website LBronson@Scholastic.com Nancy Cross Shimmel, Senior Editor, Scholastic, Inc. NShimmel-temp@Scholastic.com
Awards
The Yale English Department's Wallace Prize for Short Fiction, Third Place (May 2002); and The Yale English Department's John H. Curtis Essay Prize (May 2001).
Associations
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
Other
NYU SCPS (School of Continuing and Professional Studies) New York, NY Fall 2008 Introduction to Copyediting Instructor: Don McConnell MEDIABISTRO New York, NY Summer 2011 Introduction to InDesign Instructor: Patricia Ryan TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY Sept. 2005Dec. 2006 Master of Arts in Teaching, Teaching of English NY State Initial Certification, English, 712 YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT Sept. 1999June 2003 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, with distinction in the English major.
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Instructional Samples
(Scholastic. Inc. , 12/2/2011)
A training guide for teachers who use a CMS to blog
Articles
(ARTicles , 12/20/2003)
A profile of "Flying By Foy," a company that creates and operates machines that send dancers and actors into the air.
(ARTicles , 11/7/2003)
A profile of Andromeda, the Boston-based band performing music for a production at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA
Book Reviews
(Publishers Weekly , 12/17/2007)
A review of young adult nonfiction
(Publisher Weekly , 11/5/2007)
A review of nonfiction for young adults