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  Sarah McDonough
 
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  
Gray Matters
(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

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