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I am a New York-based professional copy editor and proofreader with nearly twenty years of experience. I have expertise in art, film, history, pop culture, health, mind/body/spirit, and children's books.
For more information on my editing, see my website: www.kate-king.com
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Expertise |
| Writer |
3 Years |
| Copy Editor |
16 Years |
| Editor |
18 Years |
Specialty |
| Travel |
5 Years |
| Arts & Humanities |
18 Years |
| Family, Children & Teenagers |
18 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
18 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
DivineCaroline.com (11+), Fodor's Travel Guides (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Henry Holt (11+), Jack Morton Worldwide (11+), Abrams (11+), Real Girls Media (11+), Marshall Cavendish (6-10), Moseley Road (6-10), UNICEF (3-5), Glitterati (3-5) |
Other Work History
Held freelance and staff positions with TBWA\Chiat Day; Hill, Holliday; Bill Smith Studio; Rizzoli; Workman Publishing; Tuttle Publishing; and Routledge |
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word (track changes); Quark; Adobe Acrobat; InDesign; Excel; content management systems (CMS) for Web |
References
Available upon request. |
Associations
Member, Mediabistro
Member, Editorial Freelancers Association
Alumni of Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership |
Other
Writing classes and workshops, Woodhull Institute, New York, spring/fall 2007
Intermediate Copyediting and Writing for Nonprofits classes, Mediabistro.com, New York, fall 2005
Copywriting classes, School of the Visual Arts, New York, winter/spring 2003
Screenwriting class, New York University, New York, fall 1999
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Film |
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(DivineCaroline.com, 4/16/2008)
Nancy Gerstman, co-founder of Zeitgeist Films, talks candidly about her work in the film industry.
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(DivineCaroline.com, 4/10/2008)
In her film, Deadline, documentary filmmaker Katy Chevigny recalls the events leading up to Illinois Governor Ryan's decision to grant clemency to 167 inmates on Death Row.
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(DivineCaroline.com, 4/4/2008)
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Katy Chevigny of Arts Engine talks about making films that matter.
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DVD film catalog copy
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Travel |
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(DivineCaroline.com, 7/1/2008)
The top ten places to visit in NYC.
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(Fodor's Travel Guides)
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(Fodor's Travel Guides)
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Sustainability |
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(DivineCaroline.com, 4/1/2008)
Buying all organic is costly and unrealistic for many consumers, but these 14 foods are worth the extra price.
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(DivineCaroline.com, 3/6/2008)
Profile of Colin Beavan, a husband and father in NYC who recruits his family to leave behind modern conveniences for an entire year. But will his low-impact lifestyle experiment make a difference?
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(DivineCaroline.com, 10/15/2007)
Bob Gent of the International Dark-Sky Association explains the hazards of bright empty parking lots and skyscrapers that light up the night.
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Philanthropy |
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(DivineCaroline.com, 12/15/2007)
As the founder of Books for Boys and LitLife, Pam Allyn continues to be a leading innovator in the field of literacy development.
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(DivineCaroline.com, 1/1/2007)
Dress for Success helps low-income women build careers one suit at a time.
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(DivineCaroline.com)
At the Craigslist Foundation nonprofit bootcamp, nonprofits learn how to use social media marketing to leverage their existing audiences--and spread their mission virally.
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Editing Samples |
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(Glitterati, 10/22/2012)
Copyediting sample from one chapter of Louisiana House Proud, by Valorie Hart. (Glitterati Publishing, 2013)
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(Sports Improper Publications, 10/3/2011)
A copyedit of an autobiography on hockey player Gerry Cheevers.
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