Julie Gray

Bloomington, IN USA
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Professional Experience

Skillful, thoughtful, experienced copy editor/proofreader. I combine a keen eye for typos and grammatical correctness with a sensitive ear for graceful prose and nuance. I’m supremely flexible and a quick study: I’ll listen to your needs and return your job on time and shipshape. I’ve been a copy chief, copy editor and fact checker for leading New York-based literary and lifestyle publications, both print and online, as well as a freelancer in Paris. Most recently I became a licensed veterinary technician. In sum, I am fluent not only in French but also in medical/scientific vocabulary. And my years on staff at publications like the New Yorker and Town & Country mean that I’m adept at the language of literary criticism, architecture and interior design.

Expertise

Copy Editor
30 Years
Writer
30 Years
Fact-Checker
5 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
5 Years
Health
2 Years
Home & Garden
20 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
24 Years
Academia Other
4 Years
Online/new media
9 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

30 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Architectural Digest (10+), CURE Media Group (3-5)

Technical Skills

Thorough command of Chicago Manual of Style, Words Into Type, the Associated Press Stylebook. Created stylebooks for publications while I was staff copy chief

Foreign Language Skills

French

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, QuarkXPress

Associations

Editorial Freelancers Association

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