Professional/Personal Overview
With a career that ranges from magazine and web editorial staff positions to extended periods of freelance writing and editing, Marianne Cotter has an extensive bank of editorial expertise that she leverages in her current work as a freelance writer.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
5 Years
Editor
20 Years
Writer
20 Years
Specialty
Arts & Humanities
7 Years
Books & Literature
7 Years
Business (general)
20 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
20 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Work.com (11+), Broadband Properties magazine (3-5), Robb Report (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Curtco Custom Publishing (3-5), ITT Corporation (3-5), Lucent Technology (3-5)
Other Work History
I have served as managing editor at Worth magazine, Knowledge Management magazine and features editor at Digital Home Entertainment magazine.
Computer Skills
MS Office, Mac and Windows OS, numerous content management systems (CMS)
Equipment
digital audio recorder, digital camera
Associations
Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), People in Publishing (PIP)
Other
I have done oral histories for the Shoah Foundation, edited a book on menopause, and wrote dozens of book reviews and author profile for the LA Village View when it was around.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Los Angeles, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Magazine Writing Samples
(Worth magazine , 4/1/2008)
From Founding Fathers to modern commanders in chief, when
American presidents put pen to paper, prices soar.
(Association News , 2/1/2007)
With market conditions currently favoring hotels, meeting planning must strive for professionalism, realism and a square deal.
(Worth magazine , 3/1/2006)
Sao Paulo, for all its energy, enterprise and industry, is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Economically motivated crimes against foreign executives such as kidnappings, carjackings and credit card fraud, require precaution and sometimes protection.
(Robb Report , 9/1/2005)
A mansion-turned-hotel creates a stir in Savannah.
Web Content
(Broadband Properties magazine , 8/1/2008)
A guided tour of the companies and innovative services that will drive broadband adoptions and use in North America over the next few years. Staff written with extensive contributions by Marianne Cotter.
(Work.com , 4/1/2008)
Digital memory has gone portable in an array of compact, removable and very powerful flash memory drives.
(Work.com , 4/1/2008)
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
