Professional Experience
I'm an EDITOR and COPY EDITOR adept at whipping the most challenging copy into shape, including articles, books, reports, scholarly papers, brochures, and marketing materials. I have worked for nonprofit organizations, government contractors, publishers, websites, and print media--across a wide variety of subject areas: international development, economics, and history, as well as high tech, luxury lifestyle, and luxury travel. See my website - www.joanne-gerber.com - for writing samples. My website will also give you a full description of my professional and educational background.
Expertise
- Editor 20 Years
- Copy Editor 14 Years
- Fact-Checker 10 Years
Specialty
- International 16 Years
- Lifestyle 10 Years
- Travel 13 Years
Industries
- Academia Other 1 Year
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 12 Years
- Nonprofit 15 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Emerging Market Views (www.em-views.com)(10+)
- New Jersey Tech Weekly(10+)
- Corry Cook (writer)(3-5)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Asian Development Bank(10+)
- Pillar Systems(3-5)
- International Resources Group(1-2)
- Project HOPE(1-2)
- African Development Bank(1-2)
- Plan International USA(6-10)
- Pragma Corporation(3-5)
- Banyan Global(3-5)
- Assouline Publishers(3-5)
- Verisk Analytics(3-5)
- Big Yellow Taxi, Inc (UNICEF)(3-5)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(1-2)
Associations
Editorial Freelancers Association, Freelancers Union.
Foreign Language Skills
Proficient French, conversational Spanish
Computer skills
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Equipment
*MS Word 2010 and Adobe Acrobat Pro. *Fax/phone *Printer *Scanner
Other work history
Assistant Editor, Research Departures Magazine, American Express Publishing March 2000 - November 2005 Fact-checked, proofed, wrote, and copy edited pieces on travel, arts, and luxury lifestyle. Editor French Government Tourist Office, Consulate of France in New York. June 1997 - February 2000 Wrote, edited, copy edited, fact-checked, and proofed publications about travel and culture in France. Editor and Writer (Graduate Assistant) Department of Development, New York University. September 1992 - May 1993 Wrote articles for the university's fundraising newsletter, also wrote and edited grant proposals.
Work permits & visas
U.S. citizen
References
Available on request
General
A Story Within a Story: ADB Helps Rural Women in the Kyrgyz Republic Become Entrepreneurs
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2012-03-31 00:00:00
This brochure describes projects of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to teach marketable skills to village women in Kyrgyzstan so that they may become entrepreneurs and achieve financial independence.
Downtime in the Big Easy
Periscopepost.com 2010-12-14 00:00:00
A description of a brief stay in New Orleans.
A Visit to Bangalore
Periscopepost.com 2010-07-13 00:00:00
A description of a brief visit to Bangalore.
Incredible India: Mysore
Periscopepost.com 2010-05-13 00:00:00
A description of a brief say in Mysore, India
Shanghai Redux
Bootsnall.com 2009-02-09 00:00:00
Thoughts about the effects of modernization of Shanghai embedded in a travel piece. The piece was also published in travelmag.co.uk and www.chinatravel.net
A Story within a Story: ADB Helps Women during Pakistan's Post-Flood Reconstruction
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2011-08-31 00:00:00
This is a brochure describing the efforts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to aid the victims of the floods in Pakistan during the summer of 2010, with a focus on women and girls.
ADB Works to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Trafficking in Afghanistan
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2012-04-30 00:00:00
This is a brochure about the positive impact of a campaign by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prevent the spread HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, as well as human trafficking, in Afghanistan.