Professional Experience
WHAT CLIENTS SAY: 'Kathy Schienle catches the elusive errors that would have embarrassed us.' 'Detailed focus not only on the text and big picture, but on all the essential components of the whole.' 'Meticulous, responsive, fast and collaborative.' Education, healthcare, technology, law, finance, media, universities, novelists, bloggers, creative agencies: Mistakes cost you credibility, clients and $$, and I spy - with my sharp eye and deep experience - factual errors, bad dates in folios, misspelled names, inconsistencies, dead links. PRODUCTS: web strategy/content, business/marketing collateral, university/alumni publications, academic papers/scientific journals, magazines, book manuscripts, e-learning content, white papers, blogs/social media.
Expertise
- Copy Editor 25 Years
- Content Editor (online) 15 Years
- Writer 15 Years
Specialty
- Books & Literature 15 Years
- Technology 20 Years
- Law 10 Years
Industries
- Online/new media 15 Years
- Academia - all 15 Years
- Book Publishing Consumer 15 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- published authors(10+)
- Institutional Investor Journals(10+)
- Association of University Technology Managers(10+)
- Energy BBDO(6-10)
- Blue Waters Group(10+)
- Oprah.com(10+)
- Simple Truth(10+)
- MedSci(10+)
- VSA Partners(10+)
- WunderLand Group(10+)
- NYU School of Law(10+)
- Illinois Policy Institute(10+)
- The University of Texas at Austin(1-2)
- Words Have Impact(10+)
- Project Six(10+)
- RSL Media(10+)
- Wainscot Media(10+)
- Tandem Books(1-2)
- Stevens Institute of Technology(10+)
- Stanford University(1-2)
- Pacific Legal Foundation(10+)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Allstate(10+)
- CNO(10+)
- Grant Thornton(10+)
- ej4(10+)
- Connectria(10+)
- IBM(10+)
- P&G(10+)
Other work history
Stars&Stripes inc. - Chief Branding Officer Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Director/Marketing Communications System Software Associates, Inc. Senior Editor/Global Marketing USCS International/CableData Editor/Marketing Communications The Sacramento Bee News Editor Rio Americano High School Journalism Adviser The Capital Times - Copy Editor The Indianapolis News - Copy/Layout Editor
Computer skills
Microsoft—Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, SharePoint Adobe—PhotoDeluxe, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, InDesign Web staging/management via CMS—Drupal, WordPress, Daylite, QuickBase, Basecamp, TestGen Computer-based research and fact-checking Transcription Metadata/SEO/SEM/SMM—Wordtracker, SEOmoz AP, Chicago, APA and AMA Style
Equipment
Complete office and mobility
Work permits & visas
U.S. passport
References
'Kathy has been an amazing help to my organization and single-handedly completes all our editing needs. There have been countless times where we have sent Kathy articles and pieces of work to edit with only a day or few hours turnaround time. Every time she has been responsive and given our work incredible attention to detail. I can honestly say my job would be 10 times harder if I wasn't able to rely on Kathy.' — Nathaniel Hamilton, Director of Marketing and Communications, Project Six ... 'I worked with Kathy as a designer on multiple publication projects. Kathy is a seasoned pro and always understood my challenges as a designer. With a steady hand, she guided each project through the inevitable twists and turns, anticipating bottlenecks and making sure I was always provided with the assets and clear communication to do my job and meet client expectations. With her calm command and good-natured humor, Kathy is a delight to work with. I’d partner with her any time.' — Tom Carling, Book Designer
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.