Professional Experience
I'm a freelance writer and editor who works with custom and trade magazines, lifestyle marketing firms, publishers, and individuals. I also do corporate wellness sessions, teach cooking classes, and give public speaking engagements centered on health topics. For corporate editorial clients, I provide QA and copywriting services in addition to instructional design content. Please visit https://lisahoward.contently.com/ to see my online portfolio of written works and https://reedsy.com/lisa-howard to view a list of works I have edited.
Expertise
- Book Author 5 Years
- Copy Editor 10 Years
- Writer 10 Years
Specialty
- Food 10 Years
- Health 10 Years
- Lifestyle 10 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 5 Years
- Marketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 8 Years
- Newspaper - Community 2 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Vimax Publishing(10+)
- Meredith(10+)
- Rodale(1-2)
- Community Publishing(6-10)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- i3Logic(3-5)
- Allure Medical(10+)
- Sun Communities(1-2)
Other work history
• Freelance editor for individual clients, companies, publishers, and editorial agencies • Instructional designer for various corporate e-learning initiatives • Author of Healthier Gluten-Free (Fair Winds Press, 2014) and The Big Book of Healthy Cooking Oils (Page Street Publishing, 2015) • Public speaker presenting at libraries, writers’ conferences, universities, corporations, community centers, local institutions, and event venues • Recipe developer for consumer magazines, media/marketing firms, and individual clients • Cooking instructor and culinary speaker at community centers, libraries, fitness/wellness centers, hospitals, corporations (“Lunch & Learn” sessions), senior centers, and event venues
Foreign Language Skills
German, Spanish, French; also a certified English as a Second Language instructor
Computer skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Word Press
Associations
International Association of Culinary Professionals, Berkley Chamber of Commerce