Professional Experience
I am an accomplished writer, substantive editor and copy editor (AP style) specializing in small business and consumer health. I have a long history of success providing accurate and engaging copy for newspapers, magazines and online.
Expertise
Copy Editor
15 Years
Editor
15 Years
Writer
17 Years
Specialty
Entrepreneurship
9 Years
Business (general)
17 Years
Health
12 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional
20 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
9 Years
Online/new media
7 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Unique Homes magazine (10+), Lehigh Valley Business (10+), NJBIZ (10+), NorthBay biz (3-5), Pet Age magazine (3-5), American Animal Hospital Association (1-2), Home Office Computing magazine (1-2), Sacramento Business Journal (1-2), Silicon Valley Business Journal (1-2)
Other Work History
Online editor at a medical publishing company; public relations at a nationally known academic medical center; on-air traffic reporter in Los Angeles; video editing at Bloomberg in NYC.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; Quark
Equipment
laptop, audio recorder, digital camera, printer/scanner
References
available upon request
Awards
Two-time newsroom employee of the month at Home News Tribune (Gannett); Winner of entertainment writing scholarship while in college
Associations
Bay Area Editor's Forum, Editorial Freelancers Association