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Kathryn Hancox

Jersey City, NJ USA
2 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A well-rounded editorial freelancer specializing in copyediting, proofreading, and permission work. A BA in language and literature, copyediting certificate from Mediabistro, and working for a large academic publisher has given me a fantastic basis for my freelance work. I have worked on textbooks (engineering, geography, geology, and more), lifestyle websites, review websites, and business documents in varying capacities.

Expertise

Copy Editor Entry LevelOther, Specify 1 Year

Specialty

Arts & Humanities 10 YearsBooks & Literature 10 YearsMusic 15 Years

Industries

Book Publishing Trade/B2B Entry LevelBook Publishing Consumer 1 Year

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • John Wiley & Sons (1-2)
  • cakescorksandkids.co.uk (3-5)

Associations

American Copy Editors Society Editorial Freelancers Association

Other Work History

John Wiley & Sons - Editorial Assistant (Current) John Wiley & Sons - Permissions Assistant Random House London - Internship

Foreign Language Skills

French - highly competent reader, intermediate speaker. Italian - basic reading and speaking.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. (Microsoft Office) InDesign Basic Photoshop Basic HTML5 & CSS3 Mac OS and Windows

Equipment

Full computer set-up. Microsoft Office, Mac, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Photoshop, InDesign.