Professional Experience
Experienced, versatile freelancer. Writing: Expertise in career and lifestyles topics. Magazine, higher ed, newspaper and web copywriting clips. Editing: 20+ years in copy editing and line editing. www.sarahlbeckham.com.
Expertise
Copy Editor
14 Years
Editor
12 Years
Writer
11 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
10 Years
Entertainment
16 Years
Lifestyle
16 Years
Industries
Newspaper - Local/Regional
20 Years
Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
1 Year
Marketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
2 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
23 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Austin American-Statesman (10+), Previously.tv (10+), Travel + Leisure (10+), Austin Way Magazine (3-5), The Mid (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
DesignGood Studio (10+), Newberry Executive Solutions (10+), Regain Your Time (10+), The Creative Executive (10+), Georgia State Law Magazine (1-2), Momentum Public Relations (1-2)
Other Work History
Assistant Features Editor, Austin American-Statesman
Senior Editor, McCombs School of Business (University of Texas at Austin)
Computer Skills
Word, Asana, Dropbox, Harvest, Google Docs
Equipment
laptop, audio recorder
Awards
Honorable Mention in the American Copy Editors Society Headline Contest, 2002 & 2003.
Honorable Mention in Texas APME Headline Contest, 2003.