Sarah Beckham

Austin, TX USA
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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.

Showcase

General

Music and humor feature for The Mid, a lifestyles site for Gen Xers.
Review of new reality show
Feature for debut issue of Austin Way Magazine (Niche Media).
Copywriting for Seton Health Plan (as part of project for DesignGood Studio).
Head writer for "Deciding Together," an LVAD (left ventricular assist device) decision aid. (Part of a project by DesignGood Studio for Baylor College of Medicine.)
Post with social media tips for the Viraltag blog
Copy editor for client's ebook series.
Links to my recaps and other television features for Previously.TV.
Two short profiles for Georgia State Law magazine on alumni who "pay it forward."
Feature for alumni website of McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
Feature on event with author Dan Heath ("Decisive," "Made to Stick," "Switch"). Published on Texas Enterprise, a website of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
Interview about Pinterest tips for the Viraltag blog.
Links to my "Austin Local Expert" features for Travel + Leisure online.
Humor feature for lifestyles site aimed at Generation X.
Descriptions of branding studio projects.
Tips on how to write well about doing good for the DesignGood blog.
Humor/music for feature for lifestyles site aimed at Generation X.
Feature on social media tips for the Viraltag blog.