Alison Dotson

Minneapolis, MN USA
14 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I am an unforgiving stickler for grammar, consistent style, and a clean layout. For the past 14 years I've worked as a freelancer in the editorial field as a proofreader, copy editor, and writer, and indexer. The bulk of my experience is with nonfiction books and marketing and sales collateral; I've also worked with scholarly articles and medical content, Web content, lifestyle articles, and fiction books. I am a freelancer because I thrive on variety and love taking on new and challenging projects. I would love to hear from you and see how we might be able to work together to arrive at a fantastic end product.

Expertise

Copy Editor 12 YearsBook Author 2 YearsOther, Specify 14 Years

Specialty

Family, Children & Teenagers 6 YearsBooks & Literature 14 YearsLifestyle 9 Years

Industries

Book Publishing Trade/B2B 14 YearsMarketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 3 YearsNonprofit 2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Editor's Inc. (3-5)
  • Redleaf Press (10+)
  • Milkweed Editions (1-2)
  • Quayside Publishing Group (10+)
  • Red Line Editorial (10+)
  • Peggy Lauritsen Design Group (10+)
  • Hachette Book Group (6-10)
  • Keybridge Communications (10+)
  • Search Institute (6-10)
  • MedLearn (6-10)
  • Greenhaven Press (10+)
  • Sociological Abstracts (10+)
  • Free Spirit Publishing (1-2)

Other Work History

Hanley Wood Marketing: Proofreader/Copy Editor/Brand Advisor (2012 to present) Free Spirit Publishing: Proofreader/Copy Editor (2010 to 2012) Search Institute Press: Editor (2007 to 2009) Peggy Lauritsen Design Group: Proofreader (2005 to 2007) Merrill Corporation: Proofreader (2004 to 2005)

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, basic HTML and Web platforms

Equipment

Laptop, Adobe Acrobat Pro

General