Amy Morales

Palm Springs, FL USA
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Professional Experience

Fast, accurate, professional copy editor. Have a deadline? Want it done right? I'm your man. Experienced in book, magazine, and online publishing, advertising, direct mail, finance, education, and astrology. Easy to work with, deadline-focused. Visit me at www.amyemorales.com.

Expertise

Copy Editor
16 Years
Editor
5 Years
Writer
2 Years

Specialty

Lifestyle
2 Years
Business (general)
9 Years
Finance
6 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
3 Years
Online/new media
6 Years
Advertising agency
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

16 Years

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Affinion Group (1-2)

Other Work History

Affinion Group (Stamford, CT) | Copy Editor & Project Management Associate | February 2011–May 2013 Professional Examination Service (New York, dNY) | Lead Editor | November 2007–February 2011 RDA International (New York, NY) | Proofreader | June 2007–November 2007 Astrology.com (San Francisco, CA) | Copy Editor & Editorial Manager | May 2005–June 2007 Merrill Corporation (San Francisco, CA) | Proofreader | March 2002–May 2006 iGeneration, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | Copy Editor | November 2000–April 2001 365 Media, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | Copy Editor | March 2000–July 2000 Bowne (Phoenix, AZ & Palo Alto, CA) | Proofreader & Composition Coordinator | March 1998–March 2000

Foreign Language Skills

Basic Spanish

Computer Skills

PC and Mac; MS Office; Quark Xpress; PhotoShop; InDesign; FileMaker; Adobe Acrobat; HTML; UNIX; proprietary software

Equipment

Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, etc.), iMac (running Lion)

Showcase

General

Short feature aimed at small-business owners.
Long-form feature about a small-business owner and his path to success.