Professional Experience
Talented and detail-oriented editorial specialist with solid writing, interviewing, editing, and proofreading skills. Adept at managing multiple priorities and meeting time-sensitive deadlines. Past achievements include working with editors at Simon & Schuster to complete a full-length non-fiction book in under two months, transforming a relatively unknown blog with a readership of hundreds per week into a high-profile resource with a readership of over 20,000 per week, managing the editorial content of an entire edition at The Boston Bulletin, and transforming the cultural coverage at the Queens Courier from a single half-page article into a full-color, multi-page section.
Total Media Industry Experience
4 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Shoeblogs, LLC (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Graham's Foundation (10+), Marketing to Brides Online (10+), McDougall Interactive (10+), USABride (10+)
Other Work History
Past and present editorial clients include USABride, Daily Media, Inc. (DailyOM.com); Andre Maier Photography; Graham's Foundation; Jaeger Interactive Communications; and Net Atlantic, Inc. Articles in Boston Magazine, Gift Shop Magazine, Wicked Hawt, INDIA New England, and other publications.
Technical Skills
Basic photo editing
Basic HTML
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office Applications
Photoshop and The Gimp
Blogger/Wordpress
Constant Contact and other newsletter applications
Various CMS
Equipment
laptop, digital camera, digital hand-held audio recorder
References
Kat Lane - (212) 247-5175
