Professional Experience
I am a full-time freelance writer/editor with an educational publishing specialty.
I have written and edited textbooks, tests/assessments, workbooks, standardized test prep, lessons, and teacher guides for K12 reading/ELA, mathematics, ESL/ELL, and social studies, including activities/lessons for intervention programs. I am familiar with state and national standards, pedagogy, and grade-level appropriateness.
My educational expertise is based on nine years as an educational writer/editor and three years experience as an assistant teacher for basic arithmetic, geometry, algebra, reading comprehension, and English writing skills, including creating and implementing course lessons and preparing students for standardized tests.
If youd like to see more about my work and view some samples, please visit my website at www.wordsworthediting.com.
Expertise
Copy Editor
10 Years
Writer
9 Years
Editor
9 Years
Specialty
Science
4 Years
Technology
5 Years
Education
12 Years
Industries
Academia Teaching
3 Years
Marketing (in-house) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
3 Years
Other
9 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Oxford University Press (10+), Zero Gravity Design Group (10+), Words and Numbers (6-10), Edusoft (3-5), Bill Smith Studio (6-10), CSSG (educational writing grant) (1-2), Elsevier (1-2), Douglas Whitlock (fiction author) (1-2), MacAllister Publishing Services (1-2), Maestro Learning (1-2), McGraw-Hill (1-2), Inksplash Media (1-2), Nicholson & Stillwell (1-2), NUW Editorial (1-2), Victory Productions (1-2), The Creative Spark (1-2), The Learning Source (1-2), Nesbitt Graphics (1-2), Flash Kids, Barnes and Noble Publishing (3-5), Argosy Publishing (3-5), Dartmouth Journals (10+), Kaplan Graduate Programs (10+), Kaplan Pre-College Testing (10+), NETS (educational publisher) (10+), Cercone Brown & Partners (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Computer Associates (10+), Curran & Connors (10+), Dircks Associates (10+), Print International (6-10), Travel Savers (6-10), Carolina Web Consultants (1-2)
Other Work History
Proofreader/Copy Editor, Computer Associates
Production Editor, American Institute of Physics
Associate Editor, Harcourt Interactive Technology
Associate Editor, Steck-Vaughn/Berrent Publications
Proofreader/Assistant Accounts Coordinator, Austin, Williams & Best Advertising
Computer Skills
Intermediate to expert knowledge of: Quark XPress; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access; WordPerfect; Lotus Word Pro, 123, Organizer, Approach, Notes; Adobe PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign; PC and Mac platforms; HTML; XML; MathType
Equipment
laptop, digital camera, audio recorder
References
Upon request
Awards
-BOLI 33 Finalist - Wolffer Estate Stables website: "Internet, Best Web Site of the Year", "Internet, E-Commerce, Business to Consumer (B2C)"
-BOLI 33 Finalist - Wolffer Estate Stables Brochure: "Consumer Brochures, Four Color"
(http://www.liac.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=BoliFinalists), winners not yet announced
-Wolffer Estate Stables brochure was chosen to be included in David E. Carter's next hard-cover printing of "Big Book of Brochures". It has also been chosen to appear in American Corporate Identity 2007, a 320-page hardcover book distributed by HarperCollins.
Associations
AvantGuild
Editorial Freelancer's Association
Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators