Ellen Stader

2907 Lafayette Ave.

30 Years Experience

Professional Experience

My goal is clear communication in every situation. I love big words, but only when they're the right words. Also: I can’t un-see grammatical errors. WRITING: Digital and print. Marketing and promo content, essays, journalism, creative nonfiction and memoir for periodicals, books, websites, and blogs. EDITING: Line and copy editing; proofreading. Magazine copy, marketing content, manuscripts, press releases, grant proposals, blog, and social media content.

Expertise

Writer 30 YearsEditor 30 YearsCopy Editor 26 Years

Specialty

Arts & HumanitiesFitnessTravel

Industries

Publishing (non-book) - allMagazine - Local/Regional magazinesBroadcasting - all

Awards

NRECA Spotlight on Excellence Awards, Best Column, April 2019

Associations

Writers League of Texas

Technical Skills

Writing Editing Proofreading Blogging Storytelling Researching Fact checking Marketing, promotions QA Style guide maintenance

Foreign Language Skills

French = elementary, written, spoken Spanish = slang, spoken AP style = written

Computer Skills

Mac & Windows OS MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint Quark Copy Desk WordPress Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Slack, Asana, Basecamp WriterAccess