Joanne E. Gerber

Brooklyn, NY USA
Website: www.joanne-gerber.com
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Professional Experience

I'm an EDITOR and COPY EDITOR adept at whipping the most challenging copy into shape, including articles, books, reports, scholarly papers, brochures, and marketing materials. I have worked for nonprofit organizations, government contractors, publishers, websites, and print media--across a wide variety of subject areas: international development, economics, and history, as well as high tech, luxury lifestyle, and luxury travel. See my website - www.joanne-gerber.com - for writing samples. My website will also give you a full description of my professional and educational background.

Expertise

Editor
20 Years
Copy Editor
14 Years
Fact-Checker
10 Years

Specialty

International
16 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Travel
13 Years

Industries


Academia Other
1 Year
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
6 Years
Nonprofit
15 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Emerging Market Views (www.em-views.com) (10+), New Jersey Tech Weekly (10+), Corry Cook (writer) (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Asian Development Bank (10+), Pillar Systems (3-5), International Resources Group (1-2), Project HOPE (1-2), African Development Bank (1-2), Plan International USA (6-10), Pragma Corporation (3-5), Banyan Global (1-2), Assouline Publishers (3-5), Verisk Analytics (3-5)

Other Work History

Assistant Editor, Research Departures Magazine, American Express Publishing March 2000 - November 2005 Fact-checked, proofed, wrote, and copy edited pieces on travel, arts, and luxury lifestyle. Editor French Government Tourist Office, Consulate of France in New York. June 1997 - February 2000 Wrote, edited, copy edited, fact-checked, and proofed publications about travel and culture in France. Editor and Writer (Graduate Assistant) Department of Development, New York University. September 1992 - May 1993 Wrote articles for the university's fundraising newsletter, also wrote and edited grant proposals.

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient French, conversational Spanish, and basic German.

Computer Skills

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Equipment

*MS Word 2010 and Adobe Acrobat Pro. *Fax/phone *Printer *Scanner

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. citizen

References

Available on request

Associations

Editorial Freelancers Association, Freelancers Union.

Showcase

General

Downtime in the Big Easy
(Periscopepost.com 12/14/2010)
A description of a brief stay in New Orleans.
A Visit to Bangalore
(Periscopepost.com 7/13/2010)
A description of a brief visit to Bangalore.
Incredible India: Mysore
(Periscopepost.com 5/13/2010)
A description of a brief say in Mysore, India
Shanghai Redux
(Bootsnall.com 2/9/2009)
Thoughts about the effects of modernization of Shanghai embedded in a travel piece. The piece was also published in travelmag.co.uk and www.chinatravel.net
A Story within a Story: ADB Helps Women during Pakistan's Post-Flood Reconstruction
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 8/31/2011)
This is a brochure describing the efforts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to aid the victims of the floods in Pakistan during the summer of 2010, with a focus on women and girls.
ADB Works to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Trafficking in Afghanistan
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 4/30/2012)
This is a brochure about the positive impact of a campaign by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prevent the spread HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, as well as human trafficking, in Afghanistan.
A Story Within a Story: ADB Helps Rural Women in the Kyrgyz Republic Become Entrepreneurs
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 3/31/2012)
This brochure describes projects of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to teach marketable skills to village women in Kyrgyzstan so that they may become entrepreneurs and achieve financial independence.