Julie Britt

Alexandria, VA USA

27 Years Experience

Professional Experience

My background as a reporter, editor and copy editor equips me to produce clean, accurate, well-researched and well-written copy on any subject, and I'll meet your deadline. I'm a versatile career journalist with 27 years of experience at daily and weekly newspapers, monthly magazines and newsletters. I have written news and features for magazines, newspapers and newsletters. As a staff editor, I have assigned and edited staff and freelance articles. I have covered information technology; the pharmaceutical industry; human resources; business; management; education; healthcare; local, state and federal government; Capitol Hill; religion; and equestrian sports. I have a journalism degree and a master of fine arts in creative writing. I have published three short stories.

Expertise

Copy Editor 10 YearsReporter 16 YearsEditor 16 Years

Specialty

Business (general) 13 YearsTechnology 9 YearsHealth 3 Years

Industries

Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 12 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 13 YearsNewsletter - Trade 2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Roll Call, Washington, D.C. (1-2)

Awards

1999 Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award

Associations

The Writers Center, Bethesda, Md. Backspace

Other Work History

Staff positions: Senior Editor, Advisor Today, Falls Church, Va. Associate Editor, Light & Medium Truck magazine, Transport Topics Publishing Group, Alexandria, Va. Editor, FDAnews, Falls Church, Va. Associate Editor, HR Magazine, Alexandria, Va. Assistant Managing Editor, Government Computer News, Washington, D.C. Copy Editor, Atlantic Information Services, Washington, D.C. Copy Editor, The Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Assistant News Editor, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Editor, The Charlotte Leader, Charlotte, N.C. Editor, Independent Publishing Company, Anderson, S.C. Reporter, The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C. Adjunct English Instructor, Northern Virginia Community College

Computer Skills

InDesign Microsoft Word Quark XPress Windows XP Internet

Equipment

Mac Desktop computer with Windows XP Scanner, copier, photo-quality printer High-speed Internet Notebook computer MS Word, Windows Digital audio recorder Camera Cell phone and land line

References

Amy Carlile, Deputy Managing Editor, Roll Call, Washington, D.C. Steve Bates, Managing Editor, Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria, Va. Jon Byus, PostNewsweek Tech Media Group, Washington, D.C. Kevin McCaney, Government Computer News, Washington, D.C. Trudy Walsh, Senior Editor, Government Computer News