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Rebecca Geiger

New York, NY USA
20 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Highly motivated and versatile reporter, fact-checker, editor, and writer with over 15 years experience at national magazines, books, and websites. Adept at garnering information on a vast array of subjects. Proficient at translating facts into an organization’s style and language, and a talent for writing and editing in a crisp, compact, and entertaining style that is accurate, professional, and easily understood. Excellent communication skills, and proven ability to handle multiple projects. Specialties: Reporter, fact-checker, editor, writer with broad experience in various aspects of publishing. Direct experience with setting up departments, supervising staff and freelancers, and trafficking stories. Interested in education and business topics, as well as health and wellness and general news subjects.

Expertise

Editor 20 YearsFact-Checker 20 YearsResearcher 20 Years

Specialty

Education 6 YearsHealth 20 YearsOther, Specify 20 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 20 YearsOnline/new media 14 YearsPR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients 1 Year

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Edutopia Magazine and website www.edutopia.org (10+)
  • Garden Design Magazine (10+)
  • American Photo magazine (10+)
  • Barnard Magazine (10+)
  • BackUp That, Inc. (10+)
  • Wall Street Journal Custom Content (3-5)
  • ALM Media (American Lawyer Magazine) (10+)
  • American Photo Magazine (10+)
  • Age Wave (1-2)

Associations

Mediabistro

Other Work History

I have also worked many years for the following magazines and websites: Garden Design, Working Mother magazine, Yourbabytoday.com, Jungle magazine, and Jungle Law magazine, ClubMom, Inc. (former website), Parenting, Babytalk. Additional Clients/Projects Websites: iVillage.com (Pregnancy & Parenting Channel): Fact-checker/Researcher; Aolhealth.com: Freelance Writer; BabyCenter.com (On This Day Calendar): Writer/Editor; Caring.com: Fact-checker Books: “Change.edu” (Kaplan Publishing, 2011): Research editor; “Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better” (Hyperion, 2010): Researcher/Fact-checker; “The Essential C-Section Guide” (Random House, 2004): Researcher; Budget Living’s “Party Central” (Penguin, 2004) Factchecker

Computer Skills

Proficient in Word, excellent on internet. Currently using Mac OS X

Equipment

iMac Os 10.7.5

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. citizen

References

Will provide upon request

General

Big Deals article appearing on client website and in print magazine 2014 http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202633676755/Big-Deals
Profile of BackUp That founder.
Content description for client website
Article for former website Yourbabytoday.com
Use Case description for client website
Article on colic for former website yourbabytoday.com
Table of Contents descriptions for American Photo magazine
Article on preventing allergies for AOL Health
Multiple Intelligences in Education
For: Fashion: The New Color Is Green: Wrote tip box on facts and tips about natural dyes.
Sex after the baby.
Update on Sids.