Sarah Vogelsong

Richmond, VA USA
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Professional Experience

I am a thorough, clear, and concise editor and writer whose work has primarily focused on education, political science, and policy, although it has also crossed over into the hard sciences and medicine. As an editor, I am accustomed to editing, copyediting, and proofreading not only analytical, data-heavy writing, but also more informal articles and books that aim to engage a broader audience and professional material such as announcements, short biographical statements, brief event summaries, and press releases. As a writer, my main interests lie in the areas of politics (particularly issues concerning the District of Columbia) and foreign policy. My work strives to bring together different areas of interest, such as the sciences, art, and politics, to present a broad picture of the subject at hand. In the past two years, I have mainly written book reviews.

Expertise

Copy Editor
3 Years
Editor
3 Years
Writer
2 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
2 Years
Education
3 Years
Politics
2 Years

Industries


Academia Other
3 Years
Academia Teaching
3 Years
Association publication
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Taylor & Francis Publishers (10+), Oxford University Press (3-5), Matthews Media Group (1-2), Neworld Review (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

University of Delaware (1-2)

Other Work History

American Political Science Association, managing editor, "PS: Political Science and Politics"; Heldref Publications, managing editor, "Arts Education Policy Review" and "The Clearing House"

Technical Skills

photo editing, page layout, manuscript database work

Foreign Language Skills

French, basic Spanish, Biblical Hebrew (written, not spoken)

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office, basic HTML, Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign, and Illustrator, Manuscript Central, Editorial Manager, Mac and PC proficient

Equipment

laptop, digital camera

References

Robert J-P. Hauck, American Political Science Association; Jim DiStefano, Taylor& Francis Publishers; Fred Beauford, Neworld Review

Showcase

Writing Samples

"The Lacuna: A Review"
(The Neworld Review 2/15/2010)
Review of Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna" for The Neworld Review
"Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin"
(The Neworld Review 4/26/2011)
Review of "Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin" (ed. by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare) for The Neworld Review
"The Pfizer Settlement: Beyond the Industry"
(Commissioned (but not used) by Richmond, VA, social media company 12/1/2009)
This write-up and analysis of a court decision involving Pfizer was commissioned although ultimately not used by a Richmond, VA, social media group in December 2009.

Editing/Layout Samples

"People" section of July 2011 issue of "PS: Political Science and Politics"
(American Political Science Association/PS: Political Science and Politics 7/1/2011)
I gathered and copyedited all material, wrote all the short biographies on the first and second pages, and laid out the section

General

"The Seats in Trouble Forecast of the 2010 Elections to the U.S. House"
(American Political Science Association/PS: Political Science and Politics 10/1/2011)
Article I copyedited for the October 2010 issue of "PS: Political Science and Politics"
"Tortured Relations: Human Rights Abuses and Counterterrorism Cooperation"
(American Political Science Association/PS: Political Science and Politics 7/1/2010)
Article on human rights abuses and counterterrorism that I copyedited for the July 2010 issue of "PS: Political Science and Politics"