Sarah Olson

Muncie, IN 47304 USA
Website: http://www.sarahaspolson.com
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Professional Experience

Sarah is a freelance writer and editor specializing in everything from home to health, weddings to manufacturing, travel to religion. From offering tips and trends to brides-to-be to interviewing Norwegian dignitaries, Sarah loves to focus on topics that inform, improve, or simply brighten readers everyday lives. As editor for numerous custom publications, Sarah is adept at managing multiple projects, working closely with clients, and meeting tight deadlines. Sarah is also a novice baker and cake decorator who enjoys tinkering with recipes in the kitchen and writing about all things cake and food.

Expertise

Editor
5 Years
Fact-Checker
1 Year
Writer
7 Years

Specialty

Home & Garden
3 Years
Travel
5 Years
Other, Specify
5 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
5 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
5 Years
Newspaper - Community
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

7 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine/Weddings (10+), Log Home Living (3-5), Western Art & Archtitecture (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Enterprise Minnesota (10+), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (10+), Northwest Airlines/Delta Sky (6-10)

Other Work History

Assistant Editor, MSP Communications, publisher of a variety of custom publications, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business magazine

Technical Skills

Photo editing (Photoshop), design (Quark and InDesign)

Foreign Language Skills

some Spanish

Computer Skills

Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; QuarkXpress; Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Excel; Apple iWork

Equipment

digital camera (Samsung S630), Apple MacBook, digital audio recorder

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Writing Samples

For a look at my most recent samples, please visit my website.