My Résumé

Work Experience

Freelance Editor/Writer: July 2017 to Present

  • Copyedit, proofread, and rewrite content for a variety of clients (e.g., Guardians of Honor: Institute of Education Sciences, Cyrano.xyz, and Graphic World). The content includes peer review summaries, articles for financial journals (e.g., The Journal of Wealth Management and The Journal of Investing), medical brochures and articles for medical journals (e.g., British Journal of Anaesthesia and Neuromodulation), newsletter articles, and personal essays.

Copy Editor/Proofreader/Writer: Bernstein Private Wealth Management, AllianceBernstein L.P., Private Client Marketing Department, New York, NY, January 2006 to June 2017

  • Copyedited, proofread, and fact-checked marketing collateral, including white papers, blackbooks (sophisticated research books), letters, website copy, blogs, brochures, flyers, ads, e-mail and print invitations, quarterly hedge fund reports, and PowerPoint presentations.
  • Wrote and edited bios for the firm’s financial advisors and senior portfolio managers; uploaded the bios to the firm’s internal bio database.
  • Consistently ensured high-quality, error-free text and graphics despite multiple demands, including ongoing rush jobs and a heavy workload.
  • Completed special writing assignments when necessary, in addition to my daily copyediting and proofreading responsibilities.
  • Assisted in managing the proofreading workflow.
  • Supervised onsite and offsite freelance proofreaders.

Proofreader/Project Manager (Temp Position): Morgan Stanley, Global Marketing Department, New York, NY, September 2005 to November 2005

  • Assisted in the production, editing, and proofreading of quarter-end fact cards for both Morgan Stanley and Van Kampen funds; used a proprietary document-publishing system.

Copy Editor/Proofreader/Writer (Temp Position): Thomson Financial, New York, NY, April 2005 to August 2005

  • Copyedited transcripts of institutional-investor interviews and posted them on the company’s intranet through a content-management system.
  • Proofread weekly financial publications and special reports including High-Tech Monday Update, ADR Monday Update, Monday Morning Latin America, Canada Monday Morning, Special Report: Earnings Guidance, and Special Report: Canada Investor Survey 2005.
  • Wrote daily stock-market updates on industries such as health care, biotechnology, energy, industrials, telecommunications, and staples.

Proofreader: Woman’s World, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Various Dates in August and September 2005

  • Proofread articles, recipes, crossword puzzles, stories, and other features on women’s topics.

Freelance Proofreader (Offsite): Riverside Publishing Company (a Houghton Mifflin company), Itasca, IL, August 2004 to December 2005 (Occasional Assignments)

  • Proofread math and language arts testing products for K–12 assessments.

Freelance Copy Editor/Proofreader (Offsite): Kensington Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, February 2004 to August 2004

  • Copyedited, proofread, and fact-checked historical romance novels; proofread book covers.

Freelance Proofreader: SuperCoups Inc., Avon, MA, September 2003 to June 2004

  • Proofread direct-mail coupons and menus, ensuring accurate contact information, error-free copy, and applicable and flawless graphics.

Freelance Proofreader (Offsite): Harvard Business Review, Boston, MA, July 2002 to December 2005 (Occasional Assignments)

  • Proofread and lightly copyedited business articles, ensuring correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; callouts that were accessible and consistent with the main text; accurate exhibits, tables, and running heads and feet; and text that was logical and free of awkward constructions.

Assistant Editor: myStockOptions.com, Brookline, MA, June 2000 to May 2002

  • Using the “Track Changes” feature in Word, copyedited and proofread content before it was posted on myStockOptions.com. The content included articles, FAQs, glossary terms, and a global tax guide.
  • Posted content by using a proprietary content-management system, which required knowledge of basic HTML and how to create various types of hyperlinks.
  • Copyedited and proofread content-licensing proposals and contracts.
  • Created a house style guide.
  • Collaborated with the editor-in-chief to prepare, copyedit, and proofread e-mail newsletters and press releases.
  • Communicated and collaborated with freelance writers.

Assistant Editor: Brumberg Publications, Brookline, MA, June 2000 to May 2002
Editorial Assistant: Brumberg Publications, Brookline, MA, June 1999 to May 2000

  • Assisted the executive editor in copyediting, proofreading, and updating various books, including International Stock Plans: The Practitioner’s Guide to Exporting Employee Equity; Securities Regulation in Cyberspace; and The Year 2000 Legal Guide.
  • Oversaw the reprinting of companies’ employee communication materials for one of the appendixes of International Stock Plans, ensuring that margins were sufficient; text, graphics, and headings were complete and positioned properly; and smudges/imperfections were removed.
  • Collaborated with the developmental editors and executive editor to copyedit and produce in PageMaker two monthly newsletters, The Bowne Review for CFOs & Investment Bankers and The Bowne Digest for Corporate & Securities Lawyers.
  • Copyedited and proofread an editorial feature called “Across Our Desk” for the bimonthly Stock Plan Advisor newsletter.
  • Interviewed company representatives/tour guides and wrote articles for the third edition of Watch It Made in the U.S.A.: A Visitor’s Guide to the Companies That Make Your Favorite Products, the premier guide to factory tours and company museums.
  • Answered the telephone, took orders for books/videos, prepared invoices, and ordered supplies.

Account Coordinator: Next Generation Advertising, Waltham, MA, January 1999 to May 1999

  • Researched media for optimal placement of clients’ recruitment advertisements.
  • Placed recruitment ads in media throughout the United States, meeting hourly deadlines.
  • Communicated daily with multiple clients, doing my utmost to meet their requests.
  • Occasionally wrote copy if no copywriters were available.

Proofreader: Next Generation Advertising, Waltham, MA, February 1998 to December 1998

  • Proofread all outgoing materials, which included recruitment display ads and collateral items, such as posters and brochures.
  • Ensured correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; clear and effective copy; and stylistic consistency.
  • Maintained a top-10 client, providing individual attention to all aspects of the account (i.e., proofread, trafficked, and met hourly deadlines).
  • Instructed a new hire on the process for proofreading ads.

Education

  • BA in English; Literature and Writing Focus; Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA; cum laude; completed a 72-page senior thesis about the role that society and culture played in shaping and influencing the literary criticism that had been written about “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
  • BA in Dance; Jazz Concentration; Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA; cum laude.