SKILLS

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills; extremely organized and attentive to detail
• Skilled in coding/typemarking manuscripts for production
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, BBEdit, and Filemaker and other database programs; basic knowledge of QuarkXPress, HTML, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and Acrobat
• Fully functional in Macintosh and Windows operating systems
• Well versed in The Chicago Manual of Style, familiar with APA style, and comfortable accommodating individual house styles
• Intermediate-level written and spoken Spanish

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EXPERIENCE

• Freelance copy editing, proofreading, developmental editing, and project editing

• Increased communication skills, understanding of many different cultures, and self-confidence while backpacking solo in South America, India, and Southeast Asia
• Developed patience, flexibility, and creative problem-solving skills
• Unwittingly edited every poor translation encountered

• Built and maintained positive and productive relationship with two high-profile authors; edited all of authors' books to ensure quality and consistency
• Managed editorial functions of up to eight titles per season for Foghorn Outdoors, Living Abroad, and Moon Handbooks travel guidebook series, from just after acquisition through production: maintained author contact; evaluated manuscripts for acceptability; developmentally edited, copyedited, proofread, and indexed manuscripts; prepared text files for production; hired and managed freelancers; adhered to strict deadlines and budgets
• Member of house style and FTP/PDF committees and freelancer supervision panel
• Initially hired at Avalon as Associate Editor

• Acquired new projects: located authors; negotiated content, contracts, and schedules; created profit & loss statements; presented books to sales, marketing, and publicity staff and worked collaboratively to market products to target audience
• Developmentally edited manuscripts
• Managed part-time editorial assistant; served as point person for key publishing partnerships
• Evaluated manuscripts for acceptability; prepared manuscripts for production

• Prepared contracts and addenda for two acquisition editors; managed peer review of manuscripts; prepared manuscripts for production; performed permissions reviews; tracked proposals and composed rejection letters; maintained schedules and other data in project management database
• Acted as key liaison between authors and all internal departments
• Edited and updated company-wide Guidelines for Authors
• Initially hired at Jossey-Bass as an editorial intern in August 1999

• Incorporated author query responses into copyedited manuscripts; proofread direct mail catalogs; prepared indexes for direct mail catalogs

• Served as key coordinator for annual fundraising event; composed donation request and acknowledgment letters; edited and revised promotional materials; managed operations in small regional office; trained and managed volunteers and seasonal employees

• Wrote articles for organization’s newsletter; edited and compiled information for program guide and brochures; coordinated nationwide student receptions and orientations; trained and supervised assistant

• Wrote and edited articles for monthly industry publications with circulations of 10,000; researched and developed story ideas from online news sources; interviewed senators and other high-profile figures about air quality, non-smoking campaigns, ADA regulations, and more

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EDUCATION

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