Education:
-Certificate in Editing, University of Washington, 2023
-Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Portland State University, 2017
Qualifications:
-Proficiency in Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
-On-screen editing: Microsoft Word's Track Changes function, Google Docs, Adobe Acrobat
-Hard-copy editing: proofreading and editing marks
Experience:
-wrote developmental feedback to short story and personal essay writers on a weekly basis through 12 issues of Typehouse Literary.
-managed and curated the Typehouse craft-blog by soliciting pitches from past contributors, scheduling deadlines, and publishing the posts on Wordpress.
-proofread magazine issues for formatting, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
-ran an online writing workshop called Write to Publish for two years as a Community Coordinator for The People's Colloquium, of which I still serve on the board of directors.
-worked as an assistant book publicist for Read! See!: planned and organized book tours, readings, and author interviews, and gained indispensable knowledge on the workings of indie book publishing.
-proofread and edit all website copy, marketing materials, and social media copy for Illuminated Marketing.
-craft original marketing copy including but not limited to website content, press releases and blog posts using in-house style guides.
-create and update in-house style guides for marketing clients.
Memberships:
-Editorial Freelancer's Association
-Northwest Editor's Guild