Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook ▪ Familiar with Adobe InDesign, FrameMaker, PhotoShop, Acrobat  ▪  Familiar with content management tools, MS Visio, Movable Type, basic HTML  ▪  Comfortable using both PC and Mac  ▪  Confident reading and writing in Spanish

 

GENERAL WRITING/EDITING EXPERIENCE

BONORA D’ANDREA, San Francisco, CA                                           May 2006–January 2008

Editorial Specialist (part-time)

Ensured grammatical accuracy in research reports for small consulting firm. 

§     Collaborated with senior trial consultants and attorney on various rounds of editing for research reports varying from 20­–200 pages.

§      Formatted and edited reports, proposals, contracts, marketing materials and detailed invoices.

 

SHN CONSULTING ENGINEERS & GEOLOGISTS, INC., Eureka, CA    July 2004–Jan. 2006

Technical Writer/Editor

Created, edited and formatted a wide range of documents and materials for respected, mid-sized consulting firm.  These included: 

§      Proposals and qualifications statements, adhering to criteria in requests from potential clients.

§      Marketing materials, press releases, specialization sheets and research reports.

§      Reader-friendly, 150-page desk reference for project managers.

§      Detailed resumes for senior staff of 40.

 

RESUME.COM, New York, NY                                            December 2002–December 2003

Resume Writer/Editor

Collaborated with clients of various professional levels to produce top-notch resumes and CVs.

§      Wrote and formatted professional resumes for job-seekers ranging from students to high-tech engineers to top-level executives.

§      Assisted Webmaster with editing, layout and marketing ideas for Resume.com website.

 

BARNES & NOBLE.COM, New York, NY                                                   July 2000–February 2001

Associate Music Editor

Chiefly responsible for managing content on three separate pages of Barnes & Noble.com website.

§      Wrote and edited record reviews, headlines, marketing copy and monthly newsletters.

§      Assigned reviews to freelance writers and managed their workload.

§      Performed initial design of web pages using basic HTML functions.

  

BROADCAST WRITING/EDITING EXPERIENCE

PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY   Oct. 1995–present

Freelance Writer/Editor (2000–present)

Research, write and edit broadcast materials on a per-project basis for nation’s largest supplier of radio show “prep” material.  Work is posted to website, adhering to strict daily deadlines.

 

Senior Writer/Editor, “Carson Daly Most Requested” (2001–2002)

Generated content for daily, hour-long, syndicated radio program.  Along with producer, initiated research, marketing and writing processes for brand-new show from conception to debut.  

§      Wrote and edited daily copy, working closely with producer to generate news stories.

§      Proofread all copy for grammatical and factual accuracy.

§      Conducted research relating to artists, songs, albums and tours via Internet and phone.

 

 Writer/Editor/Producer (1995–1998)

Began as paid intern, assisting Programming and Production departments with various editorial projects.  Gradually given more responsibility for writing and editing material.   

§      Wrote and edited weekly celebrity interview feature for broadcast and website.

§      Researched, compiled, edited and proofread daily prep material for broadcasts, including news stories, celebrity information and calendar of related events.

 

NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

§      National Public Radio, KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, 1996–1998 (volunteer)

§      New York Cares, 2001–2004 (volunteer)

§      March of Dimes, White Plains, NY, 2002 (freelance web editor)

§      San Francisco SPCA, 2006–present (volunteer)

AWARDS

§      Society for Technical Communication (SF Chapter) Merit Scholarship, 2007

§      Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Memorial Scholarship, 2007