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Editor with nine years experience writing, editing, and proofreading content for magazines, newsletters, and web. Self-starter recognized for high level of project management and ability to create compelling copy for print and web.
Work History
Associate Features Editor, Time Out Chicago, Chicago, IL, 7/07 – Current
· Conceptualize, write, and edit Features and Out There stories for National Magazine Award finalist.
· Hire, coach, manage, generate contracts for, and pay staff writers and freelancers.
· Establish and maintain copy flow schedules and quarterly freelance budgets.
· Panelist and judge for local programming (Newberry Library’s Bughouse Square Debates, WGN radio).
Freelance Writer / Editor, 7/00 – Current
· Writing: Venus Zine, Chicago Reader, Stop Smiling, Time Out Chicago, UR Chicago, Punk Planet, and the Northwest Indiana Times. Hosted DIY craft video-podcast for Venus Zine.
· Copy-editing and proofreading: Time Out Chicago, Stop Smiling, Bitch Magazine.
· Technical writing and editing: Vosges Haut Chocolat, the National Restaurant Association.
Permissions Coordinator, Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL, 10/06 – 7/07
· Partnered with IT staff to develop permissions process for 6,000+ poems on Webby award-winning site.
· Managed copyright requests for national and international literary publishers and estates.
Editorial Intern, Venus Zine, Chicago, IL, 9/05 – 12/05
· Wrote articles, fact-checked, and copy-edited for women’s DIY music and lifestyle magazine.
Program Coordinator, Association for Library Trustees and Advocates, a division of the American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 5/02 – 7/05
· Coordinated all aspects of biannual library trustee events (300–400 attendees).
· Promoted to Editorial Manager for print newsletter. Wrote and edited press releases and web copy.
· Managed schedule and launch of Speak Out! e-newsletter.
Bookseller/Returns Manager, The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA, 8/00 – 2/02
· Responsible for customer service and sales at independent bookstore.
· Supervised publisher returns, including inventory, shipping and receiving.
Editorial Assistant, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 5/99 – 5/00
· Maintained manuscript review process for American Journal of Sociology.
· Copy-edited and proofread office correspondence and journal index.
Related Experience
Co-Founder and Editor of Chicago literary website Literago.org, Chicago, IL 2/07 – Current
· Named one of the “171 Great Chicago Web Sites” by Chicago Magazine in 2008.
· Planned and curated literary readings for 50-100 attendees.
Board Member, Women Writers Conference, Chicago, IL, 4/98 – 9/00
· Organized, raised funds, booked and publicized featured authors at annual conference.
Volunteer, Guild Complex, Chicago, IL, 11/98 – 10/04
· Planned events including literary readings, lectures and open mikes.
Education
BA English/Speech Communication, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 12/97
Certification in copy-editing, University of Chicago Graham School, Chicago, IL, 1/00 – 3/00
