Overview
I'm a seasoned tech journalist and copy editor with more than 25 years of experience. I started my career as a copy editor and writer at Computer Shopper magazine in 1996, when the magazine was more than 900 pages per month. Following that 10-year stint, I branched out to copyedit entertainment stories in Vanity Fair and Us Weekly, health and fitness tips in Men’s Journal, Self and Shape, and stories on the key games of the week in Sports Illustrated. I also enjoyed a four-year stint as a freelance copy editor for MTV, editing blog posts about Justin Bieber's hair, Katy Perry's latex outfits and the antics of the "Jersey Shore" cast.
Between 2008 and 2014, my tech writing career then took me to InternetNews, eWEEK and CruxialCIO. As a writer, I have developed an expertise in the intersection of tech and health care. During my time at eWEEK and CruxialCIO, I was named one of the top 25 influencers covering the health tech space. I have also copyedited for several health publications, including American Baby, Self and Shape.
In 2014, I entered the world of content marketing as a senior editor at Group SJR, a WPP agency, where I edited and wrote content for clients that included Dell, Johnson & Johnson, Visa, and Xerox. I helped build some new content sites from the ground up.
I then rejoined the publishing world at PCMag as a senior business analyst, writing about topics like AI, cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, and retail tech. I'm now back in the freelance world and ready to take on new copyediting projects in any genre. As far as writing, my specialties are tech, health, and business, but I've copyedited everything from news of a celeb pregnancy to cybersecurity tips.
As a copy editor, I'm focused on keeping the language clear and grammatically correct. Copyediting is like working a puzzle as we spot the spelling errors, inconsistencies, and dangling modifiers. I look forward to helping polish copy through Reedsy.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
• Copyedit and copyfit articles using Adobe InCopy, InDesign and WordPress
• Proofread magazine pages at various stages of the shipping process
• Edit and post online copy using HTML and CMS apps
• Traffic pages among editors, copy editors and researchers
Clients have included the following: American Baby, American Photo, Apartment Therapy Media, Computer Shopper, Conde Nast Traveler, Eclipse Advertising, Entrepreneur Media, eWEEK, Fast Company, Forbes, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Information Management, Men's Fitness, Men’s Journal, People, Securities Industry News, Self, Shape, Sports Illustrated, Time Inc. Content Solutions, Vanity Fair and Worth
Computer Shopper magazine (CNET Networks)
• Copyedited print content, blogs, and e-mail newsletters
• Proofread magazine pages and reader surveys
• Edited and assigned reviews for WebBuyer section; QA’d posting of section’s content
• Managed staff and freelance copy editors to back up copy chief
• Trafficked pages among editors, copy editors, and art directors
• Fact-checked copy with vendors’ public relations representatives
Group SJR
A WPP Agency
• Developed content for clients that included Amgen, ANA, CBRE, Clariant, Dell, GE, Genesys, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss & Co., Visa, VMware and Xerox
• Edited and wrote articles, white papers, e-books, stump speeches, slide shows, slide shares, infographics and video scripts
• Launched content hubs from the ground up for high-profile clients
• Worked with clients on idea development and driving editorial review process
• Promoted content on social media
MTV.com
• Copyedited the music blog Buzzworthy, TV show blog Remote Control, and the style blog MTV Style in WordPress
• Sent daily edits for the home page
InternetNews.com (Jupitermedia)
• Edited news articles (original, wire, and repurposed) on enterprise technology site for content, organization, tone, style, and SEO; posted articles and managed flow of stories; compiled and sent daily newsletters
• Wrote the "Innovative Insight" innovation blog
• Monitored page views in Google Analytics
Us Weekly (Wenner Media)
Computer Shopper magazine (Ziff Davis)
• Copyedited articles for print and online
• Proofread magazine pages and reader surveys
• Maintained style guide
• Edited Feedback Forum section; selected letters and responded to readers
• Fact-checked copy with vendors’ public relations representatives
Computer Shopper magazine (Ziff Davis)
• Copyedited content for print and online
• Proofread magazine pages and reader surveys
• Fact-checked copy with vendors’ public relations representatives
• Compiled Shopper’s Guide product-comparison charts
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