Leighton Wingate – Editor

In addition to regular proofreading duties (including book covers), I performed several cold reads and extra quality-assurance assessments. My tenure with becker[and]mayer! ended when the business was acquired by The Quarto Group, which undertook a large number of internal changes and jettisoned us freelancers.

For almost 20 years at the Hearst-owned Seattle P-I, my work included designing pages and preparing, reviewing and revising news, business, features and sports copy, in print and online. I wrote headlines; oversaw content selection, editing and/or production for regular sections and pages; and edited staff blogs.

Furthermore, in fulfilling my responsibilities, I also:
· Concentrated on improving readability, addressing each story to resolve inconsistencies, ensure continuity, smooth out transitions, improve clarity and conciseness, and correct grammatical errors

· Edited HTML-based material using a proprietary content management and publishing system

· Substituted routinely for the copy chiefs in news, features and sports when those managers were on vacation or took medical or bereavement leaves

· Served in supervisory role, helping coordinate and check the work of several other copy editors