Overview
Professional editor and writer for 30+ years, including stint as editor-in-chief at a largish small book publisher, plus editorial leadership roles in periodicals, newspapers and a large content site. Most recently editorial director for an org with a quarterly journal. Offering freelance copyediting and line editing services. Also, coaching / mentoring for creatives through big decisions and discernment, facing creative blocks and unhelpful habits.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Spiritual Directors Internaional (Presence Journal)
As editorial director, Phil is editor-in-chief of the revered Presence Journal and SDI Press, as well as overseeing newsletters and other content.
Self-employed
Freelance editorial services, including developmental, line and copy. Also, coaching / mentoring for creatives through big decisions and discernment, facing creative blocks and unhelpful habits.
Paraclete Press
Functionally editor-in-chief on all publishing projects at the press except poetry and fine art books.
- Responsible for acquisitions, developmental edits, author negotiations and relationships.
- Develop cover concepts and make publishing decisions with ME and consultant.
- Develop and create product books.
- Acquire 35 books.
* Expand list into evangelical and fiction and strengthened progressive.
Underhill House
Lead nonprofit that provides an inner-city contemplative space to all, for meditation, prayer and quiet.
Patheos
Lead editorial for major content site on faith—from evangelical to atheist, Muslim to Pagan—with about 400 contributors, 100 posts a day, 6 million active readers, 15 million monthly pageviews.
- Curate featured posts, newsletters & contributor recruitment; manage section editors.
- Grow readers 66%, pageviews 34%.
- Oversee editorial use of WordPress & Sitecore content management systems.
- Develop, maintain and implement house style & acceptable content guides.
- Address top level strategy and business concerns with CEO, CMO and CTO
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