editorial

35 years of experience as a writer, editor, copyeditor, and proofreader. Familiar with the production processes of magazines, newspapers, books, websites, and advertising (print and digital). Fluent in the grammar, vocabulary, and styling conventions of the high-tech, financial-services, food-packaging, healthcare, and pharma sectors.

Freelance Copyeditor

Dropbox • 2019–24

Brand-marketing collateral (workbooks, toolkits, zines), UX content, blog posts, landing pages, ESG reports, FAQs, and design guidelines for company specializing in cloud-based storage and collaboration. Integration of brand style guidelines with AI platform.

https://www.dropbox.com/?landing=dbv2

Freelance Copyeditor / Writer

Mercer Advisors • 2022–24

Marketing content (articles, direct email, blog posts, one-pagers, bios) and ESG report for wealth management firm that has 28,000 clients and $48 billion in AUM.

https://www.merceradvisors.com/

https://www.merceradvisors.com/insights/taxes/dreaming-of-a-no-tax-state-what-to-consider-so-you-can-avoid-losing-sleep/

Freelance Copyeditor

WHM Creative • 2019–23

Business-to-business marketing for Cisco, Apple, Qlik, Boxer+Gerson, Menlo Security, Omada Health, VMware, HelloSign, Sinapi, UiPath, Cadent, Mandiant.

https://whmcreative.com/

Freelance Copyeditor

Design Dept. • 2022–23

Instructional materials for workshops focusing on leadership, management, and team-building skills for design executives.

www.designdept.co

English Editor

De cara al sol • Diego Vourakis • AMILE • 2023

Linen-bound photo book by Peru-born, LA-based photographer who discovered a deep affinity with the people of Cuba during several visits to the island. 100% of profits go to organizations supporting Cuban children and families.

http://www.dvourakis.com

Freelance Proofreader

Twist Medical • 2023

85-page publication plan focusing on two drugs developed by Actelion for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

https://www.twistmedical.com/

Freelance Copyeditor

Transmission Agency • 2023

RFPs and B2B marketing content for Intel, Okta, NetApp, Aruba, Henkel, Informatica.

https://transmissionagency.com/

Freelance Senior Proofreader

Media.Monks (now: Monks) • 2021–22

Online marketing content for Walmart, LinkedIn, Google.

https://media.monks.com/

Freelance Copyeditor

kyu Collective • 2022

Editorial content for annual conference of two dozen creative organizations.

https://kyu.com

Freelance Copyeditor

Eleven (now: Mekanism) • 2006–21

Consumer advertising for Apple, Google, Visa, Virgin America, Oakley, Callaway Golf, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Barclays Global Investors, California Pacific Medical Center, California State Automobile Association (AAA), GoToMeeting, San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, Joint Juice, Proactiv, Oakland Athletics, Teva, Union Bank, Dignity Health, Aria Resort & Casino, Lyft, TaylorMade Golf, Martin + Osa, Northstar Resort, Carmel Valley Ranch, Life Technologies, BNY Mellon, VMware, NetApp, Next Issue, Western Governors University, Columbus Meats, Helix, Pella, Mayfield Robotics, PayPal, Willis Towers Watson, Kleiner Perkins, Gallo Wines, Invitae, Shipt, Getaround, Kabbage, Electrify America, Google Cloud, CommonSpirit Health, JetSuite X, Salesforce, Asana, CarGurus, Samsung, Fujitsu, Kraken Rum, Casper.

https://adage.com/article/agency-news/eleven-merges-mekanism-parent-plus-company-doubles-down-us/2442306

Freelance Copyeditor

Less • 2016–21

Packaging and website marketing for skin-care product line; text for 80-page book about Lucian Freud's rare oil-on-copper paintings.

https://welcometoless.com/de/pages/frontpage

Freelance Medical Editor

TBWA\WorldHealth • 2021

Pharma marketing for Amgen, Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Merck, Biogen, Bayer, Teva, Takeda, Organon, Aimmune Therapeutics, CDM Princeton, Novartis, Xeris, Intra-Cellular Therapies.

http://tbwaworldhealth.com/tbwaworldhealth.html

Freelance Proofreader

I&CO • 2021

Brand book for ASICS.

https://iandco.com/enhttps://iandco.com/

Freelance Proofreader

Clif Bar • 2016–20

Product packaging (wrappers, caddies, mastercases) for multiple brands of energy snacks sold in North America and Europe, plus marketing materials (sell sheets, white papers, calendars, programs).

http://www.clifbar.com/

Freelance Copyeditor / Writer

Fish 2.0 • 2017–19

Website content, direct email, research briefs, and printed conference program for a global business competition in the sustainable seafood sector.

https://www.fish20.org/perspectives

Freelance Copyeditor

Godfrey Dadich Partners • 2018–19

Business-to-business marketing and creative editorial content for IBM, InterSystems, National Geographic, VSP Vision Care, Adyen, Palo Alto Networks, Joe Coffee.

http://godfreydadich.com/

Proofreader

The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future by Zach St. George • W. W. Norton Company • 2019

260-page nonfiction book described by publisher as "a deft blend of science reporting and travel writing [that] explores the evolving movements of forests by focusing on five trees: giant sequoia, ash, black spruce, Florida torreya, and Monterey pine."

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324001607

Freelance Copyeditor

Institute for Global Health Sciences • University of California, San Francisco • 2013–18

Manuscripts written by HIV researchers around the world and submitted for publication in the journal AIDS and Behavior; 100-page user manual for software program that helps HIV researchers create graphical representations of data; 50-page article on geographic mapping of intravenous drug use in Tanzania; multipage website for global malaria-elimination initiative.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-018-2189-z

http://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us

Freelance Writer

Limestone Post • 2015–18

Feature articles for an online arts-and-culture magazine based in southern Indiana.

https://www.limestonepostmagazine.com/intentional-communities-must-bend-times/

https://www.limestonepostmagazine.com/a-teenagers-murder-still-breaks-hearts-and-boggles-minds-50-years-later/

Freelance Copyeditor

Content Conversion Specialists • 2013–17

English-language translations of website content and social marketing for German company that specializes in optical character recognition (OCR) and mass-digitization projects at libraries and archives around the world.

https://content-conversion.com/

Freelance Proofreader

gyro (now: Merkle B2B) • 2017

Business-to-business marketing for Visa and HP.

https://www.gyro.com/

Freelance Proofreader

Butler Shine Stern & Partners • 2012–16

Consumer advertising for Columbia Sportswear, El Pollo Loco, MINI Cooper, Greyhound, U.S. Bank, Nature Made.

http://bssp.com/

Freelance Copyeditor / Copywriter

Consumer Financial Service Corporation • 2014–16

Positioning concepts for Scottrade; marketing materials for PNC business credit card products; best-practices guide for Visa email marketing; welcome kit for Morgan Stanley.

http://www.consumerfinancial.com/

Freelance Editor

DDB Remedy • 2009–15

Healthcare marketing for LifeScan, Amgen, Biosense Webster, Animas, Mentor, Cordis, Nevro, Cbr Systems, Lyric, EMD Sorono, Advanced Sterilization Products, Acclarent, Rebif, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Walgreens.

http://www.ddb.com/

Freelance Editor

Giant Creative/Strategy (now: Inizio Evoke) • 2013–15

Pharma marketing for Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Genentech, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Shire, Depomed, Neutrogena, Medivation, InterMune.

http://www.giantagency.com/