editorial

30 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, and healthcare sectors.

Freelance Copyeditor

Eleven, San Francisco, California, 2006–18.

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.

http://eleveninc.com/

Freelance Copyeditor

Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, 2013–18.

Journal manuscripts written by HIV researchers around the world and submitted for publication in 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.

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

Freelance Proofreader

Clif Bar, Emeryville, California, 2016–18.

Product packaging (wrappers, caddies, mastercases) for multiple flavors and brands of energy snacks sold in North America and Europe.

http://www.clifbar.com/

Freelance Copyeditor • Writer

Fish 2.0, Carmel Valley, California, 2017–18.

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

https://www.fish20.org/ventures/stories

Freelance Copyeditor

Godfrey Dadich Partners, San Francisco, California, 2018.

Business-to-business and editorial content for IBM, InterSystems, National Geographic, VSP Vision Care.

http://godfreydadich.com/

Freelance Copyeditor

Content Conversion Specialists, Hamburg, Germany, 2013–17.

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

http://content-conversion.com/?lang=en

Freelance Proofreader

gyro, San Francisco, California, 2017.

Business-to-business marketing for Visa and HP.

https://www.gyro.com/

Freelance Proofreader

Butler Shine Stern & Partners, Sausalito, California, 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, Emeryville, California, 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, San Francisco, California, 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, San Francisco, California, 2013–15.

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

http://www.giantagency.com/