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231 Rivoli Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Home: (415) 682-7592 Cell: (415) 652-8066 ek94117@earthlink.net

HIGHLIGHTS      7+ years of experience building campaigns by writing and editing fresh text for numerous companies.
      Excellent communication and interpersonal skills-work well in a team environment.
      Maintain the highest standards of quality with a thorough eye for detail.

 

EXPERIENCE   Editorial Consultant
  		San Francisco, CA    2001-2002
 
  • Write and/or edit documents for traditional and online companies including Aftermind, DeliveryAgent, Design Media, Frankel and XCOR, Inc.; consult with these companies on editorial and stylistic issues.

  Director of Marketing Communications
SomethingNow, Inc.
  		San Francisco, CA    1999-2001
  This position included creating, implementing, and overseeing communications programs that effectively described and promoted SomethingNow, Inc.'s business and consumer products and services. The company partnered with Internet merchants, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and value-added resellers (VARs) seeking new revenue streams by selling extended warranties to their customers.
  • Created e-mail and direct-mail campaigns for SomethingNow's top grossing partners, such as Computers4SURE and Solutions4SURE.
  • Co-managed company production team of five.
  • Wrote and edited all marketing materials including company website content, collateral, white papers, and company press releases; assisted in writing and releasing "fit to print" articles for maximum company exposure.
  • Developed all sales and advertising materials, including Web banners, media campaigns, HTML product demonstrations, presentations, and proposals; managed sales training materials for signed clients, i.e. SomethingNow brand placement and proper terminology.
  • Edited and approved all company documents including business plan, investor newsletters, technical/engineering papers, and the internal style guide.
  Production Editor
Publicis USA
  		San Francisco, CA    1997-1999
  The Production Editor position required strong organizational skills, sharp attention to detail, good grammar skills, and overall team-player qualities for Publicis USA, one of the world's top advertising agencies.
  • Coordinated with account managers and creative teams to establish the individual "look and feel" of each client.
  • Copyedited all print ads and client-commissioned website text.
  • Wrote content for client-assigned projects.
  • Edited and updated agency website content, agency style guide, and clients' style guides.
  Editor
Harvard Law School
  		Cambridge, MA    1997
  This editing job was a freelance position within the tax law department of one of the most competitive legal programs in the country.
  • Responsible for editing international tax law/e-commerce papers for a development discussion series.
  • Communicated directly, in a professional and collegial manner, with individual authors to determine the status of their work.
  Production Associate
The Yankee Group
  		Boston, MA    1996-1997
  The Production Associate role supported the Yankee Group's various channels by maintaining proper style standards throughout all documentation. The Yankee Group specializes in assisting companies with the development of their e-business, enterprise networking, Internet technology and electronic market initiatives.
  • Specialized in proofreading and editing documents such as reports, white papers, and bulletins.
  • Managed Inside Yankee, the Yankee Group's quarterly publication updating clients on the company's research progress.

 

EDUCATION   Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Massachusetts
  		Amherst, MA 5/94
  Certificate in Editorial Services
Boston Center for Adult Education

 

Boston, MA 6/97
COMPUTER SKILLS   MS Word, PowerPoint, PhotoShop and QuarkXpress

 
 
 
 

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