Proofreader, Copy Editor, Writer
Resume:
Tracy Gardstein
Brooklyn, New York 11218
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Education
New York University’s School of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, New York, NY: May
2004
Editing Certificate Program
New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Master of Science in Teaching: Secondary Education
Emerson College, Boston, MA
Completed 16 credits toward Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Literature
Connecticut College, New London, CT:
Bachelor of Arts: English and Creative Writing
Certification
New York City License: English (grades 7–12)
New York State Certification: English (grades 7–12)
Relevant Work Experience
Part Time Proofreader, BoomBox, Inc.: December 2010–January 2012
As part of Production team, responsible for proofreading emails, landing pages, website links, direct mailers, brochures, and SOWs to ensure correct spelling and grammar and consistency of brand style. Also responsible for following through on client feedback. Created style sheet for office copywriters to promote efficiency and consistency.
Freelance Copy Editor: 2006–present
Random House and Penguin Group (USA). Adult trade, all genres. In 2009, Penguin phased out hard copy copyediting. Have electronically copyedited several manuscripts for this house using Microsoft Office functions: track changes, insertions, deletions. Author Elizabeth Buchan acknowledged my copyediting in her novel Separate Beds (Viking Penguin, 2011).
Freelance In House Proofreader, Kaplan K12: September–November 2005
Proofread test prep textbooks for all grade levels, all subjects, on an as needed basis.
Freelance Proofreader: 2003–present
Random House, Henry Holt, Penguin Group (USA), Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins. Adult trade, all
genres. Proofreads, cold reads, slugs, collating.
Freelance Production Editor, Random House: February 2004–June 2005
Responsibilities: collating, slugging, proofreading front and back matter and indexes, some light
copyediting.
Freelance Production Editor, Henry Holt and Company, Books for Young Readers Division: March
2004–September 2004
Responsibilities: reprints, proofreading text, checking illustration placements.
Freelance Production Editor, Henry Holt and Company: July 2003–January 2004
Responsibilities: paperback conversions, reprints, proofreading jacket copies and covers.
Computer Proficiency
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Basic HTML
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