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November 11, 2012

Kara Edington-Reed

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E ditorial Ex perience

S enior Editor: MrSkin.com/CelebNewsWire.com Chicago, IL (January 2003 February 2010)

Edited all website content for grammar, punctuation, accuracy, style, and consistency

Developed and implemented in-house style guide

Pitched, researched, and wrote news and features stories for both websites with attention

to brand identity and search engine optimization

Managed production of three reference books (Mr. Skin s Skintastic Video Guide and Mr.

Skin s Skincyclopedia, 1st and 2nd editions) from writing and editing to publication

Wrote and edited marketing materials, including banner ads and press releases, as well as

scripts for weekly radio, television, and video spots

Managed and tracked assignments for in-house editorial staff and freelance writers

W riter/Copy Editor: Celebrity Sleuth Magazine Chicago, IL (March 2007 March 2011)

Wrote campy, playful celebrity career retrospectives for the entertainment-focused

magazine, producing nearly half of the publication s copy

Copy edited all magazine content in Adobe InDesign

Served as liaison between the publisher, designers, and other writers

S ocial Media/PR Experience

S ocial Media Coordinator: Girls Rock! Chicago Chicago, IL (May 2010 present)

Monitor nonprofit organization s online presence, chiefly through targeted content on

Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, and YouTube

Write and edit monthly newsletter, informing our community about events while

maintaining a casual, upbeat tone that will appeal to campers, their parents, and volunteers

Executed online bidding and auction updates through Twitter for the 2010 and 2011 GR!C

Autumn Auctions, which helped to raise over $14,000 for the organization

A dministrative Assistant: Hopper Public Relations Chicago, IL (January 2003 March 2004)

Copy edited client biographies and press kits

Worked with press contacts to secure coverage for client roster

Managed client and contact database and researched new contacts

S kills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Macintosh and PC

platforms, Google Analytics, WordPress, Movable Type, Blogger, some HTML

Experienced in The AP Stylebook and The Chicago Manual of Style

E ducation

Bachelor of Arts in English, Indiana University Bloomington, June 2000