Staff Manager

Phone: 732-***-****

Cell: 732-***-****

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Princeton, NJ 08540

Elise J. Marton c o p y e d i t o r

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE 1991 to present Perform copy editing, line editing, research, and proofreading for magazines, books, and web sites. Clients include the Natural Resources Defense Council, Physics Today, Kirkus Media, Art+Auction, Modern Painters, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, NYU-Langone Medical Center, Stand Up To Cancer, Glamour, Child, Fitness, Country Living, Discover, Psychology Today, OnEarth, Scientific American, Vanity Fair, Redbook, Teen People, Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Meredith, St. Martin’s, Scholastic, Columbia University, and Rutgers University.

DISCOVER MAGAZINE 2007 to 2011

Copy Chief: Performed copy editing, cutting, fitting, for all content of science monthly, circ. 750,000.

Wrote book reviews, contents page, captions, decks, and display type. Directed the work of copy-edit staff. Proofread and trafficked all page proofs; acted as chief liaison among art, edit, production, and research staffs. Set and maintained copy-flow deadlines; maintained style guide. Achievements: In one year, cut freelance costs by 40%; reduced number of page plates requiring revisions by 50%.

CHILD MAGAZINE 1997 to 1999

Associate Managing Editor/Copy Chief: Edited all copy for grammar, style, consistency, and clarity. Managed fact-checkers and proofreaders, set and enforced monthly deadlines, proofread, copy-fit, wrote display copy. Developed article ideas. Achievements: Established magazine’s first style guide, created and maintained first editorial database.

TV GUIDE 1995 to 1997

Copy Chief: Edited all features for grammar, style, consistency, and clarity; copy-fit; directed copy/research department; managed copy flow, with final responsibility for weekly deadlines.

NEW YORK MAGAZINE 1992

Copy Editor: Edited copy for grammar, style, consistency, and clarity; proofread; coordinated editors, fact-checkers, typesetters, and artists on weekly deadline; did final check of blueline proofs.

HACHETTE INC. 1984 to 1991

Senior Editor, Sound and Image (1990-1991): Edited copy for clarity and style; trafficked copy from manuscripts through final film; proofread; researched; wrote captions, blurbs, and incidental copy.

Managing Editor, Memories (1988-1990): Established style guide; edited copy for clarity, accuracy, and style; conceived and assigned features; coordinated copy flow from manuscripts to mechanicals; set and enforced production and editorial deadlines. Achievements: Was key player in launch of magazine, which reached 600,000 circulation in 1 year.

Copy Chief/Music Editor, Audio (1984-1988): Edited and rewrote technical and general-interest articles; wrote captions, heads, and blurbs. Achievements: Revitalized music review section with new writers and broader coverage.

GRALLA PUBLICATIONS 1978 to 1983 Managing Editor, National Jeweler: Biweekly business journal. Directed staff of 15; wrote features and news; managed all aspects of production from manuscripts to final film.

TV GUIDE 1977 to 1978

Writer: Researched and wrote descriptive program listings; developed database of syndicated TV programs.

EDUCATION

Brown University, 1977. Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude. Major: Semiotics, combining film, English literature, grammar, and linguistics.

SKILLS

Microsoft Word; Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, and InCopy; iMeet, Woodwing; K4; Quark CopyDesk and Quark Xpress; WordPerfect; FileMaker Pro; Internet research. Proficient in PC and Mac formats.

SCIENCE / POLITICS / INSTRUCTIONAL

Beyond Borders by Kathleen Braden Macmillan

Vietnam at the Movies by Michael Lee Lanning Random House

Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay Atheneum

From Achilles’s Heel to Zeus’s Shield by Dale Corey Dibbley Ballantine

What Black People Should Do Now by Ralph Wiley Ballantine

Explorations in World Literature by Shaffer-Koros and Reppy St. Martin’s Press

Seeing the Newspaper by Kevin Barnhurst St. Martin’s Press

The Elements of Technical Writing by Bly and Blake Collier

Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers by Phil Goulding Ballantine

Other Earths by Hecht and Scotese Macmillan

The Arc De Triomphe by Blackbirch Staff Blackbirch Press

The Berlin Wall by Debbie Levy Blackbirch Press

Kuwait by Kebra A. Mallek Lucent Books

Extinction of the Dinosaurs by Don Nardo Kidhaven Press

Photosynthesis by Bonnie Juettner Kidhaven Press

Vietnam to Western Airlines by Bruce Cowee Alive Media

OTHER NONFICTION

A Whole New Life by Reynolds Price Atheneum

The Sound of a Silver Horn by Kathleen Noble Ballantine

Employee Benefits by Jenks and Zevnik Collier

The Employee Strikes Back by Rapoport and Zevnik Collier

FICTION

The Partisan by Benjamin Cheever Atheneum

Forged in Honor by Leonard Scott Ballantine

Murder in a Hot Flash by Marlys Millhiser Macmillan

Old Enemies by Janet LaPierre Scribners

Stone Boy by Ronald Levitsky Scribners

Diamond by Sharon Sala HarperCollins

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Intimate Deception by L. Landon Montlake Romance

The Hunted Return by Jeff Spallsbury AmazonEncore

The Destroying Angel by M. Wallace Thomas & Mercer

Studio Relations by Georgie Lee Montlake Romance

Die for Me by Cynthia Eden Montlake Romance

The Disenchanted Widow by C. McKenna Amazon

The Corpse Reader by A. Garrido AmazonCrossing

The Sensory Deception by Ransom Stephens 47North

Send In the Clowns by J.G. Smith Amazon Digital Services

Sensory Deception by Ransom Stephens 47North

Gods of the Steppe by Andrei Gelasomov AmazonCrossing

American Girl by Marcelle Thiébaux Amazon

and approximately 100 additional titles of genre fiction for the various imprints of Amazon, Inc.

HEALTH / NUTRITION / FAMILY

Feed Muscle, Shrink Fat Diet by Kathy Smith Meredith

You and Your Baby: Pregnancy by Laura Riley Meredith

The 5-Factor Diet by Harley Pasternack Meredith

Healthy Eating During Pregnancy by L. Riley, S. Nelson Meredith

Stress and Your Child by Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D. Random House

Fathers’ Daughters by Maureen Murdoch Random House

Positive Parenting from A to Z by Karen R. Joslin Random House

The Perfect Name for the Perfect Baby by Wilem and Wilem Ballantine

COOKBOOKS

BY THE STAFF OF BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS:

Family Circle Our Very Best Meredith

Family Circle Hometown Cooking Meredith

Deen Brothers Cookbook Meredith

Food Network Cookbook Meredith

New Junior Cookbook Meredith

Diabetic Meals Meredith

Food Network Grilling Cookbook Meredith

Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Cookbook Meredith

Big Book of Diabetic Recipes Meredith

Soups and Stews Meredith

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Food Network Kitchens Makes It Easy Meredith

The Wine Club Meredith

Hometown Potluck Favorites Meredith

Quick & Easy Comfort Cooking Meredith

Biggest Book of Slow-Cooker Recipes Meredith

Menus in Minutes Meredith

Ethnic Flavors Meredith

Easy Menus Meredith

OTHER COOKBOOKS:

High-Performance Cookbook by Kleiner and Frieman-Kester Macmillan

Salsa by P.J. Birosik Collier

From the Earth: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking by Eileen Lo Macmillan

The Noodle Shop Cookbook by Jacki Passmore Macmillan

Mustards at Home by Jan Roberts-Dominguez Macmillan

GARDENING / CRAFTS

Citrus and Subtropical by the staff of Better Homes and Gardens Meredith

Water Gardens 1-2-3 by the staff of Better Homes & Gardens Meredith

Landscaping With Nature by the staff of Better Homes & Gardens Meredith

Simply Handmade by the staff of Better Homes & Gardens Meredith

Houseplants by the staff of Better Homes & Gardens Meredith

MiracleGro Guide to Healthy Houseplants by the staff of Meredith

Better Homes & Gardens

Ortho All About Lawns by the staff of Better Homes & Gardens Meredith

HUMOR

Oh, to Be 70 Again! by G. Dianda, B. Hofmayer Ballantine

The Heartbreak Handbook by Frankel and Tien Ballantine

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