Copywriter, editor, reporter and proofreader
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER G. OLVERA
acqn2i@r.postjobfree.com
* * *** **** ***** #107
Willowbrook, Ill. 60527
Career Summary
Results-driven, deadline-oriented copywriter, editor, reporter and proofreader with more than 17 years experience delivering content for business-to-business, trade and consumer publications, both in print and online
Experience
Proofreader • Douglas Shaw & Associates • Naperville, Ill. June 2015-July 2015
Fundraising counsel connecting nonprofits with donors
• Edited and proofread direct mail, digital and social media for nonprofits
• Ensured consistency of various nonprofits’ media and their varying styles
• Met tight deadlines
Editor/Formatter • National Restaurant Association • Chicago, Ill. April 2015-May 2015
Foodservice trade association for restaurant businesses
• Edited and formatted high school level textbook to NRA style
• Ensured consistency throughout two levels of high school textbook, teacher’s guides and tests to NRA style
• Met tight deadlines
Editor • Fitch Ratings • Chicago, Ill. February 2013-September 2014
Global leader in research and credit ratings for financial professionals
• Edited financial reports for accuracy and Fitch style
• Collaborated with financial analysts to ensure data was correct for informative charts and tables
• Formatted tables and charts to Fitch style
• Published financial reports to website
Writer/Copy Editor • Demand Media • Santa Monica, Calif. May 2009-February 2013
Digital content media company designed to help advertisers find innovative ways to engage with customers and enable publishers and individuals to expand online presence
• Wrote and edited SEO-driven articles for multiple websites on diverse topics, from travel to etiquette and home energy savings
• Met tight deadlines and turned in clean, precise and informative features that adhered to AP style
• Approved writers for employment at Demand Media
Senior Editor • Consumers Digest • Deerfield, Ill. September 2011-March 2012
Consumer magazine that provides recommendations on household products
• Wrote and edited product reviews for household appliances to meet strict editorial guidelines of bi-monthly magazine
• Reported on latest trends and technology for consumer products
• Oversaw freelance writers and guided them to demonstrate how products and services could better the lives of consumers
• Collected and analyzed data on household appliances
• Worked with design team to produce visual aids such as charts, maps and graphs
• Developed web-specific content to accompany print articles
Content Editor • Orbitz World Wide • Chicago, Ill. November 2010-July 2011
Global online provider of travel products and services
• Edited proprietary content of global markets for leading Internet travel companies on a contract basis
• Entered edited hotel properties into proprietary content management system
• Managed and trained eight freelance writers to meet strict guidelines and improve writing skills, while adhering to AP and house styles
• Wrote destination pages, utilizing SEO keywords to drive web traffic and, ultimately, increased traffic by 30%
• Collaborated with site editors while meeting or beating tight deadlines
• Produced concise, engaging and grammatically correct copy, while fulfilling project goals and maintaining branding standards
Senior Editor • Business Media Publications • Chicago, Ill. March 2010-October 2010
Business-to-business magazine publisher
• Wrote and edited marketing-driven, feature-style copy for Food & Drink, a magazine for the food and beverage industry
• Wrote and edited marketing-driven, feature-style copy for magazines covering the construction, energy and manufacturing industries
• Helped manage content flow of 16 monthly and quarterly magazines, while simultaneously writing and editing news sections and departments
• Managed and assigned stories to four freelance writers for all monthly and quarterly magazines
• Collaborated with design department to ensure art direction met company standards
Editor • Manufactured Home Merchandiser • Chicago, Ill. November 1999-August 2009
Trade magazine for the manufactured housing industry
• Managed all editorial content for premiere factory-built housing magazine, with an international circulation of 16,000
• Edited all content for monthly magazine, while assigning content to and overseeing 10 or more freelance writers
• Planned annual editorial calendar, while collaborating with sales department and industry leaders and experts about current trends
• Developed content for annual directories, special editions of magazine and daily website content
• Revitalized and redesigned industry’s leading, 50-year-old publication
• Researched and wrote monthly editorial columns covering news, new products and job appointments
• Designed pages and laid out monthly magazine in its entirety, using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
• Networked at trade shows to promote magazine readership, subscription base and increase advertising
Associate Editor • CSP Magazine • Oak Brook, Ill. November 1998-May 1999
Trade magazine for the convenience and petroleum industry
• Wrote timely features and produced news coverage from new products and people profiles for convenience store, foodservice and petroleum industry trade magazine
• Edited monthly editorial features and departments for publishing company with circulation of more than 100,000
• Copy edited articles for AP style, while collaborating with design department about art and photography
Editor • Villa Park Review • Lombard, Ill. April 1998-November 1998
Weekly community newspaper
• Managed all aspects of newspaper production, from concept to finished product for suburban weekly
• Wrote, edited and designed feature and news stories
• Coordinated photo shoots for community events and took photos at village government meetings
• Hired and managed freelance writers and assigned community beats
Education
Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
Bachelor of Arts • Journalism • 1996
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Associate of Arts • Liberal Arts • 1993
Skills
Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, QuarkXpress, WordPress
Writing samples available upon request
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