GREGORY ZEIGERSON

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908-***-**** acxt83@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Highly-skilled proofreader and copy editor, with over 25 years of experience. Rigorous attention to detail, meets deadlines, capable of working independently and with a team.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Employer: RR Donnelley at Morgan Stanley

Title: Proofreader/Copy Editor

Location: New York, NY

Duration: January 2015 – December 2016

Job Duties: Proofread and copy edit marketing materials, pitch books, reports, brochures, invitations, forms, legal disclosures and other financial services materials for Morgan Stanley as part of their global proofreading team; participate in team meetings; follow firm style guidelines; ensure proper grammar and spelling; meet deadlines. Work with Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat

Employer: Neuberger Berman

Title: Proofreader, Marketing and Product Development

Location: New York, NY

Duration: May 2014 – December 2014

Job Duties: At prestigious global financial firm, proofread brochures, white papers, fact sheets and other marketing materials on deadline, including PowerPoint and PDF files, for grammar, spelling, design elements and adherence to brand templates. Primary creator of official Proofreading Checklist for annual “NB Solving For” brochure, and instrumental in researching and writing the official Neuberger Berman Proofreading, Usage and Style Guide

Employers: Various Agencies

Title: Temporary Legal Proofreader

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 2010 – 2014

Job Duties: Proofread documents for top law firms and financial printers including Sullivan & Cromwell, RR Donnelley, White & Case, Shearman & Sterling

Employer: Allen & Overy LLP

Title: Weekend Proofreader

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 2010 – 2014

Job Duties: Cold read legal documents to correct typos and grammatical errors; ensure that attorney's revisions are made accurately and documents are formatted consistently; conform to official firm style template; compare drafts of documents; check indexes of defined terms; interface with attorneys and partners; meet deadlines

Employer: Stroock and Stroock and Lavan LLP

Title: Legal Proofreader

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 1986 – 2009

Job Duties: Correct typos; check attorney's revisions; compare and conform drafts of documents; proofread EDGAR filings; interface with attorneys, partners and clients; proofread accurately under time pressure; supervise temps; train new hires; assist with preparations for mailings; some research such as viewing and reporting contents of surveillance videotapes

Employer: Hyperion

Title: Freelance Proofreader

Location: New York, NY

Duration: 1991 – 1992

Job Duties: Proofread novels, biographies, celebrity interviews, humor books on deadline for book publishing subsidiary of Walt Disney Company

SKILLS

Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film and Television, 1982: Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY

Graduate Courses in Journalism, 1984: New York University, New York, NY

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