PETER ERIKSON

Re: Customer Service Assistant Copy Editor

San Francisco, CA 94116 1+415-***-**** adzguc@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Bold Profile

SUMMARY

Experienced journalist and fact-checker who conforms to ABC’s (accuracy, brevity, clarity) while meeting strict deadlines. Experience enriching style books. Complete multiple tasks simultaneously, asking questions while collaborating with entire newsroom. Fix grammar. WORK EXPERIENCE

EDITORIAL CONSULTANT

Communication Expertise February 2023 - Present

● Edit, write for clients of Editorial Freelancers Association COPY EDITOR (FULL-TIME)

San Francisco Chronicle May 2017 - February 2023

● Edited podcasts: Among top projects: "The Doodler" and "The Jessica Simulation"

● Wrote web/print headlines; followed SEO; used social media

● Corrected errors in front-page articles

COPY EDITOR

Bay Area News Group June 2010 - May 2017

● Designed pages, helped choose sports wire content, aided business desk PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

● More than 15 years of editorial experience around world

● Translate technical jargon into plain English

● Work closely with writers while preserving story voice

● Proficiency in Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google docs

● Familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style, AP, Federal Plain Language guidelines

● Learning AI, safeguards that must come with it

● Experience with assisted-living communities

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EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Southern Utah University December 2021 3.96 GPA

● Learned research, writing for diverse audiences; created graphics, other visuals BA IN JOURNALISM

San Francisco State University

● Awarded Otto J. Bos Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Journalism CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

● In Tokyo, helped translate Japanese content into English for TV broadcasts in U.S.

● Managed 15-member copy desk for California daily; created style guide, intranet site

● Edited articles, wrote columns/stories for largest newspaper in Honolulu

● Worked for U.S. government in Tokyo at Asia-Pacific Stars & Stripes 2

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