Copy Editor

Maureen Bavdek

Journalist/Editor

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Experienced copy editor and writer with strong creative and management skills, including a broad editorial background in multimedia, print and broadcasting.

COPY EDITOR

Newsela (2014 – present)

Copy-editing current and library news articles, world history events, works of fiction, and accompanying quizzes at various grade-appropriate reading levels, as well as special projects for newsela.com, an online educational news company.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

2017 – present

Provide classroom instruction to high school and elementary students as outlined in lesson plans, specializing in English/ELA, History and Social Studies. Encourage students and manage student behavior. Experience assisting special education teachers with classwork and leading reading and study groups. Mentor high school journalism students. Part time.

COPY EDITOR/PROOFREADER – Freelance including:

Wine Enthusiast

Argos USA

Financial Planning digital

NEWS COPY/FILING EDITOR

Thomson Reuters (2008-2013)

Editing and filing to the global wire of breaking financial and other news. Guided junior reporters, ensuring that copy was well crafted, concise, and ready to publish. Managed copy flow through desks with speed and accuracy under typical deadline pressure. Edited Personal Finance, Health and Equities weekly columns.

Shaped ideas on stories, reworked headlines and managed timely updates, ensuring stories carried appropriate graphics, fact boxes and links. Filed alerts and urgent newsbreaks on market-moving news.

Sunday Desk Editor: Opened and directed the New York filing desk handling North and South American equities stories. Compiled and published the Reuters Business News Schedule of top tier global stories for media clients. At London’s close, took charge of world copy flow, editing and filing. Liaised with correspondents internationally.

Reuters America (1995-2008)

New Products Columnist for the Reuters Business Report global media subscribers. Writer and editor of business columns and features, adhering to standards and style. Digested major market reports to compile comprehensive Global Markets WrapUp as needed.

New York General News Desk: Subeditor of domestic and global news. Feature writer.

EDUCATION

Mount Aloysius College Liberal Arts

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Language Studies

AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Newswomen's Club of New York, Front Page Award winner for Personal Assets column

Society of Professional Journalists

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