Detail oriented editor and journalist looking to pivot to remote work

Susan Piperato

Kingston, NY

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VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT (REMOTE)

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communications Skills Manage Multiple Priorities Flexible and Ontime Knowledge of Text and Graphics Programs Content Creation and Long-Form Journalism Production and Staff Management Attention to Detail Writing Instruction Author Liaison Proactive Approach Collaboration Design Proofreading Fact-Checking Ghostwriting Grant Writing

SUMMARY

Journalist and editor with 20+ years of experience in magazines, book publishing, and digital media, known for strong leadership in managing all aspects of publications, including hiring and training editorial and art staff, developing ideas into print form

Managed teams of up to 20 full-time and freelance employees ensuring smooth, on-time creation of magazines, books, and daily digital newsletters, including but not limited to scheduling staff, training new hires, and conducting performance reviews

Developed story and book ideas, including overseeing illustrations and cover design, liaising with authors, fact-checking, research, and conducting each stage of editing: developmental, line, and copy editing

Wrote articles on local news, cultural events, people in the arts, real estate and finance, alternative spirituality, sustainability and the environment, ranging from short, daily news items and listicles to in-depth feature articles; also performed ghostwriting and grant writing

EXPERIENCE

Editor September 2010 - Present

Liz Kislik Associates, Rockville Centre, NY

Edits industrial psychology consultant’s monthly column for Forbes magazine, weekly blogs at LizKislik.com, and monthly newsletter, Workplace Wisdom

Editor February 2023 - Present

Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY

Edits course and exhibition catalogues; proofreads and correct text using InDesign

Editor August 2023 - Present

CPA Trendlines, New York, NY

Edits books by and for accountants, and daily postings for CPATrendlines.com

Senior Editor November 2015 - March 2023

Monkfish Book Publishing Company, Rhinebeck, NY

Edited over 100 books on spirituality, academic subjects, how-to, historical fiction, and guidebooks, as well as a memoir; established fiction line; managed for all phases of book production, from concept to publication, including liaising with authors, editing, proofreading, procuring art and permissions, book jacket design and correcting text using InDesign

Editor June 2015 - September 2020

Upstate House Magazine, Kingston, NY

Edited popular quarterly magazine on Hudson Valley real estate market, home renovation, décor, gardening, and upstate lifestyle; planned issue content, assigned and edited or wrote all feature stories, and oversaw freelance writers and photographers; managed budgeting and payroll

Managing Editor October 2011 - October 2015

National Real Estate Investor (NREI) Magazine, Penton Media, New York, NY

Managed production of national magazine on commercial real estate investment; oversaw designers, writers, and photographers; fact-checked, copy edited, proofread, corrected using InDesign; managed budgeting and payroll

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Magazine Feature Writer

Contributes feature articles to national and local magazines, including: The Overlook, Architecture Australia, Upstate House, Almanac, Woodstock Times, New Paltz Times, Chronogram, Popular Photography, American Photographer, Yoga Journal, Yoga+ Healthy Living, American Heritage, and Ulster Magazine

Freelance Ghostwriter

Wrote books for an eclectic group of non-writer professionals: artists, an optometrist, a New York rabbi, and a chef

Editorial Director

ScheinMedia, Kingston, NY and New York, NY

Launched and edited three magazines on the commercial and residential real estate markets of New York City and northern New Jersey—New York House (monthly) and NYInc. and NJ and Co (quarterlies)—and sustainability website; assisted at annual commercial real estate conferences held at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark; planned content, edited or wrote all articles, oversaw art department and print production; managed team of 20, and budget and payroll

Freelance Grant Writer

Wrote grants for Scenic Hudson’s successful campaign against St. Lawrence Cement Company’s plant proposal near Olana Historic Site in Hudson, NY

Freelance Creative Writing Instructor

Taught freshman composition at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and poetry at Highland Residential Detention Center (Highland, NY) for nine years

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Arts, English, State University of New York at New Paltz

Bachelor of Arts, English and Journalism, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

OTHER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, Google Suite, QuickBooks

MEMBERSHIPS

Authors Guild, Editorial Freelancers Association

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