Senior Editor Social Media

CARA ALDRIDGE YOUNG

Front Royal, VA *****

**********@*****.***; www.linkedin.com/in/experteditorcay

SENIOR EDITOR

Senior Editor with extensive experience transforming complex research papers, articles, and institutional communications into clear, accurate, and accessible publications. Skilled in high-stakes editing and production for public health organizations, communications firms, and government clients, ensuring style consistency and quality across print and digital channels.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Copy Editing Substantive Editing Writing Proofreading Fact-Checking Formatting and Layout

Publications Production and Management

EXPERIENCE

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2024 – present

Senior Editor, Communications and Public Affairs

Edit a range of institutional and research communications materials, including policy briefs, research reports, book chapters, brochures, and website content, ensuring consistency with The Chicago Manual of Style and IFPRI’s style guide.

●Collaborate with researchers and subject matter experts to ensure clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of complex economic and scientific material for both academic and general audiences.

●Support layout, formatting, and final production of print and digital publications. Implement communications and publication strategies.

●Develop individual style sheets for editing projects; update the internal style guide, as necessary.

Editorial Department, Reingold, Inc. 2021 – 2023

Director/Technical Copy Editor

Served as lead editor for high-profile clients, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; the U.S. Agency for International Development; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the Consumer Products Healthcare Association; Pfizer, Inc.; the Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center; and the Military Family Advisory Network.

●Substantively edited, copy edited, and proofread a wide array of materials, including articles and blog posts, brochures, campaign emails and data analyses, digital dashboards, flyers, infographics, marketing materials, media plans, print and digital ads, PowerPoint presentations, proposals, research reports, social media posts, standard operating procedures, strategic communication plans, surveys, training courses, video scripts, and website copy.

●Developed thorough knowledge of client brands, projects, and style preferences. Created style sheets for client projects, ensuring that all materials adhered to client style guidelines. Regularly attended and contributed to project kickoff meetings with project managers and client liaisons.

●Served as backup quality control editor for additional clients, ensuring consistent brand voice and adherence to clients’ preferred style guide or in-house style sheet.

Periodicals Department, American Pharmacists Association (APhA) 2013 – 2021

Senior Copy Editor, Pharmacy Today, 2020 – 2021

Managing Editor, Student Pharmacist

Senior Production Editor, 2016 – 2020

Senior Assistant Editor/Manager of Social Media, 2013 – 2016

Provided substantive editing, copy editing, proofreading, and quality control for Pharmacy Today and Student Pharmacist, ensuring correct editorial style, grammar, spelling, and syntax.

●Researched topics, interviewed sources, and wrote occasional bylined articles for Pharmacy Today and www.pharmacist.com.

●Oversaw end-to-end production for Pharmacy Today (monthly, ~155,000 circulation), coordinating 15 to 18 feature articles, 13 departments, and 1 continuing pharmacy education article per issue with 10 to 12 contributing authors, freelance writers, and staff reporters; produced 12 schedules and 12 run sheets annually, with 100% on-time publication.

●Managed production for Student Pharmacist (bimonthly), overseeing five to eight feature articles and four departments per issue from six to eight contributors; produced six schedules and six run sheets annually, with all issues delivered on time.

●Collaborated with colleagues to craft engaging headlines, cover lines, pull quotes, captions, kickers, and infographics. Conferred regularly with Creative Services Department about production schedule, page corrections, layout and design, graphics, and final PDFs.

●Reviewed PDF pages for accuracy and approved final PDF pages before and after uploading to Elsevier. Placed articles online and ensured accuracy of both the print and online versions of the magazine.

●Served as APhA’s lead editor, initiating a copy editing column for weekly in-house e-newsletter to advise staff on copy editing, grammar, and editorial style. Trained new employees in copy editing, production, and use of style guides. Developed and regularly updated Periodicals Department and APhA style guides.

●Copy edited special projects, continuing pharmacy education articles, book chapters, meeting materials, practice resource tools, webinars, and annual reports. Oversaw transition of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association production to Elsevier, including evaluating freelance copy editing for adherence to APhA’s editorial style and standards.

●Maintained APhA DrugInfoLine website by writing, copy editing, and posting new drug research, approvals, and recalls.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Journals Department, American Psychological Association (APA)

Manuscript Editor (On Staff)

Editor (Freelance)

EDUCATION

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Bachelor of Arts, English

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ACES: The Society for Editing

Council of Science Editors

STYLE GUIDES

AMA Manual of Style; Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association;

The Associated Press Stylebook; The Chicago Manual of Style

PLATFORMS

Microsoft Office 365; Adobe Acrobat and InCopy; WordPress and Drupal CMS

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