copy editor, proofreader
Resume:
Dean M. Takehara
***-* ***** ******, *** Francisco, CA 94112
********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES
Professional copy editor, writer, and proofreader with over five years of experience with daily newspapers, magazines, and websites
Meticulous and detail oriented, known for quick turnaround on stories
Extensive knowledge of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling rules
Experienced with HTML, Microsoft Word, Excel, and QuarkXPress
Displays good editorial judgment and ensures that articles read well
Extremely efficient and productive in a deadline-driven environment
In-depth knowledge of The Associated Press Stylebook, The Chicago Manual of Style editions 15 and 16, and the AMA Manual of Style
Experienced in page design and layout
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC PRESS May 2012 to still employed
Copy Editor
Copyedited and proofread business, government, and political articles affecting
San Francisco residents; ensuring articles are free from grammar,
syntax, style, and spelling errors.
BIOCENTURY PUBLICATIONS February 2015 to July 2015
Copy Editor/Proofreader
Copyedited and proofread 500- to 800-word biotechnological and pharmacy
articles covering business and product development in the biotech industry;
fact-checked company names and products; ensured formatting was correct.
DEMAND STUDIOS May 2009 to June 2012
Copy Editor
Copyedited 500- to 1,000-word technology and general information articles that
appeared on eHow.com, USA Today, LiveStrong, SF Gate, and other websites.
EPOCRATES, INC. November 2009 to April 2011
Proofreader
Proofread digital pharmaceutical product directions, case studies, and slides,
ensured formatting, spelling, and tables were correct.
LAW.COM/THE AMERICAN LAWYER May 2007 to January 2009
Copy Editor/Proofreader
Copyedited 200- to 2,700-word law columns and legal news, ensuring that they
were free of grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation errors; improved articles’
readability and flow; wrote news briefs and headlines; updated style guide.
TECH TV September to November 2001
Copy Editor
Edited 50- to 100-word television news scripts about the latest products and
developments in the high-tech industry; ensured that the news scripts read well.
BUSINESS 2.0 September 2000 to July 2001
Copy Editor
Worked on 100- to 1,500-word high-technology business news for the magazine’s
website; ensured that the copy was clear and concise and free of logic errors and
transitions flowed well; updated databases, created hypertext; created and updated
the website's style guide; posted new articles on the site three times a day.
NURSEWEEK November 1996 to June 1999
Copy Editor/Proofreader
Edited 200- to 900-word education articles, columns, hard news, and feature stories
about the nursing and health care industries; caught pharmaceutical and medical
spelling errors; wrote headlines and cutlines; checked galleys for any errors in
page layout; edited with QuarkXPress.
ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY
LIPPINCOTT, WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Copy Editor, Proofreader
INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY--USA
Copy Editor, Proofreader
ALAMEDA NEWSPAPER GROUP
Copy Editor, Proofreader, Page Designer
THE RAFU SHIMPO
(Los Angeles Japanese Daily News)
Copy Editor, Proofreader, Staff Writer, Columnist, and Business Page Editor
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Hawaii
Editcetera Copyediting Class
Technical Writing I and II, UC Berkeley Extension
Advanced Copyediting, UC Berkeley
Copyediting 1, UCLA
QuarkXpress, City College of San Francisco
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