Specializing in creative editing and writing of press releases, news & feature articles, Web site content, brochures, sales & marketing letters, company newsletters, corporate writing, educational content writing and travel writing.
Editing Rates
Rate Per Page
US $10.30
Rate Per Word
US $0.49
Rate Per Hour
US $35.00
NOTE: these rates are not set in stone and are only an average for this editor. The actual rate applicable to your document will depend on the depth of the edit, the quality of the writing, the topic matter, the proximity of the deadline, the length of the document and several other factors.
This editor has more than ten years of professional experience in the field of publishing. Most recently, this editor worked as a supervisory public affairs specialist with the Department of Defense. In this capacity, she supervised the work of staff writers; chose newsworthy stories and quality photos about military personnel and their family members for newspaper publication; designed newspaper layouts; managed distribution; approved budget; prepared speeches for command personnel and emceed major installation events for the command.
In past experience, this editor has also worked as a full-time staff writer & Web master for a leading residential & lifestyle magazine, the SAN DIEGAN, located in San Diego. This editor also served as a freelance writer for the SAN DIEGAN during her tenure as a high school guidance counselor and journalism / yearbook adviser at Horizon Jr. & Sr. High School in San Diego.
Under direction of this editor, journalism students learned the fundamentals of news writing, copy editing, proofreading and basic photography. Furthermore, they learned desktop publishing using Adobe InDesign, PageMaker and Photoshop. Under her leadership of four consecutive years, students who had no previous experience in any of the fields above produced a 256-page quality school annual publication which received numerous awards at San Diego's Del Mar Fair. Many of her former high school students have gone on to study journalism, photography and graphic design in college. Some are currently working in entry-level positions as journalists.
This editor first began her career in journalism as a features writer for Viewpoints newspaper in Riverside, Calif. She later continued her work as a news reporter for The Daily Aztec in San Diego.
This editor's education includes a bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Single Subject Teaching from San Diego State University. In addition, she completed a teacher education program at Southern California Christian College. She currently holds a valid teaching credential from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Furthermore, she holds a valid pupil personnel services credential from the CCTC, which she earned shortly after completing a Master's degree in K - 12 School Guidance Counseling from Azusa Pacific University.
This editor would be best suited for projects in the following areas:
press releases, feature articles, news articles, sales & marketing letters, brochures, newsletters, Web site content, corporate writing, travel writing, copy-editing, proofreading and creative editing.
Samples of this editor's published work may be found at http://ScribeWorks.net/works.htm
Education degree
BA
Major specialization
Journalism
Second specialization
Education, Teaching Credential Program
First language
English
Areas of specialization
Not selected
Work experience
Present Occupation:
Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
Editing Experience in Years: More than 10
Past work experience:
1) October 2005 - PRESENT: Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist with U.S. Army Garrison
2) August 2002 - May 2005: School Guidance Counselor & Yearbook / Journalism Adviser, Horizon Jr. & Sr. High School, San Diego, Calif.
3) June 2001 - August 2002: U.S. History Teacher & Asst. Yearbook / Journalism Adviser, Horizon Jr. & Sr. High School, San Diego, Calif.
4) July 2000 - May 2005: Freelance Writer, SAN DIEGAN Magazine in San Diego, Calif.
5) July 2000 - June 2001: Senior Educational Adviser, American College Strategies in Vista, Calif.
6) February 1997 - July 2000: Staff Writer & Web Master, SAN DIEGAN Magazine in San Diego, Calif.
7) January 1997 - January 1998: News Reporter, The Daily Aztec in San Diego, Calif.
8) May 1998 - May 2000: Event Photographer, Cal Candids Photography in San Diego, Calif.
9) February 1996 - January 1997: Executive Administrator & Web site Proofreader, CollegeClub.com in La Jolla, Calif.
10) February 1994 - January 1996: Human Resources Assistant, Advocate Schools in Grand Terrace, Calif.
Professional editing and writing experience:
Arts & Entertainment, Travel, Tourism, Dining, Accommodations, Attractions, Recreation, History, Education, College Admissions, School Yearbooks, Biographies, Speeches, Press Releases, Feature Articles, News Articles, Newsletters, Bulletins, Web site content, Brochures, Indexing, Layout & Design.
Computer experience
Windows: MS Works, MS Excel, Dreamweaver, MS Powerpoint, Word Perfect, MS Access, MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office, Adobe PageMaker, MS Publisher, DreamWeaver
Macintosh: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PhotoShop, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word, Quark Express, MS Office
Scored 90% on editing test.
Test score 100% .
Test score 70% to 84%. 
Test score less than 70%.