Resume

Julie Coleman
197 Griggs St. N.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651.236.0533
mail@juliecoleman.com
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Education
MA, Modern Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1999
BA, Art History/Psychology, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1992

Experience
Contract Editor,
Learning Strategies, Minnetonka, MN, 2008 – Present
Edit manuscript and proofread promotional materials.

Contract Editor, ECM/Paradigm Publishing, St. Paul, MN, 2008 – Present
Check and test new materials (textbooks/software).

Freelance Editor, Maxima Consultants Corp., Chicago, IL, 2004 – Present
Edit reports, proposals, contracts, and letters for structural engineering firm.

Contract Editor, HowStuffWorks.com, 2007 – 2008
Reformatted existing content into Web articles, following strict Web site guidelines. Wrote introductory/transition text as needed. Added meta data, and optimized articles for search engines.

Senior Editor, Publications International, Ltd. (PIL), Lincolnwood, IL, 2006 – 2007
In addition to the editorial duties listed below, collaborated with other senior editors to hire and train new editors. Hired freelance editors. Reviewed all editors' cover copy.

Publications Coordinator, PIL, Lincolnwood, IL, 1999 – 2007
Scheduled all projects in the General Department. Held weekly update meetings for teams of all active projects. Served as liaison between the creative teams and upper management. Ordered Library of Congress cataloging numbers.

Editor, Whispers from Heaven magazine, Lincolnwood, IL,1999 – 2003
Assigned, selected, and edited inspirational stories and wrote the editor's letter for this bi-monthly national magazine.

Editor, PIL, Lincolnwood, IL,1999 – 2006
Associate Editor , PIL, Lincolnwood, IL,1997 – 1999
Team leader for projects. Helped to select project contributors. Established project guidelines. Provided content and copy editing on text at all stages of production. Coordinated with the art director to determine/assign images and illustrations. Wrote sales copy and back cover copy.

Production Editor, PIL, Lincolnwood, IL, 1995 – 1997
Served as liaison between all creative departments. Responsible for making and checking corrections and ensuring correctness of text specifications.

Additional Editorial Freelance Projects
Facts That Matter, Great Kisses...and Famous Lines Right Out of the Movies by Timothy Knight, 2007

Kelly Jahner-Byrne, One Great Idea, "Personal Velocity" chapter, 2007

Peter Scott Eide, Edge of Forever: Images of Lake Superior, 2008

Thomson/West, Maximize Your Lawyer Potential: Professionalism and Business Etiquette for Law Students and Lawyers by Amee McKim, 2008

Helm Matthews, Lilac (a novel), 2008

Bruce Sliger, Grant Writing for Teachers and Administrators, 2008

Computer Skills
Word, Quark, Excel, MAS90, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, Windows XP.

Professional Membership
Editorial Freelancers Association
Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association
Professional Editors Network

Judge for MMPA Excellence Awards 2008
    Best Technical Article/Association/Under 30,000   
    Best How-To Article/Business/Trade/Under 30,000

References available upon request.

   
   
   

 
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