My resume

Areas of Expertise
Editing / Writing / Desktop publishing / Newsletters / Book publishing / Electronic publishing / Website knowledge management / Corporate communications

Professional Experience

SENIOR TAX MARKETING WRITER (2002–2011) 
National Marketing, Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, IL

  • Acted as editorial director for tax website and posted all material using the Vignette content management tool.
  • Edited and managed e-newsletters with external subscription lists of over 20,000.
  • Edited white papers, annual reports and other firm thought leadership.
  • Wrote and supervised design of tax marketing collateral, including brochures, booklets, postcards, sell sheets, HTML emails.
  • Promoted firm’s thought leadership by writing articles for publication under partner and manager bylines.
  • Provided additional writing and editorial support to all 50 U.S. offices, especially the Washington National Tax Office.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR / MANAGING EDITOR / PRODUCTION EDITOR (1995–2002) ABA Publishing, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL

  • Managed publication process from initial proposal to printed book for 10-12 books per year.
  • Managed relationships with over 60 board members (attorneys and law professors) from 5 publishing programs.
  • Oversaw publishing budgets totaling $750,000 and combined book lists of over 100 titles.
  • Composed marketing and other promotional material for individual book projects.
  • Managed the work of authors, freelance copyeditors, typesetters, printers and other internal/external production staff.
  • Recruited, hired and supervised student interns; indirectly supervised two clerical staff.

Other Communications Experience

FREELANCE, MANAGING EDITOR (2000–2005) Arts Beat magazine, Fox Valley Arts Council, Geneva, IL

  • Managed a staff of 8 volunteer magazine editors, writers, and photographers.
  • Oversaw all advertising, editorial and production activities, including copyediting, design and printing.
  • Interviewed artists and nonprofit leaders and wrote feature articles.

 PUBLICATIONS

  • "Pushing 1s and 0s," economy, qarrtsiluni, June-August 2009.
  • “Silly love songs,” righthandpointing, December 2008.
  • “Invisible,” journaling the apocalypse, qarrtsiluni, September-December 2008.
  • “Branding the Professional Services Firm,” Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications, November 2006.
  • “Culture: Angela Graefenhain,” Naperville Magazine, October 2005.

Technical Skills
MS Office (including SharePoint Designer); Adobe Acrobat; Vignette; SharePoint; ExactTarget.

Education

  • TESOL/TESL/TEFL Certificate, Oxford Seminars, Chicago, IL
  • Coursework completed towards M.S., MASS COMMUNICATIONS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
  • B.A., WITH HONORS, LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATIONS, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
  • Poetry, music, literature, editing and design courses, University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies, Chicago, IL