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Résumé

Detail-oriented proofreader, copyeditor, writer, editor, and coordinator with more than 10 years of experience in publishing and B2B marketing aimed at libraries and educational institutions (SaaS). Managed Infobase's blog, publishing over 500 articles in accordance with SEO best practices and increasing organic traffic to the company's website. Also has experience with copyediting and proofreading educational assessments and biotech news articles, cataloging library materials, and magazine and book publishing. Eager to leverage expertise in delivering high-quality content solutions to enhance brand visibility and drive engagement.

 

Has experience with writing, copyediting, and proofreading marketing and news content; cross-functional collaboration; Google Apps (including Docs, Sheets, Trends, and Google Analytics); Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel); content management systems including WordPress and HubSpot; Zendesk; The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS); SEO (BrightEdge); GoToWebinar and Zoom; project management and ticketing systems including Jira; email service providers including PostUp and Adestra; social media (including Hootsuite); AI (including ChatGPT); Adobe (including Acrobat, Photoshop, and InDesign); and HTML.

Experience

September 2025–January 2026: Copyeditor/Proofreader (Contract), HMH

  • Copyedited and proofread online and print ELA, math, and science assessments for grades 3 through high school using Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel per New York State, Nebraska, Maine, and other state standards. Assessments included accommodated materials for ELL students and students with disabilities.

November 2014–July 2025: Content Manager (Marketing), Infobase

  • Helped launch first Infobase blog in May of 2020; by 2022, delivered over 75% of traffic from organic sources. Published more than 500 SEO-friendly blog articles between 2020 and 2025, up to 10 per month.

  • Wrote more than 150 blog articles. Also planned blog schedule from March 2023 to July 2025 to complement marketing campaigns.

  • Developed Editorial Guidelines for the company blog and a style guide for the marketing department based loosely on Chicago to help improve style consistency across all marketing content.

  • Wrote copy for, published, and updated product and event landing pages on company e-commerce site (WordPress).

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Sales to publish Library Spotlights featuring interviews with librarians from subscribing institutions that highlight how they encourage usage of Infobase products among patrons.

  • Managed company social media platforms from November 2023 to July 2025, using Hootsuite to measure reach and engagement.

  • Copyedited and proofread promotional content, including email newsletters, fact sheets, brochures, catalogs, magazine and web advertisements, webinar abstracts, book covers for eBooks, case studies, RFPs, and white papers, ensuring accuracy and style consistency. Consulted with Product to confirm details in promotions.

  • Compiled and published “Catching Up with Credo” newsletters for Credo Reference database subscribers using PostUp.

  • Planned and scheduled webinars, blog articles, and white papers with third-party subject matter experts, compiling content briefs and submitting contracts.

  • Set up registration pages for webinars on GoToWebinar and Zoom and uploaded webinar recordings to Infobase’s YouTube channel.

  • Spearheaded program to submit Infobase products for awards, including researching new award opportunities and drafting award submissions. Two of the products submitted won awards: Learn360 (2025 EdTech Cool Tool Awards from EdTech Digest) and Credo Reference (Platinum distinction in LibraryWorks’ 11th annual Modern Library Awards).

  • Added SEO keywords, meta descriptions, and internal links to blog posts and alt text to blog images to make them more visible to search engines.

  • Managed content audit database and editorial calendar.

January 2012–November 2014: Online Editor, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

  • Edited, proofread, and posted articles and other content on GEN’s website; added photos to online articles from Shutterstock. Also compiled and edited New Products, People, Calendar, and Clinical Trials magazine columns in InDesign and posted print issue online.

  • Wrote and proofread daily news articles (GEN News Highlights). Also assembled copy for daily and weekly newsletters.

  • Assigned taxonomy and keywords to articles and other content.

  • Reported bugs and checked beta version of site when necessary.

September 2003–December 2011: Assistant Editor, Core Collections, The H. W. Wilson Company

  • Cataloged and selected books, music, games and other materials for both print and online versions of the Senior High Core Collection, the Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction, and the Nonbook Materials Core Collection based on review sources including Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly plus the advice of consultants in the library field. Also proofread copies of the Senior High and Nonfiction Core Collections before publishing.

  • Created new subject headings for games based on the Sears List.

  • Took notes at and wrote reports on annual meetings with librarian consultants and visits to conferences.

  • Checked database title numbers daily for quality assurance (QA) purposes.

Education

C.W. Post, Long Island University (now LIU Post)

Obtained an MLIS with a Public Library certificate and a certificate in Archives and Records Management. Earned a cumulative GPA of 3.92. ​Internship at North Shore University Hospital’s archives in Manhasset, NY; organized several series and loaded file data into Inmagic database and aided archives coordinator in research for displays commemorating the 50th anniversary of NSUH’s founding.

SUNY Geneseo

Obtained a B.A. in English (Women’s Studies minor). Earned a cumulative GPA of 3.4 (Dean’s List). Was an All-American Scholar and a member of Phi Eta Sigma (honor society) and Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society). 

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