Overture Services, Inc.Development Editor
Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2004Pasadena, CA• Created eye-catching ad copy to attract new advertisers, as well as new content for advertiser’s campaigns.
• Insured the inclusion of advertisements based on the specific content of partner Web pages, using targeted, relevant keywords. • Edited advertiser-submitted ad copy, applying Overture’s editorial guidelines to insure relevance, proper grammar, spelling, overall consistency and quality. • Member of the Content Services Advisory Panel, a weekly forum designed to:
-communicate the concerns of the editorial department
-suggest ways to implement changes to allow the department to function more efficiently. • Member of the Editorial Focus Group Tools Team, which dealt specifically with suggesting improvements to software used by editors. • Instructed new hires in shadowing sessions.