Self-employedCopy Editor & Proofreader
Sep. 2009Woodstock, New York, United States•Copyedited more than 200 titles for Oxford University Press and W. W. Norton in the social sciences with books reviewed in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and other well-known outlets. • Requires extreme attention to detail: Responsible for proper grammar and punctuation, as well as ensuring consistency, readability, and coherence; copyedit figures, artwork, tables, and boxes to ensure no discrepancies in formatting, numbering, and data presented. •Ensure manuscript is consistent throughout, including FM, BM, TOC, notes, references, and artwork, that is, error-free and ready for production. •Work from home under tight deadlines with third-party vendors while managing multiple projects. •Thoroughly familiar with CMoS, MLA, and APA. Work in Word track changes and PDFs.