SAMPLES
The following samples highlight my editing and writing experience in four different types of content, both in print and on the Web. For each sample, I have described the skills that I employed in successfully completing the task.
Promotional
- Website rewrite and redesign (Entirenet website)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Project management of website rewrite and redesign; interviewing and gathering content from business managers; writing engaging content; creating CSS; making website standards-compliant; creating and updating graphics in Photoshop - E-newsletter (Sun Microsystems DevFlash; PDF, 13 KB)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Project management of monthly e-newsletter distributed to 20,000+ Sun customers and partners: creating submission schedule; selecting content; rewriting and editing content; distributing e-newsletter via proprietary tool; hand-coding online version and publishing to Sun website
Technical
- Technical article (Microsoft Knowledge Base)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Researching topic; editing according to global English and machine translation guidelines; querying writer; publishing article to Microsoft website - Technical article (Sun Microsystems Developer Network)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Researching topic; interviewing writer; editing and trademarking content
Academic
- Political summary (Nuclear Threat Initiative website)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Researching topic; writing, editing, and fact-checking content; hand-coding and publishing content to website - Academic journal (Monterey Institute of International Studies; PDF, 363 KB)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Project management of 230-page language policy book: creating schedules (submissions, printing, delivery); designing layout and 4-color cover; editing and rewriting content of non-native English speakers; creating graphics; preparing electronic files for offset printing
News
- Feature article (The Sunnyvale Sun; PDF, 329 KB)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Interviewing subject; researching topic; taking photos; writing and editing article - Press release (Monterey Institute of International Studies; PDF, 54 KB)
SKILLS EMPLOYED: Interviewing subjects; writing and editing article; designing and laying out article