Resume

Skills

I am a meticulous, well-organized editor, writer, and proofreader with five years of experience in book and magazine editing and publishing. I am skilled in print and online editing, maintain my own website (erinwiegand.com), and have experience in updating and troubleshooting others’ websites and blogs. I am well-versed in electronic file transmission (FTP) and conversion, and have basic web design skills (HTML, CSS).

Since 2004, I have regularly written and edited nonfiction books, newsletters, proposals, magazine articles, and websites. I am proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, WordPress, and Microsoft Word, and learn new programs quickly. I am a skilled typist (85-90 WPM), adhere to deadlines, and am an excellent researcher and fact-checker.

Experience

Freelance Editor / Writer / Translator (Oakland, CA)
05/2006-Present

Click here for more information about my editing and proofreading work; click here to learn about my translation work; click here for a list of my writing clips.

North Atlantic Books (Berkeley, CA)
11/2007-Present
Project Editor

  • Directs the editing, design, and production of 4-6 books per season (12-18 books per year). Proofreads and writes back cover copy for these titles.
  • Manages the Blue Snake Books imprint (dedicated to martial arts), and has a strong hand in acquisitions for and development of the imprint.
  • Occasionally copyedits and performs in-depth proofreading for titles.
  • Oversees and critiques the work of freelance copyeditors.

LiP Magazine (Oakland, CA)
07/2004-11/2006
Managing Editor / Senior Editor

  • As a staff writer, contributed features, reviews, and front matter.
  • Edited weekly newsletter, “Media Picks: The Best of the Rest of the Web.”
  • Performed developmental editing, copyediting, research, fact-checking, proofreading, and some graphic design and layout.
  • As Managing Editor, set and maintained editorial and publishing schedule for quarterly print journal.
  • Updated website, http://www.lipmagazine.org
  • As Managing Editor, maintained communications with writers, volunteers, and editors.
  • Assisted with grant research and writing.

Volunteer Experience

International Rescue Committee (San Francisco)
09/2001-2/2002
Development and Caseworker Intern

  • Assisted development/fundraising department in grant research and proposal writing for the IRC, a nonprofit refugee resettlement program.

South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre (New Delhi, India)
02/2001-06/2001
Research Assistant

  • Conducted a four-month research project on the situation of Burmese refugees in New Delhi.
  • Compiled and edited existing materials and affidavits from refugees for publication by a human rights organization. Extensive supplementary writing, including a lengthy conclusion and several summaries for press releases.

Education

University of California, Berkeley
Professional Extension Program in Editing
Currently enrolled

New College of California (San Francisco)
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Emphasis in Media Studies

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