Jennifer Singleton - Writer-Editor

Technical Writing

Creative Writing

Jennifer Singleton

Writer, Editor

Copyediting

Proofreading

Résumé

Writer-Editor

Department of Justice, Washington, DC
August 2009–present
Major responsibilities:
·        Perform substantive copyediting and rewriting of policy and special publications.
·        Gather information from various sources to draft content for department newsletter.

Assistant Editor

ASCD, Alexandria, VA
December 2007–August 2009
Major responsibilities:
·        Performed light and substantive copyediting of print and online publications (i.e.,
newsletters, conference and meeting materials, reports, press releases, video/audio
materials).
·        Managed the editorial and production database; schedule and track project
milestones and duration.
·        Maintained and update website content using Vignette content management system.

Content Editor/Contributor (freelance)

Street Sense newspaper, Washington, DC
June 2006–June 2008
Major responsibilities:
·        Edited and proofread article submissions; wrote content on issues of interest to the
local homeless and underserved population.

Editorial Coordinator

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
American College of Nurse-Midwives, Silver Spring, MD
May 2007–December 2007
Major responsibilities:
·        Managed journal peer review and production activities of the Journal of Midwifery &
Women's Health.
·        Edited and proofread manuscript submissions and publisher galleys.
·        Managed the journal’s media reviews column (e.g., solicited review copies of books
and DVDs; ensured that freelance reviewers adhered to deadlines; and scheduled review
publication).

News Writer (freelance)

Best Friends Network, Washington, DC
September 2007–February 2008
Major responsibilities:
·        Researched and wrote content on various aspects of animal welfare; published
articles to the network online community.

Publications Coordinator

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, MD
August 2005–January 2007
Major responsibilities:
·        Managed journal peer review process of Clinical Gastroenterology and
Hepatology.
·        Used electronic manuscript tracking system and conversion software to process
manuscripts and convert figures for submission.
·        Managed journal production activities by communicating with authors and the
publisher to ensure all edits and required publication materials (e.g., copyrights, reprint
permissions) were received prior to publishing.

Book Review Column Manager (freelance)

Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC
June 2005-June 2006
Major responsibilities:
·        Managed book review column of organization’s electronic monthly newsletter, Capital
Letter; wrote article length critiques of new book releases in the field of technical
communication.

Education

Graduate School, Washington, DC
Coursework: Practice in Editing; Principles of Editing for Publications; Technical Writing
(2007)
EEI Communications, Alexandria, VA
Coursework: Comprehensive Proofreading; Improving Editing Skills (2006/2007)
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Coursework: News Writing (2008)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Bachelor of General Studies (May 2003)

Software Skills

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint; Adobe InDesign; electronic manuscript
submission systems, content management systems