Ellen Stader

2907 Lafayette Ave.
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Professional Experience

My goal is clear communication in every situation. I love big words, but only when they're the right words. Also: I can’t un-see grammatical errors. WRITING: Digital and print. Marketing and promo content, essays, journalism, creative nonfiction and memoir for periodicals, books, websites, and blogs. EDITING: Line and copy editing; proofreading. Magazine copy, marketing content, manuscripts, press releases, grant proposals, blog, and social media content.

Expertise

Writer
30 Years
Editor
30 Years
Copy Editor
26 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
Fitness
Travel

Industries


Publishing (non-book) - all
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
Broadcasting - all

Total Media Industry Experience

30 Years

Technical Skills

Writing Editing Proofreading Blogging Storytelling Researching Fact checking Marketing, promotions QA Style guide maintenance

Foreign Language Skills

French = elementary, written, spoken Spanish = slang, spoken AP style = written

Computer Skills

Mac & Windows OS MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint Quark Copy Desk WordPress Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Slack, Asana, Basecamp WriterAccess

Awards

NRECA Spotlight on Excellence Awards, Best Column, April 2019

Associations

Writers League of Texas

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