Joanne E. Gerber

Brooklyn, NY USA
Website: www.joanne-gerber.com
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Professional Experience

I'm an EDITOR and COPY EDITOR adept at whipping the most challenging copy into shape, including articles, books, reports, scholarly papers, brochures, and marketing materials. I have worked for nonprofit organizations, government contractors, publishers, websites, and print media--across a wide variety of subject areas: international development, economics, and history, as well as high tech, luxury lifestyle, and luxury travel. See my website - www.joanne-gerber.com - for writing samples. My website will also give you a full description of my professional and educational background.

Expertise

Editor
20 Years
Copy Editor
14 Years
Fact-Checker
10 Years

Specialty

International
16 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years
Travel
13 Years

Industries


Academia Other
1 Year
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
12 Years
Nonprofit
15 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Emerging Market Views (www.em-views.com) (10+), New Jersey Tech Weekly (10+), Corry Cook (writer) (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Asian Development Bank (10+), Pillar Systems (3-5), International Resources Group (1-2), Project HOPE (1-2), African Development Bank (1-2), Plan International USA (6-10), Pragma Corporation (3-5), Banyan Global (3-5), Assouline Publishers (3-5), Verisk Analytics (3-5), Big Yellow Taxi, Inc (UNICEF) (3-5), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (1-2)

Other Work History

Assistant Editor, Research Departures Magazine, American Express Publishing March 2000 - November 2005 Fact-checked, proofed, wrote, and copy edited pieces on travel, arts, and luxury lifestyle. Editor French Government Tourist Office, Consulate of France in New York. June 1997 - February 2000 Wrote, edited, copy edited, fact-checked, and proofed publications about travel and culture in France. Editor and Writer (Graduate Assistant) Department of Development, New York University. September 1992 - May 1993 Wrote articles for the university's fundraising newsletter, also wrote and edited grant proposals.

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient French, conversational Spanish

Computer Skills

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Equipment

*MS Word 2010 and Adobe Acrobat Pro. *Fax/phone *Printer *Scanner

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. citizen

References

Available on request

Associations

Editorial Freelancers Association, Freelancers Union.

Showcase

General

Downtime in the Big Easy
(Periscopepost.com 12/14/2010)
A description of a brief stay in New Orleans.
A Visit to Bangalore
(Periscopepost.com 7/13/2010)
A description of a brief visit to Bangalore.
Incredible India: Mysore
(Periscopepost.com 5/13/2010)
A description of a brief say in Mysore, India
Shanghai Redux
(Bootsnall.com 2/9/2009)
Thoughts about the effects of modernization of Shanghai embedded in a travel piece. The piece was also published in travelmag.co.uk and www.chinatravel.net
A Story within a Story: ADB Helps Women during Pakistan's Post-Flood Reconstruction
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 8/31/2011)
This is a brochure describing the efforts of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to aid the victims of the floods in Pakistan during the summer of 2010, with a focus on women and girls.
ADB Works to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Trafficking in Afghanistan
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 4/30/2012)
This is a brochure about the positive impact of a campaign by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prevent the spread HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, as well as human trafficking, in Afghanistan.
A Story Within a Story: ADB Helps Rural Women in the Kyrgyz Republic Become Entrepreneurs
(Asian Development Bank (ADB) 3/31/2012)
This brochure describes projects of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to teach marketable skills to village women in Kyrgyzstan so that they may become entrepreneurs and achieve financial independence.