Professional Experience
WHAT CLIENTS SAY: 'Kathy Schienle catches the elusive errors that would have embarrassed us.' 'Detailed focus not only on the text and big picture, but on all the essential components of the whole.' 'Meticulous, responsive, fast and collaborative.' Education, healthcare, technology, law, finance, media, universities, novelists, bloggers, creative agencies: Mistakes cost you credibility, clients and $$, and I spy - with my sharp eye and deep experience - factual errors, bad dates in folios, misspelled names, inconsistencies, dead links.
PRODUCTS:
web strategy/content,
business/marketing collateral,
university/alumni publications,
academic papers/scientific journals,
magazines,
book manuscripts,
e-learning content,
white papers,
blogs/social media.
Expertise
Copy Editor
25 Years
Content Editor (online)
15 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
Books & Literature
15 Years
Technology
20 Years
Law
10 Years
Industries
Online/new media
15 Years
Academia - all
15 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
published authors (10+), Institutional Investor Journals (10+), Association of University Technology Managers (10+), Energy BBDO (6-10), Blue Waters Group (10+), Oprah.com (10+), Simple Truth (10+), MedSci (10+), VSA Partners (10+), WunderLand Group (10+), NYU School of Law (10+), Illinois Policy Institute (10+), The University of Texas at Austin (1-2), Words Have Impact (10+), Project Six (10+), RSL Media (10+), Wainscot Media (10+), Tandem Books (1-2), Stevens Institute of Technology (10+), Stanford University (1-2), Pacific Legal Foundation (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Allstate (10+), CNO (10+), Grant Thornton (10+), ej4 (10+), Connectria (10+), IBM (10+), P&G (10+)
Other Work History
Stars&Stripes inc. - Chief Branding Officer
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Director/Marketing Communications
System Software Associates, Inc. Senior Editor/Global Marketing
USCS International/CableData Editor/Marketing Communications
The Sacramento Bee News Editor
Rio Americano High School Journalism Adviser
The Capital Times - Copy Editor
The Indianapolis News - Copy/Layout Editor
Computer Skills
Microsoft—Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, SharePoint
Adobe—PhotoDeluxe, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, InDesign
Web staging/management via CMS—Drupal, WordPress, Daylite, QuickBase, Basecamp, TestGen
Computer-based research and fact-checking
Transcription
Metadata/SEO/SEM/SMM—Wordtracker, SEOmoz
AP, Chicago, APA and AMA Style
Equipment
Complete office and mobility
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. passport
References
'Kathy has been an amazing help to my organization and single-handedly completes all our editing needs. There have been countless times where we have sent Kathy articles and pieces of work to edit with only a day or few hours turnaround time. Every time she has been responsive and given our work incredible attention to detail. I can honestly say my job would be 10 times harder if I wasn't able to rely on Kathy.' — Nathaniel Hamilton, Director of Marketing and Communications, Project Six ... 'I worked with Kathy as a designer on multiple publication projects. Kathy is a seasoned pro and always understood my challenges as a designer. With a steady hand, she guided each project through the inevitable twists and turns, anticipating bottlenecks and making sure I was always provided with the assets and clear communication to do my job and meet client expectations. With her calm command and good-natured humor, Kathy is a delight to work with. I’d partner with her any time.' — Tom Carling, Book Designer
Associations
Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
