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Shara Pantry
Years editing: 4Job title: Part-time freelance medical writer and editorJob description: Writes patient education material; copyedits grant proposals and scientific manuscriptsLocation: Florida EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?My first copyediting job came from a listing on the job board of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). Currently, the majority of my medical writing…
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Otito Frances Iwuchukwu
Years editing: 8 yearsJob title: Pharmacist-educator (day job), consultantJob description: Teaches and conducts research in the life sciences; edits technical writing in the life and social sciences, business writing, narrative nonfiction, and children’s booksLocation: New Jersey EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I got my current job through a job board posting. I get…
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Vivek Kumar
Years editing: 22 yearsJob title: Freelance medical copyeditorJob description: Edits medical journal articlesLocation: India EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?My current freelance assignment came about through my LinkedIn group Editorial Heads, India, which I formed with the aim of bringing together the editorial heads of all the companies in India and abroad. There…
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Chris Obudho
Years editing: 15 yearsJob title: Owner of CJO Writing + Editing LLCJob description: Writing and editing technical and marketing copyLocation: Indiana EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I work with a broad array of clients to write an equally broad array of products, including blogs, product descriptions, press releases, articles, social media posts. I…
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Michelle Pope
Years editing: 7Job title: Creative writer/editorJob description: Write and edit marketing communications (emails, brochures, flyers, and web copy) for health insurance companyLocation: Indiana EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I’ve always wanted to be an editor, so I set up job board alerts for anything with “editor” in the title. I got the notification…
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Eilis Flynn
Years editing: 43Job title: Principal and sole proprietor of Flynn Books, Words & IdeasJob description: Freelance editorLocation: Washington State EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I had picked up freelance gigs throughout my career, so when I was laid off from the financial magazine I had worked at for more than 20 years, I…
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Tia Ross
Years editing: 35Job title: Freelancer, business ownerJob description: Consultant, project manager, copyeditor (content, legal, technical), proofreader, writer, writing coach, and editor mentorLocation: Texas EXPERIENCE What copyediting training have you had, and what positions have you held?I was an insatiable reader as a child and teenager, and I remember studying the structure of books I read,…