Editor

Posted on: 2008-05-26

CONSTANCE M. TUCKER 1005 South Shore Road, Stockholm, ME 04783 Phone: 207.896.3093 E-mail: [email protected] EXPERIENCE 2005–2006 Director of Editing Services American Book Publishing Group, Salt Lake City, Utah  Managed over 140 books from original manuscripts through printing  Created a new imprint for the company.  Updated, edited, and proofread the company’s Author’s Guide (I had to resign this demanding executive position because of a health problem that is now resolved.) 2002–2005 Content Editor and Proofreader American Book Publishing Group, Salt Lake City, Utah  Edited and proofread works of nonfiction and fiction  Formatted manuscripts and entered all changes in MS Word 2000.  Book list is available 1998–2001 Editorial Director Lone Wolf Enterprises, Fort Fairfield, Maine  Comped and proofread books for this packager, and I worked primarily with McGraw-Hill to proof and comp technical and business books  Book list is available Lone Wolf relocated, and on-site work was no longer possible after 2001.) 1994–2001 Proprietor Star Printing & Marketing, Caribou, Maine  Worked for private clients who wished to self-publish  Designed, comped, and proofread numerous books 1990–1992 Marketing Consultant Northeast Publishing, Presque Isle, Maine  Worked to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for this large, local publishing company that publishes three weeklies and one monthly newspaper  Designed and implemented a reader survey  Designed and wrote seasonal tabloids and feature pages  Created ads to promote sales EDUCATION 1981 University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine Certificate of Advanced Study in Creative Writing 1981–1983 Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont Master of Arts in Creative Studies 1976–1981 University of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art, English Minor, Cum Laude COMMENT My strongest interest and skill set is in within publishing, both image and the written word. I continue to edit fiction and nonfiction for American Book Publishing, but prefer to work as a free-lance copy editor or proofreader part-time for one client. I am a seasoned graphic designer, still freelancing, doing business as Star Design & Marketing. I am cross-platform, Mac and PC, and I have broadband (wireless) Internet access. I am experienced in Chicago Manual of Style and AP. I am meticulous, advanced in MS Word, Adobe, and Quark, and I am able to start immediately. I have a technical writing background with many clients in the fields of animal welfare (ethics, shelters, and pet care) gardening, finance, banking, small business, health care, and death and dying (hospice) issues. I am a trained medical laboratory technician and have a good grasp of medicine, drugs, and medical terminology. I have an interest in herbal and alternative medicine, metaphysics, extraterrestrial life, reincarnation, spontaneous human combustion, and personal spiritual exploration. I regularly write poetry, and some have been published in college journals. I have published hundreds of news releases and feature articles in two local and two state newspapers. I am currently at work on a novel. My book lists can be sent attached as MS Word files. My references are available upon request. Thank you for your consideration.