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Lindsay Nieman

EDITOR, WRITER, DESIGNER
Chicago, Illinois
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lindrniem@gmail.com
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248.935.1489
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Work Experience

GTG Consultants

EDITOR
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Jan 2016 - Current
  • Oversee 40% of all client-facing copy
  • Provide editorial and design direction to promote readability and meet client needs
  • Supervise the assistant editor and two editorial assistants as head of production
  • Manage the writing portfolios and deadlines of five consulting architects
  • Organize and lead weekly editorial meetings

ASSISTANT EDITOR
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May 2012 - Jan 2016
  • Copy edited technical writing for grammar, content, and brand-consistent style
  • Generated, edited, and rewrote copy for newsletters and promotional emails
  • Published an average of four reports daily using Adobe InDesign
  • Assigned work to seasonal interns

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
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Apr 2011 - May 2012
  • Provided administrative and editorial support for the company's principal
  • Fact-checked data and copy edited technical writing in newsletters and reports

Belleville Lake Current

STAFF REPORTER
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Jul 2010 - Apr 2011
  • Pitched stories long-form narrative columns on a variety of beats
  • Pitched stories, drafted headlines and photo captions, and wrote concise articles
  • Proofread print and online copy for factual and grammatical accuracy
  • Established, managed, and met multiple deadlines

University of Michigan's Sweetland Writing Center

Intern
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May 2009 - May 2010
  • Generated, edited, and published content as part of a website relaunch
  • Implemented social media marking campaigns via Twitter and Facebook
  • Created forms and maintained data for an online tutoring pilot
  • Recruited and supervised a six-person staff of student tutors
  • Performed outreach services, including promotional presentations and workshops

Education

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Arts English Literature
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Aug 2006 - May 2010

Projects

Full-On Monets

Founder and Editor-in-Chief
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Mar 2014 - Current

Skills

  • AP Style Guide
  • Chicago Style Guide
  • Mac OSX
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Social Media Marketing
  • HTML
  • SEO