Helena Parker
San Diego,CA
Summary
Dynamic freelance editor with a proven track record working with multiple consultants, enhancing content quality through meticulous editing and style guide development. Skilled in fact-checking and relationship building, I have successfully improved readability and impact across 150+ documents, collaborating effectively with writers and designers to deliver exceptional results.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Editor
Athena Strategic Policy
06.2024 - Current
- Edit all outgoing work for Athena Strategic Policy, a consulting firm based in San Diego California
- Primary tasks include editing reports for Department of Defense and corporate clients.
- Additional responsibility includes editing the firm’s newsletter and monthly briefs to clients, as well as its publication, Daedalus, which writes on topics of international affairs and history.
- 150+ such documents in total have been edited in the period of employment.
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Edited and revised wide array of content for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
- Generated and maintained style guides to encourage consistent quality of content.
- Selected relevant images to accompany content for maximum impact.
- Collaborated with design, editorial and marketing departments to meet desired content goals.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers to improve article and story writing.
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Worked with graphic artists, post-production team members and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Suggested improvements to content to enhance quality and accuracy.
- Collaborated with writers, designers and other editors to deliver content of highest quality.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Freelance Editor
StrateVarious Inc.
03.2024 - Current
- Acquired in-depth knowledge of content areas to provide effective edits.
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Edited and revised wide array of content for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
- Generated and maintained style guides to encourage consistent quality of content.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers to improve article and story writing.
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Suggested improvements to content to enhance quality and accuracy.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Freelance Editor
Brandon M. Patterson
02.2024 - Current
- Edited and revised wide array of content for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
- Generated and maintained style guides to encourage consistent quality of content.
- Selected relevant images to accompany content for maximum impact.
- Collaborated with design, editorial and marketing departments to meet desired content goals.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers to improve article and story writing.
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Worked with graphic artists, post-production team members and other specialists to produce captivating and successful content.
- Drove accuracy of content through careful proofreading and fact-checking.
- Researched topics to create accurate and engaging content.
- Acquired in-depth knowledge of content areas to provide effective edits.
- Suggested improvements to content to enhance quality and accuracy.
- Edited and reviewed content for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Collaborated with writers, designers and other editors to deliver content of highest quality.
- Conducted editorial meetings with staff members to collaborate and review proposed publication suggestions.
- Wrote and created content for various topics and mediums.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA12-2025
Skills
- Headline writing
- Story shaping
- Research
- Fact-checking
- Error spotting
- Editorial planning
- Online content editing
- Good eye for detail
- Designing pages
- Fact-checking skills
- Trending stories
- Critical thinking
- Content development
- Relationship building
- Style guidelines
- Attention to detail
- Spelling mastery
- Editing skills
- Impeccable grasp of grammar
- Manuscript editing
- Writing stories
- Scripts
- Mastery of english grammar
- Editorial management
- Team collaboration
- Editing and proofreading
- Writing features
- Style guides
- Maintaining standards
- Creating page layouts
- Fact-checking expertise
- Excellent spelling skills
- Story line research
- Document proofreading
- Copy editing
- Proofreading submissions
- Managing site-wide content
- Social media updates
- Editing stories
- Story summaries
- Clear communication
- Experience working with Google Docs and Sheets
- Experience working within a CRM, (WordPress, etc)
- Familiar with Asana, Airtable and Trello)
- Expert familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style
- Familiar with HTML and/or SEO arara plus
Timeline
Freelance Editor
Athena Strategic Policy
06.2024 - Current
Freelance Editor
StrateVarious Inc.
03.2024 - Current
Freelance Editor
Brandon M. Patterson
02.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - History
San Diego State University