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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, CA
12-2025

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
Helena Parker