Content Editing Overview 📝

As a Copy Editor for the Sports and Opinion sections from the Scarlet & Gray Free Press, occasionally editing for A&E or News, I:

Edited in Google Docs, using track changes and leaving comments

Offered suggestions to rephrase writing

Corrected articles for AP style mixed with our house guide

Reformatted articles to our designated format (typeface, sizing, paragraph spacing, etc.)

Rephrased and strengthened headlines

Interacted with staff writers to clarify ideas and facts through Google Docs, Gmail, and Slack

Edited hundreds of mini articles in Django for spelling and flow

Removed/added useful links

Condensed/expanded copy depending on the content

Checked for spelling, grammar, and syntax

Simplified lengthy or rambly sentences; removed fluff

Corrected for parallel structure in verbs (past tense, present tense, etc.)

Incorporated action verbs

Emphasized skills, and what each job demonstrates of the résumé's author

Edited drafts for spelling, grammar, and syntax

Used Google Docs to track changes and leave comments

Helped fit the content to the designated word count (if relevant)

Suggested better ways to introduce and conclude ideas

Ensured that the writing answered the prompts in their entirety

Condensed writing to sound succinct

Verifying that the paper followed the correct visual format, and ensured consistent text sizing/spacing

Checked for spelling, grammar, and syntax

Worked with the author to ensure ideas came across clearly

Followed APA style

Edited essays for students of varying levels

Checked for spelling, grammar, and syntax

Cleaned up awkward phrasing

Condensed writing

Suggested more sourcing

Cross-checked copies of schedules for fall 2021 through fall 2023 semesters, ensuring the correct dates/times, professor/class names were written

Edited graphics to promote classes and clubs

Drafted and edited emails to release to all students taking a foreign language class