Daniel Mccourt Email & Phone Number

Port Chester, Ny, Us

Copy Editing: I was the Copy Chief at Good Housekeeping Magazine for a few years, and I have remained hands-on with copy decisions and style with different kinds of publishers ever since. I am familiar with several recognized Copy Guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style, AP Style, Words Into Type, the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage.Proofreader: Became a professional proofreader years ago. It is a skill about which I am most proud. There are few people disciplined enough to always regard a Web or print offering knowing there is something wrong, or at least several things that could have been done more correctly, or expressed more clearly.Writer: I have written hundreds of pieces that have enjoyed wide circulation on theWeb in addition to having been published several times, mostly writng about major league baseball. I am also proficient in most publishing softwear applications, including Quark, InDesign, Word, Excel, Acrobat, Photoshop, and Illustrattor.

Managed the production of monthly consumer magazine, working in Word, Quark, InDesign, etc. Assisted in copy, proofreading, Checking pages. Served as magazine liaison with prepress supplier and printer.

Copy-edited all text in magazine, and managed others who did the same. Also produced the pages in Quark and shipped them to the printer.

Proofread, checked pages. Served as a Customer Service Representative, and Customer Service Manager.Experienced the transition of publishing from conventional to Desktop.