Craig Dowd Email & Phone Number

Southampton, Pa, Us

Southampton, Pa

We're a Bucks County bookshop offering a diverse selection of modern first editions, signed books, books on art and film, vintage paperbacks, Irish history, and classic mystery titles for readers and book collectors alike.Our handpicked stock reflects our wide-ranging tastes and personalities—we acquire books we love, so every book is a staff pick.We ship books daily, so you can start reading today.

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Perform editorial services for numerous authors, publishers, and corporate clients as a freelancer and agency contractor.• Interview SMEs and company stakeholders to effectively plan, write, and keyword-optimize Google Search ads, Image ads, and video scripts for YouTube ads• Write, edit, and optimize landing page copy, button text, offers, CTAs, UX messages, and other customer-facing copy• Interview SMEs to write sophisticated blog content to help transform clients into industry experts• Specialize in going beyond mechanics and considering the big picture of a manuscript or content strategy• Seek and destroy errors in usage, grammar, voice, tone, organization, and style• Ensure prose is elegant, lively, and grammatical by providing nimble line edits• Completed work for L3Harris, a defense and technology contractor; Loftis Steel & Aluminum, a metals provider; Lean Forward Publishing, a small, independent publisher; Reebok Nano Club, Reebok’s official CrossFit collaboration; ALMA Research and Education Center, a research center dedicated to educating the public and private sectors on border security in the Middle East; Forging Elite Fathers, a social media fitness startup; and Clifford Sobin, an attorney and author of narrative nonfiction focusing on the Middle East

San Francisco, California, Us

Staff member at the innovative, independent publisher Red Bridge Press and its online literary journal, Rivet: Writing that Risks* Read, critique, and accept or decline all nonfiction submissions to Rivet* Promoted from Assistant Editor to Nonfiction Editor in 2019* Perform developmental editing, line editing, and proofreading for all nonfiction* Conceive, write, edit, and schedule blog posts in WordPress* Collaborate with Founder/Publisher and other lead staff members on curating each issue of Rivet and conceiving long-term fundraising goals for Red Bridge Press* ON HIATUS DUE TO COVID-19

Feasterville, Pa, Us

* Examine title reports to negotiate clearance of liens* Act as last line of defense against errors on CD and HUD-1 forms and recordable documents

*On hiatus due to COVID-19

New York, Us

Key editorial role in the Marketing Department of an award-winning A/E/C firm (formerly HAKS Engineers)* Wrote, edited, and proofread a wide range of internal and client-facing deliverables, including project descriptions, website copy, email blasts, blog posts, corporate brochures, staff resumes, and PowerPoint slides for company events* Collaborated with marketing staff on the coordination of proposal materials, including resumes and project sheets* Enforced company style guide * Developed numerous project sheets that were used to win new work* Ensured the accuracy of company metadata in Deltek* Researched and wrote winning submittals for the 2020 ACEC EEA NY and CT* Performed numerous editorial duties to help facilitate the company’s 2018 rebranding campaign

Springboro, Ohio, Us

Executive and licensed insurance producer responsible for revitalizing family-owned title agency in business for over 60 years* Oversaw entire real estate settlement process, from examining searches and drafting commitments to preparing HUD/CD forms, creating check ledgers, and disbursing funds* Managed workflow to two paralegals and implemented and trained staff in latest industry software, including Title Express Cloud, Easy Soft Cloud, Charles Jones, and various closing platforms used by lenders* Created and maintained Best Practices handbook to ensure company was an industry leader in compliance and transparency * Conceived and executed marketing campaigns* Note: Republic Title Agency was sold to Two River Title in 2019

Springboro, Ohio, Us

Lead insurance producer responsible for examining all searches, writing up commitments, and assisting with closing package preparation* Examined title searches for defects in title to real property; crafted extended chains of title when necessary; reviewed surveys and metes & bounds descriptions for accuracy; produced title insurance commitments for First American and Old Republic; created preliminary HUD and CDs; and negotiated clearance of liens* Moved all software into the cloud post-Hurricane Sandy and digitized our entire file room containing decades of physical documents, enabling employees to work remotely if needed

Springboro, Ohio, Us

Administrative assistant to all insurance producers at the agency while attending The Professional School of Business to prepare for licensing exam* Answered phones; ordered judgment and patriot searches, tax searches, and tidelands reports; typed, prepared, and delivered title commitments; typed and delivered endorsements; attended closings and witnessed signatures

* Communicated with project managers and other freelancers to research, gather, and enter metadata for numerous large-scale media archival projects* Wrote SEO headlines, captions, and descriptions to organize, classify, and efficiently market thousands of digital files

* Edited CD reviews for clarity, space, and grammar* Helped contributors conform to AAJ's house style

* Wrote about arts, culture and politics every Thursday for the print edition of Monmouth County's News & Arts Weekly* Developed weekly events calendar, “Tri-These,” and assisted Editor in compiling “Picks of the Year” every December* Copyedited submissions from team of contributors for tone, space, and grammar* Covered local jazz scene extensively, writing an annual 6-part series on “The Summer Jazz Cafe” in Red Bank* Assisted Editor in conceiving, programming, and running monthly film series, “BookFLX,” hosted by a local indie theater

English Language And Literature/Letters

Aces Certificate In Advanced Editing

High School Diploma