Katie Finley Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Preservation Copy editor and proofreader for National Trust for Historic Preservation magazine published four times per year. mental_floss Copy editor for national magazine published six times per year (2003–2011). Responsible for turning copy around under extremely tight deadlines. Copyedited large-scale AOL project and Hooked on Books page-a-day calendar. Wrote feature stories for publication.Lucasfilm, Ltd.Copy editor on a project basis. Responsible for turning copy around very quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours. Adhered to strict Star Wars style requirements. ACP MagazinesEdited more than 30 Australian cookbooks to comply with American style for stateside publication, including converting metric measurements, translating ingredients, and editing for American conversational tone.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Direct report to editor-in-chief of national magazine specializing in homes, travel, lifestyle, and food/entertaining pertaining to the coast with 10 regular issues and up to four special issues per year. Manage a team of seven direct reports, from senior editors to editorial fellows. Edit all copy, from draft to final stages. Also continued duties of managing editor, including overseeing editorial budget, and entire copy desk (copy editing, proofreading, and fact-checking), as these roles were not filled as they were vacated. Performed print production functions. Completed management development program, including behavioral interview training (September 2016).

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Managed editorial operations, processes, workflow, and print production, and oversaw editorial lineups. Advised on budget priorities and attended all financial meetings. Assisted in hiring, training, and developing staffers. Managed a team of four direct reports.

Responsible for all copy—fact-checking, editing, cutting, and fitting. Carefully copyedited for clarity, consistency, and accuracy. Read and edited firsts, finals, approvals, and bluelines. Managed copy department and copy fellows. Tapped for participation in intensive, six-month management development program (2012–2013). Filled in temporarily as food editor, producing content and trafficking assignments from story conception to production.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Worked closely with copy editor and copy chief to manage copy, maintain/update Coastal Living stylebook, and complete all fact-checking in preparation for publication, including overseeing editorial fellows. Responsible for first copyedit and first fit for stories in each issue, including specialty editing such as house plans and recipes. Read finals, approvals, and bluelines. Organized and compiled the More Info column, a back-of-book resources guide for readers. Oversaw the annual Capture the Coast photo contest and feature publication.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Worked closely with copy editor and copy chief to manage copy, maintain/update Coastal Living stylebook, and complete all fact-checking in preparation for publication, including overseeing editorial fellows. Responsible for first copyedit and first fit for stories in each issue, including specialty editing such as house plans and recipes. Read finals, approvals, and bluelines. Organized and compiled the More Info column, a back-of-book resources guide for readers. Oversaw the annual Capture the Coast photo contest and feature publication.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Composed reader correspondence and pitch responses. Assisted editors with administrative duties. Assisted online editor with formatting copy and photos for website, as well as determining and editing content. Oversaw Capture the Coast photo contest, including organizing thousands of entries and writing copy. Wrote all Table of Contents copy beginning September 2003. Produced Coastal Living Awards 2004. Wrote travel and lifestyle pieces. Fact-checked and copyedited stories for publication.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Psychology