Paula Thurman Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Copy edit and proofread Amazon Go in-store and external signage and advertising, social media and marketing campaign presentations, and branding voice and style guidelines. Proofread Amazon Go Meal Kit recipe cards, packaging, and store materials. Copyedited and proofread build-out and design specification guidelines for Amazon Go store interiors, branding guidelines, and product presentation guidelines.

Greater Seattle Area

Edit online software engineering content for the Microsoft Azure product line. Use the Git Bash command-line interface, create Git Hub pull requests, and copy edit in Visual Studio Code Markdown. Follow multiple style sheets.

Shoreline, Wa

After starting my career at the Seattle Art Museum, I embarked on a life as an independent copy editor and proofreader. In this capacity, I’ve had the pleasure of working collaboratively with authors, graphic designers, production layout artists, UX designers, SMEs, copywriters, and management and account teams. I copyedit and proofread all kinds of collateral for online and print projects, books, magazines, white papers, online software engineering technical content and help files, marketing campaigns, advertising, catalogues, websites, reports, abstract books, and blogs for many businesses and nonprofits, ranging in size from enterprises to sole proprietors. Some select engagements are listed below.

Kirkland, Wa

I copyedit technical articles, reports, and product roadmaps on a weekly basis for this highly respected independent team of software analysts. Content covers 100+ Microsoft enterprise product and cloud services as well as Microsoft licensing policies. I proof design layouts for the monthly Update; quarterly Enterprise Software, Windows, Azure, and Office 365 Roadmaps; and annual Volume Licensing Guides and multiple product-specific Research Reports. I also copyedit and proof website content.

Seattle, Wa

Currently, I copy edit and proofread in-house and advertising and marketing materials for glassbaby, for this local independent graphic design firm. Previously, I copyedited and proofread print collateral and annual reports for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.

Seattle, Wa

I copyedited and proofread online and print collateral on an as-needed basis for the Seattle office of this creative production agency. Client and in-house materials included advertising, branding, brochures, annual reports, CSR reports, design guidelines, magazines, marketing materials, newsletters, press releases, product launches, RFPs, websites, wireframes, and blogs.

New York, Ny

I copyedited and proofread biennial HIVR4P Conference abstracts, posters, websites, and conference collateral on an as-needed basis for this nonprofit organization.

Seattle, Wa

Copyedited and proofread for this Seattle-based brand, corporate sustainability, and communications design firm’s client base of Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and nonprofits. (Methodologie merged with Digital Kitchen in 2014.) Client and in-house materials included advertising, annual reports, blog posts, BrandMaps, brochures, catalogues, CSR reports, design guidelines, Form 10-Ks, invitations, magazines, marketing materials, newsletters, packaging, posters, PowerPoints, press releases, presentations, product launches, proposals, RFPs, strategy frameworks, and websites.

Seattle, Wa

Proofread annual and semiannual reports, brochures, monthly comments, and prospectuses for this boutique financial investment firm.

Redmond, Wa

Proofread online IT product help files and white papers on quick turnaround for the Windows Enterprise Management Documentation group using DxStudio. Products included Application Virtualization, Configuration Manager, Data Protection Manager, Intune, Operations Manager, PowerShell, System Center Capacity Planner, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials, System Management Server, and Virtual Machine Manager.

Seattle, Wa

Copyedited 36 books on hiking, mountaineering, and exploring the outdoors, including Jim Whittaker’s autobiography, "A Life on the Edge." Proofread a few other books as well.

Bothell, Wa

Copyedited and proofread 350-page pharmacology testing sales catalogues, client queries, proposals, website, and work orders for this multinational biotechnology testing company.

Seattle, Wa

Copyedited and proofread annual reports, brochures, data sheets, letterhead, signage, and websites on an as-needed basis for this independent graphic design firm specializing in biotechs.

Seattle, Wa

Copyedited and proofread on an as-needed basis for this graphic design firm with a client base of local and national companies and nonprofits. Client materials included advertising, annual reports, brochures, catalogues, invitations, marketing materials, press kits, sales materials, signage, and websites.

Redmond, Wa

Copyedited and proofread more than 55 consumer software books for this best-selling author and book packager (millions of books sold). As a contract project editor, I hired copy editors and technical editors and worked with writers, layout artists, and Microsoft Press project editors and acquisitions editors. I coordinated the editing and production of multiple books on tight deadlines, juggling schedules, troubleshooting, and working as a team leader.

Seattle, Wa

Researched and wrote 72 employee training booklets on food handling, HACCP, health, safety, nutrition, customer-employee relations, and workplace topics.

Redmond, Wa

Proofread more than 25 books on software development for Microsoft's publishing unit, Microsoft Press. I served as principal proofreader for the Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, 3rd edition.

Seattle, Wa

I started my career in publications at the Seattle Art Museum, working my way up from receptionist and media center assistant to editor. During my time at SAM, I worked in various capacities on 30 books and exhibition catalogues; copyedited or proofread everything the museum printed and displayed in the galleries; worked with museum staff and contract designers, photographers, writers, and printers; checked jobs on press domestically and overseas; and gained a thorough understanding of the publishing process.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Art History, Criticism And Conservation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Art History, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Eta