Sarah Olah Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Write a variety of print and digital recruitment and retention materials for patients and healthcare professionals, including brochures, websites, social media posts, letters, emails, visit guides, and scripts
• Involved in multiple studies at a time for various therapeutic areas, including Alzheimer's disease, hemophilia B, COVID-19, influenza, and oncology​
• Collaborate with Art Director to concept and create ideas, copy, and ad lobs for pitches and new studies
• Lead writer for a suite of ten templates for clinical trial recruitment and retention materials for studies with a fast turnaround to ensure efficiency and accuracy
• Develop study names for new clinical trials

Greater New York City Area

• Established the editorial department for the agency as the team’s first medical editor
• Created the agency’s first editorial style guide and introduced an editorial process for the team of account handlers, copywriters, and art directors to produce high-level content with efficiency
• Copy edit and fact check clinical trial recruitment materials with a focus on patient-facing projects, which requires taking medical content and crafting it to be digestible for all patients

New York, New York

• Lead editor for major brand at Neon; copy edited, proofread, and fact checked pharmaceutical advertisements from print pieces to interactive websites for healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical sales representatives.
• Copy edited for spelling, grammar, AMA Style, and company style from the manuscript stage to the final product
• Developed and maintained a brand style guide to keep all pieces consistent and accurate
• Managed projects between staff and freelance editors while collaborating on a team of 20+ people
• Awarded the Nimble Award at the agency, which is one of Neon’s Core Values

Greater New York City Area

Parsippany, NJ

• Copy edited, proofread, and fact checked pharmaceutical advertisements from the manuscript stage to the final product
• Lead editor for a patient/caregiver website (interactive website used to learn about the disease)
• Assisted managing editor on large brands at MTL, working on both print and digital projects

Parsippany, NJ

• Collaborated with interns from all departments to develop a brand strategy for the company
• Worked with 4 editors to learn MTL style and stages of the editing process
• Edited for grammar, spelling, accuracy, and AMA Style

State College, Pennsylvania

• Produced a weekly 12-page lifestyle magazine using Adobe InDesign
• Managed a reporting staff through brainstorming, assigning, and editing stories

State College, Pennsylvania

• Promoted articles from the newspaper using Twitter and Facebook
• Attended board of editors meetings to collaborate with other editors in the newsroom

University Park, Pennsylvania

• Wrote blogs and articles to inform alumni of happenings around campus
• Edited and proofread pages ready to go to print in the monthly magazine

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Wrote articles for the daily newspaper and blogs for the website under a strict deadline
• Covered and reviewed concerts in Philadelphia and area, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, and Miranda Lambert

State College, Pennsylvania

• Wrote 3 to 4 feature stories per issue for the monthly magazine
• Transcribed recorded interviews and various secretarial tasks

State College, Pennsylvania

• Edited about 20 stories a night, checking for AP Style, and accurate facts
• Designed newspaper pages using Adobe InDesign

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

• Worked with staff to learn how to produce a radio show
• Responsible for secretarial tasks for the promotions team as well as the production team

State College, Pennsylvania

• Beats covered: health, style and trends, visual arts, and general arts
• Quota of a minimum of one story per week under deadline

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Print Journalism And English

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Pi, The Daily Collegian, THON

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And English