I was responsible for making sure that product copy met company quality standards; was factually and grammatically correct; was in the proper voice; and included all legally required information before being published on nordstrom.com. On occasion, I served as a copywriter, writing product descriptions and informational bullets. • Copyedited more than 50,000 item descriptions per year. • Developed and maintained in-house style guide and reference materials. • Composed weekly internal communication documents.

My duties included editing stories, laying out multiple pages per night and coordinating the production aspects of the daily paper and special project sections. I regularly served as city editor, which involved directing coverage both remotely and in person, processing press releases and reporting. • Edited an average of 20 local and wire stories per day. • Designed 6 to 12 newspaper pages per day. • Established and moderated Instagram page, which has 36,000 followers. • Maintained website and social-media feeds.