Susan Patten Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

I'm a collaborative wordsmith with a genuine passion for my work! I have experience editing and proofreading a wide variety of content for agencies, small businesses, and global leaders across industries, including Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel. I've also edited both fiction and nonfiction books on a variety of topics by independent authors, entrepreneurs, industry experts, thought leaders, academics, and other professionals.My expertise includes:✒ Copy editing and proofreading—articles, blog posts, press releases, website content, white papers, corporate handbooks, educational curricula, and corporate sustainability and ESG reports.✒️ Book editing—fiction and nonfiction books

✒ Go-to copy editor for the Amazon Ads team, ensuring adherence to Amazon employer branding, Amazon writing style, clarity, and consistency.

✒ Lead freelance copy editor for one of the largest communications agencies in the world, with heavy use of AP style.✒ Clients include global industry leaders Microsoft, Intel, Honeywell, and Elsevier.✒ Created and maintains in-house copy editor handbook and client style guides.

Geneva, Switzerland

✒ Copy Editor for Geneva-based nonprofit with a focus on climate change and sustainability standards. Copy edits methodology, process, and standards documents for international publication.✒ Ensures adherence to UK English and in-house writing style guide.

✒ Freelance copy editor and proofreader for compliance and disclosure documents, such as annual reports, corporate sustainability reports, and ESG reports, for large public companies.✒ Ensures adherence to company-specific writing style and industry standards.✒ Clients include IBM, Lockheed Martin, The Home Depot, and Dick's Sporting Goods.

✒ Freelance copy editor for brand marketing firm specializing in SEO-focused brand positioning, digital marketing, and website optimization.✒ Expertise includes copy editing blog posts, articles, and website content to reflect client-specific style and SEO guidelines.

✒ Freelance proofreader specializing in quick-turnaround, deadline-driven projects for B2B consulting firm. Projects include website content, strategic communications, policy, and change management.

✒ Copy edited and proofread nonfiction marketing and self-help books.

✒ Freelance copy editor for dynamic strategic communications firm, with a focus on bringing clarity to complex topics in the corporate and tech sectors. ✒ Clients include industry leaders Cigna, Optimetra, and International Institute of Education (Fulbright programs).

✒ Lead copy editor for a wide variety of content, including social media, website content, white papers, blogs, and book manuscripts✒ Created and maintained in-house style guide as a resource for writers and junior editors

✒ Copy edited corporate and investor communications, website content, marketing collateral, HR materials, and handbooks.✒ Managed communications and corporate documents with investors, shareholders, and board members.

Bachelor Of Arts, English | Summa Cum Laude

Aces Certificate In Editing