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Constance M. Tucker
WRITER, COPY WRITER, EDITOR, COPY EDITOR
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Star Design & Editing, Stockholm, ME
Art Director, Chief Copyeditor/Proofreader/Writer 1996 - Present
Responsible for creating integrated advertising campaigns (print, broadcast, radio), marketing strategy,
and graphic design for international clients , municipalities, nonprofits, and private-sector businesses;
Conceptualizes, creates, and executes content to ensure brand consistency:
- Directs all advertising campaigns including naming, branding, and cohesiveness among all collateral
- Brainstorms and writes print collateral (newspapers, annual reports, industry publications, brochures,
and sales sheets)
- Creates radio and running footage scripts to enhance community promotion and services
In charge of the full scope of marketing strategy from planning to execution:
- Spearheaded dozens of marketing campaigns and fundraising efforts: identification of target audience,
customer message, and delivery through the media
- Promotes clients through creation of hundreds of articles for local and state newspapers
Spearheads all graphic design creation for clients:
- Conceptualizes and creates logos, collateral design and layout, letterhead, and business cards
- Designs/constructs tradeshow displays and signage for industry conferences and expos
Eschler Editing, South Jordan, UT <angelaeschler@gmail.com> 2012 to present
Contract Editor
• Proofreading, copyediting, book evaluation, and quality control for this agency including fiction and
nonfiction for numerous authors.
• Creating email marketing products using AWeber (headline writing, promotional copy)
• Making regular postings of contributed articles to company’s Web site using Word Press
• Ghostwriting World War II veteran’s autobiography (in progress)
SUMMARY OF SKILL SET
15+ years’ experience as a Copy Editor and Writer, fiction and nonfiction proofreading, line editing,
CMS (Chicago Manual of Style), content (substantive) editing, manuscript development/evaluation,
ghostwriting, feature articles. Consistently goes over and above expectations with excellent skill-set in
fact checking and online research
Copy Writer/Technical Writer: marketing copy, sales letters, headline writing, online copy, corporate
communications (training manuals, annual reports, newsletters), and e-mail campaigns
Recruits and Leads cross-functional teams to achieve production deadlines and streamline workflow
productivity/efficiency
Outstanding Communication, Staff Management, and Strategic Planning skills with strong
operational capabilities
Food Writer/Blogger for local newspaper and http://acooksjournalblog.wordpress.com
Stockholm, ME 04783
207.896.3093
stardesign@ainop.com
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Gemma Halliday Publishing, San Francisco, CA <gemmahalliday@gmail.com> April 2015 to present
Contract Substantive Editor
• Analyzing author’s final manuscripts for consistency, story flow, and character development
• Researching and resolving technicalities and questionable content in collaboration with the entire
editorial team
• Consistently deliver completed work according to strict publishing schedule
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE
American Book Publishing, Salt Lake City, UT
Director of Editing Services 2005 - 2007
Responsible for department management, traffic management, and editing for this national publishing
company
Supervised the entire editing department (30+ editors, copyeditors, and proofreaders):
- Assigning books to editors, troubleshooting issues, and scheduling all deadlines
- Maintained CMS guidelines, oversaw fact-checking, grammar, clarity, accuracy, spelling, and style
In charge of traffic management from raw manuscript to final book layout (140+ titles)
- Streamlined and proofread all manuals for distribution to editors and authors
- Edited content and copyediting on final drafts
- Maintained an interactive online database for every book in production (company-wide usage)
Pioneered and created a new imprint for the company to improve category placement of books
Updated, edited, and proofread the company’s Author’s Guide and Editor’s Guide
Lone Wolf Enterprises (formerly of Fort Fairfield, ME) 1997 - 2000
Editorial Director
Collaborated with McGraw-Hill to proof, fact check, and comp technical and business non-fiction books
Tested and managed editors, proofreaders, compositors based on McGraw-Hill’s strict book formatting
specs
Assisted with launch of a new series of technical books: conceptualized series topics, recruited authors,
manuscript development and editing, and managed stable of subcontractors
Comped, copyedited, and proofread books for this national book packager
EDUCATION
University of Maine, Presque Isle, ME
• B.A. in Arts - Major: Fine Art/Minor: English
• Honors Graduate: Magna Cum Laude
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME
• Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Creative Writing
Vermont College, Montpelier, VT
Master of Arts - Major: Creative Studies /Photography
AWAI, Course Completion: Accelerated Copywriting
REFERENCES
Mrs. Susan Sandusky (former Special Projects Manager for the Aroostook County Action Program)
P. O. Box 405, Mapleton, ME 04757 USA
Phone: (207) 764-4916
Susanne@sandusky.us.com
Mrs. Bonnie Schenk-Darrington (former Copyediting Manager for American Book Publishing)
512 West 3200 South, Nibley, UT 84321
bschenkdarr@gmail.com
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Cross-Platform Mac & PC savvy
Microsoft Office: PC/Mac Word, Excel
Adobe: Mac Photoshop, Illustrator, PC Elements
CMS and AP Style
QuarkXPress : Mac Advanced/Proficient
Word Press: blogging, creating, and posting
Photography – Digital, film, and video