1. Elaine Gross
372 Central Park W est, Apt. 7K, New York, NY 10025 | www. ElaineGross.com | elainegint@aol.com | 212-362-0182
Editorial / Marketing Communications | Writer / Editor / Proofreader
EXPERIENCE
RAUXA, New York, NY 2013—2014
Copy Editor / Proofreader
• Print / digital integrated direct marketing / advertising agency: client marketing materials | internal documents | new
business proposals
• Ensure correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage | trademark attribution | create / manage style guides | QA
• Copyedit for clarity, construction, parallelism, consistency, grammar and overall effectiveness
EGI Communications, New York, NY 1996 – present
Principal
• Wunderman / Y&R (3 years) | Built Department / Style Guide from scratch / QC / Managed Staff
Manager | IBM Editorial Services
• Deutsch | Schawk | Publicis | Carat | MRM Worldwide | Universal McCann | Wieden+Kennedy | True North | FCB
Proofreading / Proposals / Print and TV Advertising / Direct Mail / Catalogs / Scripts
• Sothebys.com | FashionNewsWorkshop.com | Gessato.com | LabelSolutions.net | AllEarsEarmuffs.com
Web Writer | Editor
• Soho Publishing | Workman Press | Abrams | Rockport Publishers | Hollan Publishing | Lark Crafts
Proofreading / Vetting | Copy & Technical Editing: nonfiction, crafts, fashion, beauty, interior design, graphic design
• Author | Halston: An American Original (HarperCollins) – Definitive Biography of Halston (lavishly illustrated)
In-Person Promotion: Book Tour | Radio Programs |Television Appearances
• WWD | Women’s Wear Daily (4 years)
Editorial Director – Writing / Editing series of custom-published fashion and textiles-related advertorials
• Textile World Magazine | NY Editor (5 years): monthly column, Features on textiles, fibers and fashion
• Platform Media I Ike Behar | Joseph Abboud | Masters of Linen | Wellman | Tencel | Celanese
Press Kits, Brochures, Presentations, Fashion Shows
• Yarn Fair International / CAD Expo Plus Trade Shows | Publicity Director (5 years)
Press Releases / Managing Press Room | Events / Contests / Seminars | Established / Maintaining Press Contacts
American Wool Council, New York, NY
Promotion | Fashion Director
• Generated International Press Coverage: from Direction of Public Relations / Exhibits for Trade Shows
• Wrote / Produced series of B2B Promotions: brochures, press kits, videos and direct mail campaigns
• Restrategized Marketing / Advertising; Updated Corporate Image; Increased International Awareness
International Wool Secretariat | Woolmark, Paris, France
Menswear Fashion Coordinator
Production of Seasonal Promotional Materials: circulated / presented to Industry Leaders in 34 Countries:
Color | Yarn | Textile | Garment Forecast Books / Garment Collections
PRIOR
Phase One | Created / Directed Menswear Trend Reporting / Forecasting Consultancy
FIRE Magazine | Executive Editor
DNR | DNR Video Report | Fairchild Publications | NYC Sportswear
Editor, Assistant Fashion Editor, Producer
Seventeen Magazine | NYC Crafts Editor, Associate Fabrics Editor
McCall’s | Needlework & Crafts Magazine, NYC Assistant Editor
EDUCATION
Brooklyn College | CUNY – City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
BA | French
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
AAS | Fashion Buying and Merchandising
Brooklyn Polytechnic, Brooklyn, NY
Coursework in Technical Writing
ASSOCIATIONS
Editorial Freelancers Association
Fashion News Workshop (Web Editor)
Première Vision Color Committee
The National Needlework Assn.
Color Association of the US
Intercolor
Fashion Group International’s Color and
Fabric Committee
