Lauren Davis Copy Editor
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Lauren Davis Copy Editor


Skills
· Strong experience in editing in both print and digital media
· Creating effective style guides from scratch
· Superior grasp of the AP and Chicago Manual style guides
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and Google Suite
· Aptitude with content management software (Basecamp, Dropbox, Box)
· Efficient fact-checking abilities
· Exceptional ability to manage tight deadlines and multiple projects concurrently
· High capacity to function effectively as both a team member and as an individual

Experience
COPY EDITOR | HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY | LORD + TAYLOR/LE TOTE | MAR. 2018–FEB. 2020
· While with HBC, responsible for copy editing and proofreading emails, subject lines, desktop/mobile homepage content, and print catalogue content for Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th, Lord + Taylor and Hudson’s Bay
· After corporate restructuring, responsible for solely Lord + Taylor business: copy editing emails, desktop/mobile homepage content, copy editing print/editorial catalogues
· Creating a new Lord + Taylor editorial style guide from the ground up
· Writing editorial copy for digital and print campaigns, including beauty, women’s, kids’ and men’s
· Writing engaging, concise, SEO-minded copy for paid social on Facebook and Instagram, including co-op posts for major brands like Clinique, Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors
PROOFREADER | SANKY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | NOV. 2017–JAN. 2018
· Responsible for proofreading digital materials for award-winning marketing company on a seasonal contract
· Proofing, fact-checking and light copy editing of email and direct mail copy for the fundraising campaigns of multiple clients, including African Wildlife Foundation, Citymeals on Wheels and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
· Managed high volume and tight deadlines as the sole proofreader reviewing materials for 20+ nonprofit clients
COPY EDITOR/PROOFREADER | TRILOGY EDUCATION SERVICES | AUG. 2016–NOV. 2017
· Primarily web-based copy editing and proofreading for several university websites, including UC Irvine, UT Austin, Northwestern University and others
· Designed a style guide to be utilized across all of their coding boot camps to ensure uniformity of style from all contributors to the site

Education
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE: EDITING | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Courses included Copyediting and Proofreading, Grammar Intensive, Book Publishing, Magazine Editing and Fact Checking

BFA DANCE PROGRAM | FORDHAM UNIVERSITY AT LINCOLN CENTER + ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE