Susan Wenger
1234 E. Silver St., Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 882-9798
Cell: (520) 235-2178
E-mail: susan@cinderbridge.com
Professional Experience Senior Editor, Wheatmark, Inc.
Lay out book interiors, design book covers, and copyedit manuscripts. Coordinate efforts of freelance copyeditors. 9/03–present.

Freelance Editor/Writer
Edited magazine articles and web pages. Developed, researched, and updated online help documentation. Wrote and edited promotional mailings. Marked up web copy in HTML. 3/98–9/03.

Editor, ArtToday, Inc. (now JupiterImages, Inc.)
Wrote, revised, and proofread copy for company websites and mailings. Marked up copy in HTML. Developed, edited, updated, tested, and organized help pages. Created cross-referenced glossary to ensure that instructions would be appropriate for both advanced and novice users. Produced screenshot images in Photoshop to clarify instructions. Documented in-house applications and trained staff members who used them. Negotiated licensing agreement with content provider and communicated with publishers about posting book excerpts. 10/99–3/03.

Associate Editor, Oser Communications Group, Inc.
Wrote, revised, and proofread magazine articles. Communicated with writers about editorial specifications and deadlines. Created, documented, and updated specifications. Supervised assistant editors. 9/98–10/99.

Vocabularian, Zedcor, Inc.
Keyworded and categorized clip art images, wrote documentation for in-house applications, and edited company web pages. 1/98–9/98.

Teaching Associate, University of Arizona, Department of Sociology.
Taught Sociology of Women and Introductory Sociology. Gave lectures and facilitated class discussion. 6/93–7/93, 6/94–12/96.

Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Department of Sociology.
Recruited subjects and ran experiment. Wrote SAS program to analyze survey data. Recruited, trained, and supervised assistants. Cleaned the data. 8/91–7/95.

Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, Department of Sociology.
Helped students with questions and graded exams and papers. 1/92–5/92, 1/93–5/93, 8/93–12/93.
 

Writing Samples Articles
  • Bang for Buck: Getting the Best Cover out of Your POD Publisher
  • Please contact me for published works in print.

    Copy for Web Pages
  • www.cinderbridge.com
  • www.clipart.com/en/holidays/newyear
  • www.clipart.com/en/holidays/comingoutday
     
  • Computer Experience
     
    Photoshop CS2, InDesign CS2, Quark 6.0, basic FrameMaker, and HTML.

    Education

    University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
    Master of Arts, May 1993. GPA: 3.75

    Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    Bachelor of Arts, May 1991. GPA: 3.90
     

    Honors and Awards

    Phi Beta Kappa
    Academic fraternity.

    Senior Achievement Award
    $2,000 award for excellence in undergraduate major.