Resume

Susan Wenger
764 W. Calle Sur, Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 235-2178
E-mail: susan@cinderbridge.com

Professional Experience Lead Designer/Senior Editor, Wheatmark, Inc.
Designed book covers and marketing materials. Laid out book interiors. Wrote articles on design, writing, and self-publishing. Copyedited manuscripts and proofread layouts. Wrote and edited back cover copy. Reviewed contractors' design, copyediting, and proofreading work for quality control. Communicated with clients about design and publishing services. Coordinated efforts of freelance copyeditors. 9/03–5/11.
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.
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
Why Good Friends Make Bad Reviewers
When the Cover You Want Isn't What You Get
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 CS5, InDesign CS5, Quark 6.0, basic 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.

Susan Wenger 764 W. Calle Sur, Tucson, AZ 85705 Phone: (520) 235-2178 E-mail: susan@cinderbridge.com
Professional Experience	Lead Designer/Senior Editor, Wheatmark, Inc. Designed book covers and marketing materials. Laid out book interiors. Wrote articles on design, writing, and self-publishing. Copyedited manuscripts and proofread layouts. Wrote and edited back cover copy. Reviewed contractors' design, copyediting, and proofreading work for quality control. Communicated with clients about design and publishing services. Coordinated efforts of freelance copyeditors. 9/03–5/11. 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. 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 Why Good Friends Make Bad Reviewers When the Cover You Want Isn't What You Get 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 CS5, InDesign CS5, Quark 6.0, basic 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.