Christine McLaughlin
OBJECTIVE: An experienced editor and author of several hundred articles, her first book, The Dog Lover's Companion to Philadelphia (2005) as well as two ghostwritten books for the American Red Cross (Dog First Aid and Cat First Aid, 2007), Christine seeks to use her strong editorial background in freelance assignments that maximize her creativity and solid research skills.
EXPERIENCE:
January 2000 to Present
Freelance Writer/Editor
Writes creative, accurate articles and books on a variety of topics such as health, pets, consumer issues, parenting, sociology, child care, art, health care, politics and disabilities.
These articles are featured in national and international outlets including Family Circle,WomansDay.com, Reader's Digest (managed project), Scholastic Parent & Child, Bottom Line/Women's Health, AnimalPlanet.com, Discovery Channel.com, American Health & Fitness, USAirways magazine, Dog Fancy, Dogtime.com, PTO Today, Jump In!, ADVANCE for Nurses, YourBabyToday.com and Rx.com. (See full list here on Client page.)
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Promoted to Editor
December 1998 to December 1999
Editor
ADVANCE for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants
Merion Publications Inc., King of Prussia, PA
National, biweekly print and online newsmagazine read by more than 75,000 PTs and PT assistants.
Personally responsible for:
· Overseeing entire production of biweekly magazine in print and online
· Managing staff writers and their respective workload
· Editing majority of articles in print and online
· Copy editing and proofreading articles in magazine and online
· Writing feature stories and news as needed
· Generating original story ideas and illustration ideas
· Working closely with artists designing covers as well as print and online illustrations
· Designing content of new web site on a rapidly changing basis
· Working with sales team to enhance advertising opportunities both in print and online
· Covering national physical therapy conferences
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Other assignments:
· Write and manage a career advice column for the national magazine ADVANCE for Nurses
· Write web site copy for a major Philadelphia law firm, McKissock & Hoffman
· Responsible for managing the editorial summer promotion section in Readers Digest June 2005 issue.
· Edit and write articles as needed for the national magazine ADVANCE for Imaging and Oncology Administrators
· Edit and write articles as needed for the national magazine Review of Optometry.
· Write articles for internal physician newsletter for Einstein Healthcare Network (Phila.., PA)
· Write articles for federal agency, NISH, for its annual magazine celebrating employees with disabilites
· Write articles for Fox Chase Cancer Center’s employee magazine (Phila., PA.)
· Write monthly e-newsletter for Abledbody&Co.com (disability media company)
· Write articles for Temple University's alumni magazine, Temple Review
· Edit copy for Sunrise Construction and Renovations (Pittsburgh, PA)
· Edit a series of history books for OTTN Publishing (Stockton, NJ)
· Edit copy for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
· Edit e-books for HC-IT-SC (Health Care Information Technology Stimulus Center)
· Serve as Dogtime.com's resident Pet First Aid Expert.
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