Katherine Pachnos
Publishing Experience
American Psychological Association, New York, NY ~ Development Editor & Content Author
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American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA ~ Freelance Editor & Managing Editor
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College Board, New York, NY ~ Freelance Copyeditor and User Acceptance Testing Analyst
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Wiley, New York, NY ~ Freelance Development Editor
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Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, Alexandria, VA ~ Freelance Science Editor
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Encompass Communications and Learning, Edgewater, MD ~ Freelance Proofreader
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SOHO Publishing, New York, NY ~ Freelance Copyeditor
Macmillan Learning, New York, NY ~ Freelance Development Editor
O'Donnell Learn, Stamford, CT ~ Freelance Editor
St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY ~ Editorial Intern
University of Western Australia Publishing, Perth, Australia ~ Intern
DeFiore and Company, New York, NY ~ Intern
Skills
Editing:
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Copyediting
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Development editing
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Manuscript preparation
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Proofreading
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Quality assurance/quality control
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User acceptance testing
Writing:
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Content authoring
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Copywriting
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Essay writing
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Ghostwriting
Research: ​
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Academic research
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Accuracy checking
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Fact-checking
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Scientific review
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Permissions assessments
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Photo research
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Computer:
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Adobe (Acrobat Pro, InDesign, Photoshop)
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Google (Docs, Drive, Sheets, Slides)
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Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
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PC and Mac fluency
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Social media management
Style Guides:
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AMA
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AP
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APA
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Australian
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Chicago
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MLA
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Vancouver
Publishing and Project Software/Sites: ​
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Airtable
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BookScan
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Canva
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Edelweiss
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Editorial Manager
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IBM Cognos
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Jira
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Klopotek
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Publishers Marketplace
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Rights Platform
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Salesforce.com
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Smartsheet
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Track Changes
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Trello
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Languages:
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Spanish (full professional proficiency)
Education
Edgewood University, Madison, WI
Master of Science in Thanatology (in progress)
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Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature & Publishing and Global Studies
Minor in Music
GPA: 3.99
Honors: Honors College, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta
Awards: Department of Global Studies & Geography Book Award, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library Undergraduate Research Award, Outstanding Senior Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa Book Award
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Spanish55 Language & Cross-Cultural Coaching, San Diego, CA
CEFR Level C1 (Advanced Spanish Language)
Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, Newton, NJ
Certified Hospice Volunteer
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Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ
Certified Hospice Volunteer