Kate Silver's Resume

Kate Silver	katesilver.com
Brooklyn, New York

Kate Silver is a New York-based writer, editor and project assistant with extensive background in new media and culture. As a commercial copywriter, she has worked with Microsoft, NYC & Company, Scion and various digital agencies. As an editorial assistant with WebMD, she analyzed articles within a content management system and assisted with site launches. Kate has worked with several print and Web-based publications, including Microsoft TechNet (technical editor), Soap Opera Digest (associate copy editor), Kirkus Reviews (fact-checker and copy editor), Media and OMMA magazines (copy editor), and ROCKRGRL magazine (managing editor). Kate is interested in creative editorial, Web-based publishing and content management.

Experience

Copywriter	Present
Various Companies, National

Driftlab Interactive Agency, Microsoft Exchange, NYC & Company, Orchard Lounge, Organic Motion, Toyota Scion

Proofreader and Fact Checker	Present
Various Publications, New York, NY

Kirkus Reviews, Media, OMMA, Scholastic Books

Freelance Writer	Present
Various Publications, National

Baltimore City Paper, Brooklyn Rail, City Pages, emusic.com, The Independent (magazine of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers), Kirkus Reviews, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Nashville Scene, nycgo.com, pitchfork.com, Resonance, Seattle Weekly, Village Voice, Washington City Paper, Willamette Week, Yale Alumni Magazine

Editorial Assistant	2009
WebMD, New York, NY

Analyzed and edited healthcare articles within a content management system

Content QA for Boots WebMD (U.K.)

Content QA for WebMD "Healthy Pets" channel

Assisted in a site-wide migration to new CMS

Created and maintained Excel documents

Coordinated tasks with a large team of editorial assistants

Associate Copy Editor	2008
Soap Opera Digest, New York, NY

Fact-checked and corrected magazine pages and Web articles with QuarkXPress

Worked closely with photo and art departments on layouts and credits

Met daily deadlines for weekly publication, as well as the monthly teen title, Pixie

Continuous communication with editors and writers in New York and Los Angeles

Utilized numerous reference materials, including the AP Stylebook

Technical Editor, Microsoft TechNet	2006 - 2007
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA

Edited and proof-read marketing and technical documents, such as White Papers and Knowledge Base articles, for server TechCenter pages on Microsoft TechNet (technet.microsoft.com)

Created two style manuals for TechCenter home pages, available internally and for stakeholders

Wrote headlines and blurb text for marketing and technical documents, for placement on Microsoft TechNet

Worked with search engine optimization tools when creating hyperlink and blurb text

Created a plan for migration of the Windows System Server Reference Architecture on Microsoft TechNet

Managing Editor	2004 - 2005
ROCKRGRL magazine, Seattle, WA

Researched all photos and credits; assigned, edited and fact checked all stories; wrote a significant portion of copy

Worked closely with the Art Director on magazine layouts

Managed a large group of freelance contributors

Regularly dealt with publicists and arranged interviews with their clients

Wrote press releases concerning the magazine and ROCKRGRL Music Conference (November 2005)

Arranged advertising trades and media sponsorships with similar publications, music gear manufacturers, record labels and arts organizations for both the magazine and ROCKRGRL Music Conference

Webmaster, rockrgrl.com

Additional Experience
Assistant to Series Editor, Best Music Writing 2009 (Da Capo Press; Oct. 2009) Volunteer work, Carnegie Hall Software QuarkXPress; InCopy; HTML; CMS (Product Studio, LiquidEdit, Documentum, Crown Editor); Microsoft: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word Office phone, fax, e-mail, photocopier, note-taking and typing

Education

B.A. in English	1998 - 2004
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN