Becca Freed

Current

• Acquisitions Editor at Peachpit Press

Past

• Freelance editor, writer, translator at Rebecca Freed Editorial Services (Self-employed)
• Senior Editor at PC World
• Managing Editor at PCWorld.com

• Copy Chief at Computer Life magazine
• Copy Chief at Wired
• Copy Chief at InfoWorld
• Production Editor at Miller Freeman Medical World News

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Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website

Becca Freed’s Summary

Editor of books on technology topics, particularl graphic design, Web authoring, scripting, and Mac software.

Becca Freed’s Specialties:

Translating and editing in French; reading and speaking Italian

Becca Freed’s Experience

• Acquisitions Editor

  Peachpit Press

  (Public Company; Publishing industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  Always in the market for good book and article ideas in the "technology for creative professionals" area. Peachpit specializes in digital video, digital photography, image editing, and publishing. I specialize in Apple/Macintosh, scripting, and Web publishing titles.

• Freelance editor, writer, translator

  Rebecca Freed Editorial Services (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)

  January 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 9 months)

  Writing and editing clients include:
  Avalon Travel Publishing
  Seal Press
  Cisco
  PC World Magazine
  San Francisco Magazine
  Shape Magazine
  Wired Magazine

• Senior Editor

  PC World

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 2000 — February 2005 (4 years 5 months)

  Supervised production of 6-8 reviews of computer hardware and software per month for a magazine with a circulation of approximately 1 million.

• Managing Editor

  PCWorld.com

  (Publishing industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years )

• Copy Chief

  Computer Life magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  May 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 5 months)

• Copy Chief

  Wired

  (Publishing industry)

  1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

• Copy Chief

  InfoWorld

  (Publishing industry)

  1990 — 1994 (4 years )

• Production Editor

  Miller Freeman Medical World News

  (Publishing industry)

  1988 — 1990 (2 years )

Becca Freed’s Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  BA , French/English double major , 1982 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Daily Nexus editor

Additional Information

Becca Freed’s Websites:

• My Website