Honey Judith Rubin

Law of Attraction classes and personal coaching.
See http://www.tinyurl.com/LOA-with-Honey

Superlative proofreading, copyediting, and writing skills.

MY WORDS MOVE PEOPLE! Experienced in writing materials for such areas as inspiration, training, motivation, recognition, and education. Excellent skills in content management as well as in proofreading and copyediting for print and on the Web.

MY SENSE OF TEAM MOTIVATES PEOPLE! Handled all aspects regarding creation of a newsletter that served 10,000 GAMBRO HEALTHCARE employees during a hard merger transaction. Many significant accomplishments.

MY COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE INSPIRES PEOPLE! My excellent attitude, ability to learn rapidly, and the foundation provided by my wide variety of skills, interests, and talent allow me to offer a richness of resources that more than balance any learning curve. Have proofread and edited extensive hard copy, e-catalog, Web site, and statistical material for Kimberly-Clark. Completed these exacting assignments well within their time frames with great zeal, accuracy, and attention to detail. Proofread promotional and packaging material for every KC product line from surgical and operating room supplies to the entire automotive, industrial, and do-it-yourself lines delighting the entire staff with my eagle eye.
Have conducted usability tests on several clients’ Web sites including one of 200 pages.

Honey Judith Rubin’s Specialties:

Among my specific skills are:
> Extensive skill in creating custom-tailored LOA learning experiences
> Inspiring people to become who they are wanting to be
> Ability to laser focus on words & phrases that are deftly eloquent & powerfully inspiring— for print or for important talks
> Strong skills in taking existing material from a wide range of sources & using it powerfully for new purposes or in new positions
> Superlative skills at discovering the ideas that make a difference

Honey Judith Rubin’s Experience

Co-Director of Communications

The Freelance Forum

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

Recruited for position. Review and approve all communications related to the professional association.
Manage content for the monthly online publication, The Folio: Solicit, edit, create and approve editorial material and artwork; establish and enforce monthly deadlines; identify or recruit note taker and photographer for monthly meeting write-up. Implement marketing ideas. Manage The Freelance Forum online LinkedIn group.
Proofreader, writer, copyeditor

Honey Judith Rubin

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1976 — Present (33 years)

COPYEDITING
> Checking spelling, grammar, punctuation, & word usage
> Ensuring consistency of style throughout the document
> Clearing up confusing & awkward writing
> Excellent organizational skills, substantial & detailed knowledge of English grammar & style

REWRITING, EDITING, & FORMATTING TECHNICAL & MARKETING CONTENT
Experience includes but is not limited to:
> Educational & training materials, user guides
> Online help systems
> Brochures, sales materials
> Statistical documents
> Packaging materials
> Web sites

PROOFREADING
>Reviewing technical & marketing content word for word
> Comparing copy against the original source documents & primary resource materials
> Identifying spelling, punctuation & grammatical errors
> Examining editorial inconsistencies
> Checking for conformity to style guides & standards
> Ensuring the document has an attractive look & feel by checking margins, word spacing, repetitive word breaks, etc.
Law of Attraction classes and coaching

Honey Judith Rubin

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1976 — Present (33 years)

Currently teaching Sunday afternoons at Atlanta Unity. URL for the Meet-up group and classes is http://tinyurl.com/LOA-with-Honey
Freelance proofreader and copyeditor

22squared

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 2004 — July 2008 (4 years 4 months)

Periodically called in to proofread advertising copy for all of the agency's local and national clients. Agency formerly called WestWayne Advertising.
Freelance proofreader and copyeditor

Fidelity National Information Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FIS; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 3 months)

Still freelancing with FIS| Fidelity National Information Services (formerly EFD | eFunds Corporation). Proofreading and copyediting extensive web content and e-letter materials which arrive as PDFs, Word.doc, faxes, and e-letter body copy. Serving with accuracy and completing assignments on time.
Freelance proofreader and copyeditor

Lawler Ballard Van Durand

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 2004 — April 2008 (4 years 1 month)

Proofreading and copyediting extensive web content, newsletters, and promotional materials which arrive as PDFs, Word.doc, faxes, and e-letter body copy for industries ranging from agriculture to foodservice. Serving with accuracy and completing assignments on time.
Proofreader

BBDO Atlanta---Omnicom

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

July 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 4 months)

Proofread advertising copy for all of the agency's clients and proofread/copyedited internal documents and newsletters. Helped prepare RFP materials.
freelance proofreader

Kimberly-Clark

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KMB; Consumer Goods industry)

2000 — 2005 (5 years)

I was accountable for proofreading and editing extensive hard copy, e-catalog, web site, and statistical material for Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

An early assignment was to proofread a 5,000 line, 20+ columns Excel document on which I corrected errors and created perfect internal consistency. I completed these exacting assignments well within their time frames with great zeal, accuracy, and attention to detail.

I proofread promotional and packaging material for every Kimberly-Clark product line from surgical and operating room supplies to the entire automotive, industrial, and do-it-yourself lines, delighting the entire staff with my eagle eye.

I conducted usability tests on their web sites; one test was on a 200-page web site.
Writer

Crawford and Company

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Insurance industry)

May 2000 — February 2001 (10 months)

At Crawford & Company, my assignment was to unify, improve, update, and create proposal documents and sales materials.

Using a wide range of various corporate sources, in liaison with a Vice President, I powerfully transformed existing material for new purposes. Crawford's sales proposal materials had dozens of often wordy versions of each item. I created tight, compelling copy for their first ever standardized sales materials...a unified set of educational, promotional, informational, sales and marketing materials. For example, I constructed text documents that clearly stated their products and services, and organized workflow and organizational charts for use with current and prospective clients.

I demonstrated a special knack for quickly grasping the client's goals and generating dynamic ideas
Newsletter editor

Gambro Healthcare

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

January 1998 — April 1999 (1 year 4 months)

I handled all aspects regarding the creation of a newsletter that served 10,000 GAMBRO HEALTHCARE employees during a hard merger transaction. My mission was to help create a bridge for two disparate cultures to find their common ground while maintaining morale and building a strong sense of team. Among my many significant accomplishments during this time are:
→ Building an excellent newsgathering network from the ground up.
→ Using interviews and multiple pages of raw material to craft inspiring articles that honored the space considerations while helping each author retain a sense of ownership and voice.
→ Successfully fostering a sense of team spirit and ownership of the newsletter, which in turn eased the integration of divergent cultures.
→ Consistently providing inspirational, informative, uplifting, and amusing material that unfailingly passed muster through a rigorous international legal compliance process.
writer and proofreader

World Financial Group

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AEG; Financial Services industry)

January 1995 — June 1996 (1 year 6 months)

This company was known as World Marketing Alliance when I freelanced there.

→ Helped create and expand an excellent newsgathering network.
→ Helped team consistently meet press deadlines.
→ Used interviews and multiple pages of raw material to craft inspiring articles that honored the space considerations while helping each author retain a sense of ownership and voice.
→ Successfully fostered a sense of team spirit and ownership of the materials, which in turn built commitment to personal and corporate goals.
→ Consistently provided inspirational, informative, uplifting, and amusing material that unfailingly passed muster through the executive hierarchy and a rigorous legal compliance process.