Jody Berman

Current

• Owner at Berman Editorial (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Managing Editor at University Press of Colorado
• Freelance Writer at Writing Plus
• Office Manager at WBLA

• Program Director (Rocky Mountain Office) at Greenpeace
• Teacher at Aurora Public Schools and elsewhere

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Education

• University of Denver

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Website

Jody Berman’s Summary

Veteran publishing professional with extensive in-house and freelance experience.

Services: editing (developmental editing, copyediting, line editing, book doctoring); proofreading; manuscript critiques; publishing consulting; writing promotional copy; resumes.

Clients: book and magazine publishers; businesses (PR firms, design agencies, natural/organic products, etc.); writers/authors.

Jody Berman’s Specialties:

Help writers make their work the best it can be while preserving their voice. Make complex subjects easy for the general reader to understand. Work with all forms of information -- Web content, print matter, signs, etc. Qualities: meticulous, insightful, flexible, supportive. Expertise: health and nutrition, environment, education, social sciences.

Jody Berman’s Experience

• Owner

  Berman Editorial (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  1987 — Present (22 years )

  Editor, proofreader, writer, manuscript and publishing consultant.

• Managing Editor

  University Press of Colorado

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 1988 — October 1997 (9 years 1 month)

  Advised authors on all aspects of preparing their manuscripts for publication. Coordinated freelance editing, proofreading, and indexing services (managed some 20 freelancers). Set book production schedules. Wrote copy for catalogs and book jackets.

• Freelance Writer

  Writing Plus

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1987 — 1994 (7 years )

  Wrote magazine and newspaper articles, marketing/PR copy, and resumes; also performed editing and proofreading for book publishers.

• Office Manager

  WBLA

  (Renewables & Environment industry)

  1985 — 1987 (2 years )

  Performed word processing, data entry, and bookkeeping functions. Issued payroll checks. Edited and formatted scientific documents.

• Program Director (Rocky Mountain Office)

  Greenpeace

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  1981 — 1983 (2 years )

  Designed and implemented educational programs on environmentally responsible practices for hazardous waste management. Advised citizens’ groups, industries, and government officials.
  
  Honorary appointments: Environmental Task Force, City of Denver; Recycling Advisory Committee, City of Denver; Governor’s Waste Management Advisory Council.

• Teacher

  Aurora Public Schools and elsewhere

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1977 — 1981 (4 years )

  Taught grade 5 (Aurora) and grades 5-6 combined (Denver); taught language arts to grade 5 gifted/talented students (Aurora); was a substitute teacher for grades K-6 in metro Denver.

Jody Berman’s Education

• University of Denver

  M.A. , Curriculum/Instruction of Gifted & Talented

  B.A. in Education with minor in Psychology

  Activities and Societies:

  Kappa Delta Pi (education honor society), School of Education scholarship recipient, active member: DU Environmental Awareness Group, recruited renowned pediatric allergist on ADHD, Ben Feingold (Feingold Diet), to speak at the university

Additional Information

Jody Berman’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Website

Jody Berman’s Interests:

Health, nutrition, volunteer work, recycling, environmental protection, reading (diverse genres), films, cooking, gardening, running, hiking, camping, snow sports. On numerous occasions, I've either moderated or served on panels related to publishing. I've also taught editing seminars and have provided one-on-one writing coaching.

Jody Berman’s Groups:

Rocky Mountain Publishing Professionals Guild, Boulder Media Women, Eco-cycle, Publishers Association of the West.

•    LinkEds & writers
•    Boulder Media Women
•    RMPPG
•    Copy editors and proofreaders

Jody Berman’s Honors:

I've edited a number of books -- fiction and nonfiction -- that have received awards and distinctions.

Many of my clients have gone on to land literary agents and/or publishing contracts.

Jody Berman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch