Freelance Writer and Editor
Madison, Wisconsin Area
- Current
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- writer at Gawker Media
- reporter for Midwest Living at Meredith
- writer at Press Publications
- writer at Isthmus Publishing
- writer at Indesign Magazine
- writer at Instore Magazine
- copy editor at SourceMedia
- copy editor at BizBash Media
- Past
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- writer at Gawker Media
- copy editor at Spin Magazine
- copy editor at Story Worldwide
- director of operations at Rosen Block Design
- server at Serendipity 3
- chargeback specialist at US Bank
- copy editor at The Union
- Web designer at Bailey Lauerman
- Education
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Josh Wimmer’s Summary
I'm a freelance writer with a lot of experience covering retail business (particularly jewelry stores) and restaurants, although I can and will write about nearly anything. Presently I'm interested in doing more marketing and promotional work for small and large businesses. I've written some pretty funny humor pieces, too.
And I'm a longtime copy editor who's spent many years hunting down typos for newspapers, magazines, and advertising and marketing firms.
Josh Wimmer’s Specialties:
Retail business, jewelry, luxury goods, family businesses, restaurants, science fiction, music, pop culture
Josh Wimmer’s Experience
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writer
Gawker Media
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
I'm writing a biweekly column for io9.com in which I review every Hugo Award-winning novel, from 1954 on, in chronological order.
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reporter for Midwest Living
Meredith
(Public Company; MDP; Publishing industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
I gather news about events, activities, and destinations for the travel section of Midwest Living magazine.
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writer
Press Publications
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
I write news features for this newspaper group near the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
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writer
Isthmus Publishing
(Newspapers industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
I'm writing for the A&E, news, and features departments of Isthmus, a Madison alt weekly, and its online adjunct the Daily Page.
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writer
Indesign Magazine
(Publishing industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
I contribute cover stories and other features, as well as short articles, to this magazine aimed at high-end retail jewelers, with a focus on concrete ways to increase sales.
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writer
Instore Magazine
(Publishing industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
I contribute features, short articles, and humor pieces to this magazine whose audience is retail jewelers, with a focus on practical methods to improve business.
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copy editor
SourceMedia
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
I correct spelling, grammatical, and factual errors for Traders Magazine, editing stories for smoothness and clarity, and to ensure that they conform to the magazine's style.
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copy editor
BizBash Media
(Privately Held; Events Services industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)
I correct spelling, grammatical, and factual errors, editing copy for smoothness and clarity, and to ensure that it conforms to the company's style, for the editorial, marketing, and production departments.
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writer
Gawker Media
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
October 2008 — April 2009 (7 months)
For several months, I wrote a weekly column for science-fiction blog io9.
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copy editor
Spin Magazine
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
September 2006 — February 2009 (2 years 6 months)
I corrected spelling, grammatical, and factual errors, editing stories for smoothness and clarity, and to ensure that they conformed to the magazine's style. And I fixed page layouts to improve readability and aesthetic appeal, and helped manage our workflow on deadline.
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copy editor
Story Worldwide
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 3 months)
I was hired on a freelance basis to edit print and online marketing copy for clients including UPS, Chrysler, and Bank of America.
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director of operations
Rosen Block Design
(Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
September 2005 — August 2006 (1 year )
Besides answering calls and email from client stores, sales reps, and factories in Asia, I facilitated the design of complex special orders; maintained and stocked our inventory; transferred inventory information from index cards to computer; and packed and shipped orders and repairs.
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server
Serendipity 3
(Restaurants industry)
September 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 9 months)
At this high-speed, physically intense, nationally known Manhattan eatery, I waited on dozens and dozens of customers—including some very famous ones!—daily.
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chargeback specialist
US Bank
(Public Company; USB; Banking industry)
January 2003 — August 2003 (8 months)
I helped cardmembers get their money back after problematic purchases, through the application of arcane and often confusing policies.
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copy editor
The Union
(Newspapers industry)
January 2001 — November 2002 (1 year 11 months)
I corrected spelling, grammatical, and factual errors, editing stories for smoothness and clarity, and to ensure that they conformed to the newspaper's style. I designed five to ten broadsheet pages per shift, on a tight deadline, including many front pages. And I wrote a weekly entertainment column and later a weekly opinion column.
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Web designer
Bailey Lauerman
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2000 — December 2000 (11 months)
I wrote HTML code and did some graphic design work on a freelance basis.
Josh Wimmer’s Education
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bachelor of Journalism , Print Journalism, Spanish, German , 1994 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Honors Program Student Board, Daily Nebraskan (student newspaper)
Additional Information
Josh Wimmer’s Websites:
Josh Wimmer’s Interests:
Writing, editing, public speaking, Web design, new media, jewelry, retail business, restaurants, science fiction, comic books, music, pop culture
Josh Wimmer’s Groups:
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"Some Days..." Book For The Cure -
Phelps Research Services LI Training Grads
Josh Wimmer’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
