Patrick Stephenson

Current

• Proofreader/Copy Editor at Fallon
• Writer/Editor [Freelance] (Self-employed)

Past

• Intern at Graywolf Press

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Patrick Stephenson’s Experience

• Proofreader/Copy Editor

  Fallon

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Analyzing all copy (print, radio, television, interactive) to ensure it reads correctly and consistently and follows client style guidelines; correct punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage on all projects; interacting with copywriters and product managers to clarify questions; using appropriate proofreader’s marks and methods of inquiry.

• Writer/Editor [Freelance]

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

  Published electronically on Return of the Relucant and Bloody Disgusting. Published in print in the Rochester Post-Bulletin, Rochester Magazine, Simply Minnesota, Lake Minnetonka Magazine, Bloomington Magazine and (sort of) The Believer. Features Editor and Design Editor on The Echo. Copy-editing clients have included Sid Levinsohn (Quiet Miracles) and Robert Louie Austin.

• Intern

  Graywolf Press

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2007 — September 2007 (4 months)

  I maintained Graywolf Press's online presences (Facebook, MySpace). I read and evaluated unsolicited manuscripts. I developed marketing projects, including one for Percival Everett's "The Water Cure."

Patrick Stephenson’s Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  2002 — 2006

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