Copy-Editor at Gamers With Jobs
Greater Chicago Area
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- Copy-Editor and Contributor at Gamers With Jobs
- Freelance Editor at WordyCo
- Freelance Writer at WordyCo
- Claims Analyst at Chicago Underwriting Group, Inc.
- Past
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- Groom at Personal - booking (Self-employed)
- Editor at Large at Chicago Weekly
- Computer Labs Assistant Lead at University of Chicago GSB
- Education
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- University of Chicago
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Erik Hanson’s Summary
I'm debating moving deeper into freelance versus returning to academia.
Erik Hanson’s Specialties:
Legal, business, finance, academic
Erik Hanson’s Experience
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Copy-Editor and Contributor
Gamers With Jobs
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
I edit front-page articles and contribute to the Fringe Busters column.
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Freelance Editor
WordyCo
(Writing and Editing industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Catcher of errant typos, corrector of punctuation, and clarifier of prose.
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Freelance Writer
WordyCo
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Want copy? Want to improve copy you've already got?
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Claims Analyst
Chicago Underwriting Group, Inc.
(Insurance industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
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Groom
Personal - booking (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Music industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
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Editor at Large
Chicago Weekly
(Newspapers industry)
January 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 6 months)
Columnist, copy editor, layout support, tech support, and unofficial mascot
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Computer Labs Assistant Lead
University of Chicago GSB
(Education Management industry)
July 2003 — June 2005 (2 years )
Tech support is where I learned that I should get paid to do things I am good at.
Erik Hanson’s Education
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University of Chicago
BA w/ Honors , English (focus: creative writing) , 2001 — 2005
Dean's List
Creative thesis: "Native Habitat" (poetry chapbook)
Co-founder and open-mic MC for SUP
Overseas study: 1 quarter in Toledo, Spain
Proficient in Spanish
Studied Korean for two quarters
Burton-Judson: Vincent House- Activities and Societies:
- Chicago Weekly, Inter-House Council, GSB tech support, Society for Undergraduate Poetry, Edmund Burke Society
Additional Information
Erik Hanson’s Websites:
Erik Hanson’s Interests:
Literature, poetry, strategy games, video games, academic criticism of games as literature
Erik Hanson’s Groups:
Chicago Ultimate Summer League (Ultimate Frisbee), Park Community Church, Gamers With Jobs, Video Games and Human Values Initiative, Critical Distance
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University of Chicago Alumni -
Gamers With Jobs -
Indylist.org
Erik Hanson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
