ALISON L. STONE

13 Portsmouth Court  Holland, PA 18966  267-222-2521

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Award-winning writer and editor with 14 years of medical, veterinary, pharmaceutical, and consumer experience, including substantive/developmental editing, rewriting, copywriting, copyediting, researching, and fact checking

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to . . .

  • Manage multiple projects from inception to completion; projects include advertorials, brochures, conference proceedings, magazines, meeting materials, roundtables, and technical articles
  • Work to tight timelines while maintaining accuracy and meeting internal and external specifications and changing priorities
  • Understand complex medical and technical subject matter and rewrite that information for a variety of audiences

Talent for . . .

  • Creating on-demand articles on familiar and unfamiliar topics
  • Working independently and as part of a team
  • Developing strong professional relationships

EMPLOYMENT

Freelance writer, editor, and photographerJanuary 2010 to present

  • Work as a writer, editor, and project manager for Brown Bag Marketing, a marketing agency in Georgia, and for Lifelearn Inc., an educational veterinary publisher in Ontario
  • Copyedit medical textbooks for Glyph International, a publishing services provider in Florida
  • Edited Choices, a memoir, and am helping to promote it through Facebook and by designing postcards, posters, and bookmarks
  • Wrote an article on pet therapy for New Jersey Life Health + Beauty, a regional magazine
  • Volunteer as the professional photographer for the Women’s Humane Society, an animal shelter in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
  • Promote and manage my photography website

MediMedia Animal Health, a veterinary communications company, Yardley, PA

Positions

  • Senior Project EditorJanuary 2008 to December 2009
  • Project EditorMarch 2005 to December 2007

Key Accomplishments

  • Managed HealthyPet, a quarterly, pro-veterinary consumer magazine (circulation of three million) for four years: created detailed editorial calendars, including conceptualizing new columns and article ideas; contracted with authors and veterinary experts to write for the magazine; and edited and/or wrote all content
  • Managed HealthyPractice, a companion piece to HealthyPet aimed at veterinary practice team members
  • Oversaw redesign of HealthyPet and HealthyPractice
  • Wrote, edited, and reworked hundreds of components for concurrent meetings under a multimillion-dollar contract
  • Managed a quarterly trade periodical: wrote news briefs and product descriptions, edited features, and worked with salespeople to ensure that key products were featured
  • Saved the company money by contributing articles and photographs for various projects

ECRI, a nonprofit healthcare research agency, Plymouth Meeting, PA

Positions

  • Associate Editor, Health DevicesJanuary 2002 to March 2005
  • Assistant Editor, Health DevicesDecember 1998 to December 2001
  • Proofreader/CopyeditorJanuary 1996 to December 1998

Key Accomplishments

  • Performed substantive edit of drafts: reorganized, rewrote, and edited complex technical material on a variety of medical and healthcare technology topics
  • Oversaw entire production process for assigned journal issues: made design and layout decisions, reviewed bluelines, and supervised development of graphics and photos
  • Coordinated efforts with copyediting, production, and photographers

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a medical book publisher, Philadelphia, PA

  • Freelance copyeditorMarch 2004 to October 2005
  • Freelance proofreaderJune 1998 to October 2005

AWARDS AND HONORS

APEX Award for Publication Excellence

  • Magazines and Journals—Print category for Winter 2008 HealthyPet (2009)
  • Best Redesigned Magazine category for HealthyPet (2007)

Dog Writers Association of America

  • Nominated in the Feature in All Animal or General Interest Magazine category for “The ATF Canine Program” in HealthyPet (2008)
  • Nominated for the Planet Dog Foundation: Sit. Speak. Act. Special Award for “The ATF Canine Program” in HealthyPet (2008)

MarCom: Platinum award in the Consumer Magazine category for HealthyPet (2007)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Windows and Mac OS, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop

EDUCATION

Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA: Bachelor of Arts

Major: English (Professional Writing); Minor: Criminal Justice