Cindy Collins-Taylor

About Cindy Collins-Taylor

If you need clear, engaging, active-voice content, I am happy to help! I can transform your existing text into error-free, smoothly flowing prose or write original material tailored to your needs and your preferred voice. Whether you use AP, Chicago Manual, or your own unique style, I\'ll adhere to it. I\'ll craft lively sentences that vary in length, employ strong verbs, and convey your meaning accurately. And I meet deadlines.My experience includes:• Writing, editing, and proofreading articles, publications, and web content including blogs, eBooks, white papers, landing pages, and employee profiles.• Repurposing content by, for example, converting an infographic into a blog post or a webinar transcript into an eBook. • Copy editing and revising book manuscripts to prepare them for publication.• Serving as the editor of a monthly national publication on the banking industry for Wolters Kluwer/Aspen Publishers (2003 - present).• Producing public relations content for law firm websites.• Conceiving and creating original pieces, including humorous plays.I previously:• Held editorial positions on publications in the fields of law for Prentice Hall Law and Business, Washington DC.• Served as editor of a monthly publication about facilities planning, architecture, and engineering.• Contributed to a large investigative study of the North American Free Trade Agreement at the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, DC.• Served as a graduate assistant at the American University Press.• Summarized depositions and edited summaries for a legal services company.• Worked as an editorial assistant at San Francisco Focus Magazine.• Interned on the magazine of the American Society of Association Executives, Washington, DC.• Edited the UC Berkeley humor magazine, The Pelican.• Taught part time for two years at Wildwood Preschool, Portland, OR.

Experience

1. Editor

   Wolters Kluwer

   Sep 1993 — Present · US

   I started working for Wolters Kluwer/Aspen Publishers (then Prentice Hall Law & Business) in 1993. Over the years I\'ve had several editorial positions on legal industry-publications. I currently produce a national monthly publication for the banking industry.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1984 — 1988

• American University

  Master’s Degree

  1991 — 1992

Skills

• Copyediting
• Newsletters
• Proofreading
• Composing Press Releases
• Writing
• Creative Writing
• Book Manuscript Editing