Roberta Roberti

About Roberta Roberti

Accomplished, performance-driven publishing professional with expertise in culinary content. Superior project management, organizational, and multitasking skills. Demonstrated record of successfully overseeing complex production projects, editorial cycles, layouts, and contributing to marketing and sales with innovative ideas and strategy. Areas of Expertise: All phases of publishing process from manuscript to final product, including manuscript preparation, editing, and formatting Focus on contemporary culinary arts and food media, including writing, editing, formatting, developing and testing recipes Extensive knowledge of print and digital platforms Experience with food styling and photography Received Honorable Mention for cookbook World Party in 2017 New York Book Festival competition Developed and tested 800+ recipes for books, blog, and health-based website Successfully oversaw 200+ books annually, then 600+ magazine items per year on 4 magazines per month, on time or ahead of schedule Served as Editor & Project Manager of award‐winning books; wrote and copyedited various genres of literature

Experience

1. Writer Editor

   Writer & Editor

   Jan 1997 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   Editor and copy editor for books and website content • Copy editor for New York Women’s Culinary Alliance e-newsletter (3 years)• Writer of 100+ articles, print and online: Travel Agent, Italialiving.com, Epicurean.com, Not‐for‐Tourists, others• Editorial Director at Dirt Road Books (5 years)• Typesetter and text designer for Dirt Road Books (5 years)• Books: World Party (Honorable Mention in 2017 New York Book Festival) and Vegetarian Italian: Traditions• Recipe developer/writer, create and develop recipes for cookbooks, articles, and blog• Recipe tester for cookbooks, blogs, and personal chef menus• Attend/cover/photograph industry events for women chef organizations• Restaurant reviewer for hospitality consulting firm• Food styling and photography for books and blog• Judge in 2019 IACP food book awards• Copyedited Lambda Award-winning novel

Education

• The Natural Gourmet Institute

  Culinary Degree

  2011 — 2012

• The New School

  BA

Skills

• Books
• Proofreading
• Recipes
• Menu Development
• Recipe Development
• Digital Formatting
• Teaching (Cooking)
• Writing
• Web Content Writing
• Editing
• Blogging
• Publishing
• Layout
• Web Content
• Freelance Writing
• Newsletters
• Menu Planning
• Food Preparation
• Travel Writing
• Recipe Testing
• Indesign