EDITORIAL SERVICES including COPYEDITING, SUBSTANTIVE EDITING, and PROOFREADING with foreign language expertise Editing skills: Experience with hard copy and electronic copyediting and proofreading ♦ Strong background in linguistics, grammar, and spelling ♦ Proficiency with Chicago and AP style manuals ♦ Familiarity with Web editing guidelines ♦ Familiarity with medical terminology and scientific notation Technical skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe programs, and Internet applications ♦ Basic knowledge of content management systems, Web design, and HTML coding Strengths: Communication, writing, research, and analytical skills ♦ Work well under deadlines ♦ Organized and detail-oriented ♦ Work independently or as part of a team ♦ Interest in local issues and culture Languages: Studied nine languages; very proficient in three (Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew) ♦ varying background in French, Mandarin Chinese, Yiddish, American Sign Language, Korean, Japanese Computer: Mac/PC experience includes: Microsoft Office ♦ FileMaker Pro ♦ Adobe Pagemaker, Acrobat/Reader ♦ CD burning ♦ document scanning Internet: Experience includes: HTML ♦ Contribute content management system ♦ Outlook Express, Pine ♦ Unix-based shell and SLIP/PPP accounts ♦ administering listservs, primarily at YahooGroups