Rita Kasperek

 Writer / Author / Editor
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    Media savvy writer/editor specializing in general reporting, academia, college admissions, art, careers, and fiction. High level, high production, high passion. Killer web/social media content

     

    • Bylined in print and electronic media, including newspapers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), business magazines and websites(MacWorld, PC World, Art Business News, careerbuilder.com), and literary/small press (Storyglossia, The Portland Review, Stanford Review, Word Riot, Terrain.org, and others)

    • Creative maven in branding and communications strategy

    • Fortune 500 clients: SBC/AT&T, Harris Corp., Delta Dental, Microsoft, Adobe

    • Exceptional copy editor (instructor at UC Berkeley Extension) with extensive knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style, AP Stylebook, and other style guides

     

    Senior Content Strategist - UC Berkeley                      
     
    Adjunct Instructor - UC Berkeley Extension                

     

    Freelance Writer, Editor

    Paste Magazine: Savor History

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    Paste Magazine: Libraries Helping Feed Hungry

     

    Additional Experience

    Feature writer and editor, Décor Magazine

    Reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis County Journals

    HTML/XHTML

    PHP

     

    Skills

    Editing:

    CHICAGO MANUAL of STYLE

    AP STYLE

    In-House STYLE GUIDES

     

    Technical:

    MICROSOFT SUITE

    ADOBE READER

    ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

    CMS: Drupal, Google docs, and others

    SHAREPOINT

     

    Social Media:

    FACEBOOK

    TWITTER

    GOOGLE +

    INSTAGRAM

    HOOTSUITE

    GOOGLE ANALYTICS

    CLICKY

     

    University of Arizona

    MFA Creative Writing

     

     

    St. Louis University

    BA Journalism

     

     

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