Peter Erikson
Copy editor
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
Experienced copy editor with strong headline-writing, design, wire and proofreading skills.
- Ensure copy is factually, grammatically, mathematically and structurally sound is accompanied by a strong headline;
- Specialize in authoring style guides and culling the wire services;
- Knowledgeable about social media, content management systems and HTML;
- Sharpening digital news-gathering and design skills as scholarship student at San Francisco State University;
- Hope to work as copy editor or designer for online news organization such as Yahoo Front Page.
• Degree in Professional Communication with an emphasis on digital campaigns for advertising, public relations, social media and the mass media.
• GPA: 3.96
• GPA: 3.96
Received Otto J. Bos Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Journalism, the largest award given by the department.
Copy editor
Bay Area Newsgroup
April 2008
to 2009
- Worked on multiple sections, including news, sports and business
