Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Selected Published Content
Additional Study
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Jessica Mueller

Montpelier,VT

Summary

Writer and editor, proofreader, and fact-checker. Experience in luxury travel, food, recipes, textbooks, and legal content. Expert at managing deadlines, revising works, collaborating with editors, and working and learning independently.

Overview

2027
2027
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Editorial Services

Virtuoso, LTD
Remote
01.2012 - Current

Luxury travel network; publisher: Virtuoso, The Magazine

  • Consumer-facing feature/travel writing; collaborate with editorial team to develop content themes and schedules
  • Fact-checking
  • Consumer-facing advertising/marketing copywriting: catalogs, web content, email promotions

Proofreader

Wilschek Iarrapino Law Office, PLLC
Montpelier, VT
09.2024 - Current
  • Proofread legal documents and filings; suggest revisions to improve unclear language; verify consistency in formatting
  • Update witness and exhibit lists
  • Research and update property records

Fact-checker

Aptara, Inc.
Remote
05.2025 - 07.2025
  • Fact-checked content for Alabama grade 9 world history textbooks. Conducted research to verify facts and enhance the credibility of published materials.

Proofreader

MPS North America, LLC
Remote
06.2024 - 09.2024
  • Proofread and updated chapters from grades 11 and 12 English textbooks.

Editor

Coastal Media
Remote
01.2015 - 09.2023
  • Editor, Beach House Cooking, published fall 2023
  • Content editing, copyediting, and fact-checking consumer-facing magazine,The Coastal Table, 2015-2019

Editor

FHI 360
Remote
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Edited a wide array of documents for a USAID-funded civil society project, including research papers, program assessments, and quarterly reports.
  • Corrected and revised materials written by non-native English speakers.

Writer, Consumer Publications

Freelance
Remote
2004 - Current
  • First Look: Rosewood Amsterdam, Virtuoso, The Magazine, June 2025
  • 7 Classic Family Travel Movies, Virtuoso Life, September, 2019
  • Mind Your Manners, Virtuoso Life, September, 2014
  • Global Gourmet: Chinese Lessons, Virtuoso Life, May, 2010
  • Island Time: Barbados Chic, Virtuoso Life, November, 2008
  • Ticket to Truffledom, Virtuoso Life, September, 2008
  • Keeping New Years’ Resolutions, Alaska Airlines magazine, January 2012
  • The Heart of Texas, Alaska Airlines magazine, November 2011

Writer, Consumer Publications

Freelance
Remote
2004 - Current
  • First Look: Rosewood Amsterdam, Virtuoso, The Magazine, June 2025
  • 7 Classic Family Travel Movies, Virtuoso Life, September, 2019
  • Mind Your Manners, Virtuoso Life, September, 2014
  • Global Gourmet: Chinese Lessons, Virtuoso Life, May, 2010
  • Island Time: Barbados Chic, Virtuoso Life, November, 2008
  • Ticket to Truffledom, Virtuoso Life, September, 2008
  • Keeping New Years’ Resolutions, Alaska Airlines magazine, January 2012
  • The Heart of Texas, Alaska Airlines magazine, November 2011

Senior Editor

Intermezzo Magazine
Melrose, MA
07.2001 - 01.2013

Internationally distributed consumer magazine in the fields of cooking, food, travel, and wine. Circulation 275,000.

  • Contributed feature stories on worldwide travel destinations and food experiences.
  • Collaborated with writers to enhance content quality and adherence to publication guidelines.
  • Managed editorial calendar, ensuring timely delivery of content.
  • Developed style guides to maintain uniformity in voice and tone.
  • Mentored interns, providing feedback on editing techniques and best practices.
  • Fact-checked, edited and proofread articles for clarity, grammar, and style consistency.
  • Maintained subscriber databases; resolved customer service issues via phone and email.

Legal Assistant

Law offices of David Zuckerman and Suzanne Elliott
Seattle, WA
07.2000 - 05.2001

Attorneys handling state and federal criminal defense and civil rights cases, including capital litigation.

  • Performed all general office tasks including typing, phones, and maintaining client files
  • Filed pleadings and briefs in court
  • Organized complex files and prepared indices
  • Assisted with legal research.

Intern/Contributing Writer

Adventure Media, Inc.
Seattle, WA
02.2000 - 09.2000

Publishers of in-flight magazines

  • Assisted editorial team with content research and fact-checking for articles and publications.
  • Mailings and correspondence
  • Wrote short articles on cultural events

Education

Continuing Education - Grant Writing

Austin Community College
Austin, TX
05-2015

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature/Creative Writing

Wheaton College
Norton, MA
06-1998

Semester Abroad -

Institute For European Studies
Vienna, Austria
06-1997

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Montpelier High School
Montpelier, VT
01-1994

Skills

  • Feature writing
  • Content planning
  • Copywriting
  • Copyediting
  • Proofreading
  • Fact-checking & research
  • Interviewing skills
  • Headline writing
  • Deadline management
  • Market awareness

Timeline

Fact-checker

Aptara, Inc.
05.2025 - 07.2025

Proofreader

Wilschek Iarrapino Law Office, PLLC
09.2024 - Current

Proofreader

MPS North America, LLC
06.2024 - 09.2024

Editor

Coastal Media
01.2015 - 09.2023

Editor

FHI 360
01.2013 - 01.2014

Freelance Editorial Services

Virtuoso, LTD
01.2012 - Current

Senior Editor

Intermezzo Magazine
07.2001 - 01.2013

Legal Assistant

Law offices of David Zuckerman and Suzanne Elliott
07.2000 - 05.2001

Intern/Contributing Writer

Adventure Media, Inc.
02.2000 - 09.2000

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Montpelier High School

Writer, Consumer Publications

Freelance
2004 - Current

Writer, Consumer Publications

Freelance
2004 - Current

Continuing Education - Grant Writing

Austin Community College

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature/Creative Writing

Wheaton College

Semester Abroad -

Institute For European Studies

Selected Published Content

First Look: "Rosewood Amsterdam," Virtuoso, The Magazine, June 2025

General copywriting, The Coastal Table, 2015-2019

"Mind Your Manners," Virtuoso Life, September 2014

Global Gourmet: "Chinese Lessons," Virtuoso Life, May 2010

"Island Time: Barbados Chic," Virtuoso Life, November 2008

"Ticket to Truffledom," Virtuoso Life, September 2008

"Keeping New Years’ Resolutions," Alaska Airlines magazine, January 2012

"The Heart of Texas," Alaska Airlines magazine, November 2011

Additional Study

Austin Community College, Austin, TX

• Online course in grant writing completed May 2015; final grade: A

Jessica Mueller