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Work History
Education
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Additional Information
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Accomplishments
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Copy Editor

PETER ERIKSON

San Francisco Public Press
San Francisco,CA
PETER ERIKSON
15
years of professional experience

Communications strategist with more than 15 years’ experience at publications around the world, from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu and Tokyo. Edit and fact-check stories; perform research; ensure accuracy, brevity and clarity. Generative AI expertise. Managed teams.

Work History

CONTRACTOR

8 Months
San Francisco Public Press | 03.2026 - Current
  • Edit stories and ask questions of reporters for publication on an as-needed basis.

COPY EDITOR

5 Years 9 Months
San Francisco Chronicle | 05.2017 - 02.2023
  • Podcasts: Edited top projects for Chronicle: "The Doodler" and "The Jessica Simulation"
  • Ensured SEO standards were followed and that headlines drew readers
  • Consistently identified, corrected factual errors in stories while alerting reporter

6 Years 11 Months
COPY EDITOR, Bay Area News Group | 06.2010 - 05.2017
  • Designed pages, edited front-page articles, chose sports wire content

Education

MASTER OF ARTS - PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Southern Utah University | December 2021
GPA: 3.96, Mastered research, writing for diverse audiences; created graphics; wrote

BA - JOURNALISM

San Francisco State University
Awarded Otto J. Bos Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Journalism

Skills

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Qualitative/quantitative research
Turn technical
office jargon into plain English
Project Management
Social Media: Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
etc.
Word
Excel
WordPress
Asana
PhotoShop
Illustrator
SEO
CMS and basic HTML
Chicago Style
Freelance specialties: Sports
business
true crime

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

Remote

Important To Me

Flexible work hoursWork from home optionCompany Culture

Additional Information

  • In Tokyo, helped translate Japanese news content into English for TV broadcast in Washington, D.C.
  • Managed 15-member copy desk for California daily
  • Experience creating style guide, intranet site
"If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time."
Steve Jobs

Accomplishments

  • Helped lead team of copy editors and reporters for Pacific Stars and Stripes in Tokyo.
  • Managed 14 others as Copy Desk Chief for medium-sized paper in California.

Affiliations

  • Editorial Freelancers Association

Timeline

CONTRACTOR

San Francisco Public Press
03.2026 - CurrentRead More

COPY EDITOR

San Francisco Chronicle
05.2017 - 02.2023Read More

COPY EDITOR, Bay Area News Group
06.2010 - 05.2017Read More

San Francisco State University

BA from JOURNALISM
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Southern Utah University

MASTER OF ARTS from PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
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PETER ERIKSONCopy Editor