PETER ERIKSON
Freelance Editor
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Communications strategist with more than 15 years’ experience at newspapers around world, from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Honolulu and Tokyo. Complete multiple tasks under deadline pressure. Ensure accuracy, brevity, clarity. Generative AI expertise. Managed teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
02.2023 - Current
- Offer editing, writing for clients of Editorial Freelancers Association
COPY EDITOR
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
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
BA - JOURNALISM
San Francisco State University
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
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
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
RemoteImportant To Me
Flexible work hoursWork from home optionCompany CultureQuote
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
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
02.2023 - Current
COPY EDITOR
San Francisco Chronicle
05.2017 - 02.2023
COPY EDITOR, Bay Area News Group
06.2010 - 05.2017
MASTER OF ARTS - PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Southern Utah University
BA - JOURNALISM
San Francisco State University
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