Kate Cousino
19-334 Victoria Avenue · Gananoque, Ontario K7G 3C8 · Tel:-
E-mail:-· LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kate-cousino-
“Kate is a reliable, fast, detail-oriented editor and proofreader
with the unique ability to handle just about any subject
matter you hand to her. Smart, knowledgeable, and a
language and grammar guru, you cannot get a better
proofreader or editor.”
Jennifer Pierce, Singular IQ Consulting
Work History
Freelance copy editor and proofreader (2008–present)
Copy editing and proofreading graduate and journal papers to CMOS (16th
Ed.) or APA style standards, using Microsoft Word (with PerfectIt), OpenOffice,
Google Documents, Box.net, and Dropbox.com
Copy editing and proofreading book-length manuscripts for e-publishing,
including genre fiction and memoir
Additional experience with data annotation, audio transcription and QA,
data/text migration, web content creation, and graduate-level research
assistance
Paid Contributor, The Personalist Project (October 2013–present)
Writing short and long-form content on the human condition from a Personalist
philosophical perspective.
http://www.thepersonalistproject.org/about_us/member_profile/111
Contract Copy Editor, ProofreadingServices.com (Jan. 2016–present)
Copy editing and proofreading short and mid-length manuscripts, including
ESL, technical writing, academic writing, and business correspondence.
Providing meaningful critical and constructive feedback to clients using notes
and track changes in Word. Explaining English grammatical conventions to
ESL writers.
Contract Editor, DaringPenguin.com (Nov. 2015–April 2016)
Copy edited travel content for grammar and adherence to editorial guidelines
Facilitated workflow through editing, rewriting, and approval process using
Trello
Approved and published finished content
Worked with a team of editors and writers to improve processes and quality
Contract Copy Editor, Banyan Global (May 2014–April 2015)
Copy edited training documents and reports for USAID development projects
Created and maintained a style sheet in word for consistency in format
Queried missing data, ambiguous or inconsistent terms and abbreviations,
and researched or queried names of agencies and individuals to ensure
accurate spelling.
Negotiated work deadlines dependent on multiple team members’ roles
QA Editing Subcontractor for CreateSpace (March 2014–Dec. 2015)
Worked with in-house CreateSpace editors and with contractor
ProofreadingServices.com to ensure quality of CreateSpace editing services
Reviewed edited fiction and non-fiction book-length manuscripts and editorial
letters and enforced CMOS and editorial standards
Approved material that met given quality standards and released materials to
the end-client for approval/next round of edits
Communicated specific concerns, errors, and omissions to editors upon failure
of given quality standards and supervised re-editing
Flagged editors with poor quality records for in-house review
Proofreader, Proofit.com/Grammarly.com (March 2013–Sept. 2014)
Provided proofreading and light copy editing services on-demand during set
work shifts according to in-house style guidelines
Writing Instructor, Explorers Homeschool Co-op, Ann Arbor MI (Sept.–Jan. 2005)
Taught high school preparatory research writing course, guiding students
through all stages of researching, structuring, and presenting an argument.
Public Relations Assistant, Ave Maria College, MI (Sept. 2000–Aug. 2003)
Copy edited and proofread college PR materials and college coursebook.
Responsible for layout, design, compilation, writing, editing, and promotion of
biweekly faculty/staff/student e-newsletter.
Education
2004
B. Phil, Ave Maria College, MI – European history major.
Editing and Writing Samples
A sample of my editing (shared with the gracious permission of the author):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pqy9cug3x6n9evc/Editing%20Sample%20%20Seneca%20by%20DeWeese%20for%20FCS%20proofed.pdf?dl=0
A sample of my paid writing:
http://www.thepersonalistproject.org/home/comments/gratitude_and_joy
Samples of my personal, unpaid writing:
http://peaceandpekoe.blogspot.ca/2013/12/saving-new-orleans-saving-ourselves.html
http://peaceandpekoe.blogspot.ca/2015/11/a-letter.html
