Senior Editor, McCann Health/Area 23 (9/21-present)
• Edited & fact-checked promotional and educational materials for HCPs, from manuscript through print and/or digital production using AMA guidelines and brand style
Freelance Editor – Medical (11/10-9/21)
• Edited & proofread ad copy at multiple healthcare communications and advertising agencies:
Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, Omnicom Group (Biolumina, Harrison and Star, AgencyRx, CDM-NY, CDMi-Connect), Interpublic Group (McCann HumanCare, McCann Health, Virgo Health), Navisync LLC, Aptara, Rienzi & Rienzi Communications, Haymarket Media, Ridgewood Medical Media, Sound Healthcare Communications
Brands: REXULTI (Otsuka and Lundbeck), Tremfya (Janssen), BREZTRI (AstraZeneca), RINVOQ (AbbVie), Skyrizi (AbbVie)
Disease States: major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, COPD, ovarian cancer, cardiovascular disease
Freelance Write/Editor – Publishing (11/10-9/21)
• The Times of Israel– Op-ed columnist (4/15-present)
• The Jewish Standard – Op-ed columnist (2/14-present)
• Kissed By Picasso – Edited a memoir, which the author self-published via Harvard Bookstore (9/13-10/13)
• Publishing Perspectives – Writer for online international book publishing journal (6/12-6/13)
• Publishers Weekly, New York, NY – Book reviewer (9/00-1/07; 3/11-9/12)
• Keshet, Teaneck, NJ – Editor of community newsletter (6/10-6/15)
• KELA Research & Strategy Ltd., Airport City, Israel – Edited Website content for international business intelligence firm (10/12)
Senior Editor, Primary Psychiatry, New York, NY (7/05-10/10)
• Edited and formatted peer-reviewed CME and non-CME articles, interviews, columns, quizzes, and news pieces for grammar and style (AMA and in-house guidelines) for monthly journal for primary care physicians and psychiatrists
Assistant Editor/Writer/Book Reviewer, Publishers Weekly, New York, NY (9/00-7/07; 3/11-9/12)
• Liaison between publishers, PW editors, and freelance book reviewers
• Wrote book reviews and articles; conducted author interviews
Volunteer Work
• Refa’enu – Founder of a NJ Nonprofit Organization dedicated to increasing awareness in the Jewish community about depression and related disorders and their management (1/14-present)
• Group Facilitator, Mood Disorders Support Group of New York (MDSG) (10/04-1/07; 5/13-11/14)
• Founder, Refa’enu Online Forum – an online mood disorders support group for the Jewish community (9/12-9/15)
Editing/Writing/Computer Skills
• Copy editing, proofreading, substantive editing, reporting, fiction, nonfiction, poetry
• InDesign, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, WordPress, Workfront, ProofHQ, Verify