Lauren D Spencer’s Résumé
LAUREN SPENCER
PUBLISHING TOOLS
· Adobe: InCopy, InDesign, Acrobat PDF
· Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, OneDrive
· Google: Docs, Slides
· Various CMS platforms
· Style guides from Chicago, AP, in-house
EXPERIENCE
New York University • Adjunct professor, school of professional studies, continuing education • 2013 – current
The Sager Group LLC • copy editor • 2020 – Current • Freelance copy editing fiction and non-fiction books
AARP • copy editor • 2024 • Freelance copy editing for all media platforms: print, online, video, marketing
Hearst Lifestyle Brands • copy editor • 2022 – 2024 • Freelance copy editing for Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Woman’s Day
Hearst, Woman’s Day magazine • assistant managing editor • 2013 – 2019 • Facilitated scheduling for monthly issues re: editorial, production, advertising placement. Copy edited final proofs. Worked on digital editions.
Freelance copy editing:
· Nylon: Spring 2024 Music Issue
· Ebony: 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
· Sweet July: reunion issue.
· All You Magazine, Time Inc
· MetLife • design department
· Condé Nast: SELF magazine, Condé Nast Traveler
· Hearst Publishing: Women’s Health,
· Meredith Publishing: More Magazine, Parenting
· ESPN the Magazine
· SPIN magazine (senior editor/writer)
· Rolling Stone magazine
PUBLISHED ARTICLES & BOOKS
Los Angeles Times • The Guardian, U.K. • The Washington Post • Jane Magazine • The Face U.K. • New York Magazine • Rosen Publishing (book series for Middle and High School students) • Simon & Schuster (MTV on the Road: Bush)
EDUCATION
MA Coursework English, City University, Brooklyn, NY • BA Journalism, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY; California State University, Long Beach
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & AWARD RECIPIENT
Girls Write Now, New York City • 2017 Teaching Excellence Award, New York University, School of Professional Studies • 2023 Mslexia Novel Competition long-listed, Alex in Wonderland