👋 Ryan, professional editor for hire

Introduction

Hi! I'm Ryan Reeh, editor, streamer, video editor, project manager, and event planner. You can find my day-to-day work at AAII as a podcast host and contributor to financial education. I also organize AAII's local chapter program and the annual Investor Conference. Some have even called me "AAII's YouTube guy!" Guilty as charged.

You may have also seen my work at 1pvs2p.com (RIP), a labor-of-love video game podcast and review site I hosted with my younger brother for a number of years. We got to meet and interview some cool guests, I was invited to a Nintendo Switch preview event, and talked about video games once a week.

You're here because I've started a freelance editing shop! Put me to work for you and help me help you make your writing projects concise, professional, stylish, and better. Maybe you need some editing advice or help growing your voice as a writer? I've worked as a professional copy editor and proofreader for various publications and organizations for over a decade and have a wealth of knowledge to tap into.

My CV

Here's my CV as a colorful PDF.
• Education:
• The George Washington University, 2011, MPS, Publishing
• Northwestern University, 2009, BS, Journalism - Newspaper/Online
• Work Experience:
• American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), Assitant Editor/Programs Manager
June 2017-Present
• Plans annual Investor Conference meeting
• Works on editorial team helping to proof 5–10 weekly emails and 4–7 monthly publications
• Project manager for AAII Local Chapters, LMS and other in-house project developments (including software, online tools and model portfolios)
• Lead producer and video editor of live weekly webinars and other video content
• Host of Individual Investor Show
• Precision for Value, Medical Editor
September 2016-March 2017
• Fact-checked and verified key claims on marketing materials for 3 major pharmaceutical clients, ensuring content met AMA and product branding style guides
• Helped editorial department meet internal and external deliverables on a daily basis
• Played integral role in ensuring lead client and team product launch success
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Copy Editor
July 2013-September 2016
• Copy edited for adherence to AMA style, consistency, and other grammatical issues, while ensuring content met continuing medical education accreditation standards
• Worked on the PREP line of products for the AAP, with medical topics covering general pediatricians and 13 other pediatric subspecialties
• Staffed live peer review sessions with editorial board members (approximately 3 times per month) and advised pediatricians on matters of grammar and style
• Helped develop new production process for XML-first publishing model
• American Geophysical Union (AGU), Assistant Copy Editor
October 2011-December 2012
• Expanded copy editing duties to include scientific reference and citation checks, as well as working with authors to incorporate needed changes during final steps of the production process
• Copy edited for style, consistency, and other grammatical issues while also resolving validation errors for XML of journal articles
• Independently managed all freelance operations with more than 10 individual contractors and two international vendors
• Updated and distributed contracts, evaluated and chose papers to send out to freelancers
• On average, trafficked more than 30 papers per week; during peak periods, the number could rise to 60 papers per week
• Proofed AGU’s scientific journal articles, newspaper articles, and tables of contents and indices for grammatical, typographical, compositional, and other errors in XML, HTML, and PDF formats
• American Geophysical Union (AGU), Administrative Assistant
April 2010-October 2011
• Prepared incoming checks and metadata verification on manuscripts for copy editors and vendors
• Coordinated freelance contracts and trafficked freelance files
• Troubleshot technology issues
• ZS Associates, Office Assistant
October 2008-June 2009
• Responsible for maintaining 3-floor office, stocking office supplies, fixing printers
• Assisted office manager with office tasks and organizing meeting rooms
• Medill School of Journalism, Administrative Assistant for Medill Student Records and Services
September 2005-June 2009
• Responsible for answering phone calls, signing packages, answering student questions and concerns
• Assisted registrar and fellow colleagues/coworkers with office tasks
• Politics Magazine, Editorial Intern
March 2008-June 2008
• Covered part of 2008 election for national magazine, compiling census data for fellow reporters
• Part of editorial team responsible for fact-checking peer articles, presenting storyboard ideas, and website maintenance
• The Daily Northwestern, Online Editor
September 2006-March 2007
• Responsible for maintaining and improving newspaper’s website and posting articles online
• Covered issues in weekly “Pajama Perspectives” column
• Introduced original online content from reporters
• The Daily Northwestern, Assistant Web Editor
January 2006-June 2006
• Responsible for posting articles online
• Member of a design team responsible for redesigning and retooling the website
• Skills:
• Copy Editing
• Meeting Planning
• Podcasting
• Project Management
• AP, Chicago, AMA Style
• HTML (Dreamweaver)
• Jira, Confluence
• Microsoft Office
• Audacity
• Camtasia

Contact

Send me a message to find out more about my editing rates and fees. If you have details about your writing project that you would like to share, this will help me find out if I'm the right editor for you. Send an email message to ryreeh (at) yahoo (dot) com and let's talk!