AMANDA HOSEY
Professional Editor and Writer
I’m a well-rounded, organized multi-tasker and lifelong learner with a decade of experience in communications in various settings including print magazines, web content development, webinar moderation, journals, blogs, PR, marketing, and extensive research-based work.
I bring advanced skills in grammar and writing with a devotion to the intricacies of the written word. I am adept in all of the standard office desktop software, search engine optimization best practices, and design programs, with excellent interpersonal and time-management skills developed over years inside and outside of the publishing field.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAE Media Group (SAE International)
Editor, Custom Content
February 2022–Present
In this role, I work cross-departmentally with marketing, digital, and editorial departments. I organize SMG's biannual Battery & Electrification Summit, researching and selecting session topics, choosing and coordinating presenters, facilitating speaker trainings, and moderating multiple sessions. I coordinate, edit content for, and moderate all brands' editorial webinars as well as coordinate sponsor resources. I edit content for and moderate all custom webinars and also organize and edit all custom newsletters. In addition, I provide other editing and organizational help as needed.
ISSA
MANAGING EDITOR | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
August 2018-February 2022 | January 2017-August 2018
I wrote, edited, managed the website, and directed a diverse collection of contributors and freelancers, both online and in print. I focused on strengthening the media brand image through SEO, personal and digital audience engagement, a close relationship with the marketing department, and data analytics.
GRAND VIEW MEDIA
ASSOCIATE EDITOR/ASSISTANT EDITOR
July 2014-April 2017
I wrote articles and edited work from contributors in addition to managing the website under the managing editor’s direction.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH
August 2011-July 2014
I taught writing best practices for a variety of writing styles to first- and second-year students.
EDUCATION
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, 2012, 4.0 GPA
I worked as a teaching assistant for the English Department, served as poetry editor of the university journal, had work published in a variety of publications, and received a State Department Critical Language Scholarship to study in India before graduating with highest honors.
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO
Bachelor of Arts, English and Literature/Writing, 2009, 3.97 GPA
I received the Jeremy Lespi Fellowship in Poetry and the President’s Award for Excellence in Writing among other awards and served as a writing center associate before graduating summa cum laude.
SKILLS
AP, MLA, and APA styles
Adobe design suite: InDesign, InCopy, and Photoshop
Microsoft Office suite: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
Eagle-eye level grammar and mechanicsÂ
Managing freelance and other contributors
Social media
SEO
HOBBIES
Reading classic literature
Exploring the U.S.
Rollercoaster riding
Hiking and trekking