CHRISTINA DYAR

Experienced writer, editor and proofreader with proven ability to balance priorities and meet deadlines.  I manage writing, editing, proofing, and production needs for a wide variety of clients, including magazines,  Fortune 500 corporations and book publishers. 

  • Ambassadair Travel Group – Managed corporate marketing and communications. Established digital and social media content and strategies. Redesigned, wrote, edited and proofed Journey and Trips Packaged special issues targeted to destinations and travel types. Nationally honored with Magellan Award for best in-house marketing collateral for tour operators in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  • Executive Decision – Editor in Chief of newly launched magazine targeting C-Suite executives in NY area. Assigned articles, edited content, managed production, administered budget, wrote features and profiled corporate leaders.
  • Travelware Magazine – Publisher/Editorial Director. Revamped century-old trade publication covering luggage and leather goods into a fashion magazine that increased advertising and grew circulation while keeping core readers. Completely retargeted editorial and built new stable of writers. Increased revenue by 34 percent in one year. Redesigned magazine and managed production process.
  • PC Magazine – Wrote product reviews. Edit and proof PC Labs reviews.
  • IBM Corporation – Staff contract writer for Higher Education and K-12 Industry vertical markets. Produced various collateral for press, internal marketing, and sales training.
  • Experienced feature writer for numerous magazines: Consumers Digest, Microsoft Systems Journal, PC Magazine,  Journey, Trips, Greenwich, Showcase, Executive Decision, MR and Accessories.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Strong familiarity with APA 6th edition, AP stylebook, and the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition
  • Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
  • Adobe Creative Suite –Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat
  • Additional Print and Digital Content Production – HTML, Quark
  • Marketing & Social Media – Hubspot, SalesForce,  SproutSocial, Hootsuite, WordPress