Katy Gurley
1105 Edward Terrace
St. Louis, MO 63117
katy.gurley01@gmail.com

314-226-9797

Writer and editor:  Experienced professional with a long-term background in daily news reporting, features and editorial management.  Established writing mentor and team leader.  Skilled in all phases of editing, reporting and writing for print and Web.  Currently runs writing and editing business.

1997-2011

Catherine Gurley Editorial Services:  I perform various writing, editing and other editorial services for publishing companies such as The Week, a national news magazine and news aggregator (TheWeek.com); The St. Louis Business Journal; East Hampton Press; 27east.com; Hamptons.com; Dan’s Papers, Bridgehampton, N.Y.; Vox Magazine, East Hampton;  Signature Press USA; Forensic Anthropology Inc. (FAI), a legal consulting business in Lincoln, Neb.; Southampton Press, Southampton, N.Y.

Editor: WindowsNT-Advantage.com Web magazine, San Francisco.  Led editorial team in creating high-tech, business Web magazine, and performed all phases of editing, including concept development and editorial packaging.

Instructor:  “Editing for the Web,” University of California at Berkeley.

Marketing/Public Relations:  – Performed all phases of writing and editing print and Web editorial packages, press releases or other marketing documents for: International Data Group (IDG) Publishing Co., Framingham, Mass.; Hewlett-Packard Co., Cupertino, Calif.; Softbank Expos, Foster City, Calif.; East Hampton Writers and Artists Association, East Hampton, New York: Organized and promoted many special events, workshops and a conference for local organization that supported local artists and promoted the rich heritage of the arts in the town of East Hampton, N.Y; Bank Street College, New York, N.Y. Wrote marketing pieces for marketing and development office.

1991-1996
News Editor:  InfoWorld (print publication), a weekly computer news magazine, San Mateo, Calif.  Managed all news operations, oversaw and mentored staff of 24 writers and editors. Managed and performed all phases of editing process for feature stories and news.

Opinions Editor:  InfoWorld. Managed and edited ten columnists; created InfoWorld reader advisory board and managed its events.

Bachelor of Arts – English and Journalism Major

Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.

References on request