Hallo. Jag heter Nikki.

editor & proofreader | watercolor & digital artist | linguaphile
español | français | italiano | svenska | deutsch

(the original) Portland, Maine

about & recent editing/proofreading work

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I’m an editor and proofreader with experience that spans a wide variety of subjects and industries. I’m also a bit of an email maven, having managed many newsletters through Constant Contact and Mailchimp and, most recently, managing emails, drip campaigns, reporting and tracking of emails, etc. in Salesforce. Because of my technical background, I pick up new platforms, software, and processes easily—my greatest strengths are knowing when to ask questions and being able to jump right in and help teams accomplish their goals quickly.

Because of my technical background, I specialize in technical editing and proofreading. However, I enjoy and am highly knowledgeable in topics relating to psychology, neurodivergence, arts and culture, cooking and baking, travel, word languages, and more. I’ve edited bilingual (French and English) packaging and also have strong foundational knowledge of Spanish, Italian, German, Czech, and Russian. From 2004-2007, I lived in Prague, Czech Republic, where I taught ESL and did ESL/EFL editing of academic and business writing for non-native English speakers.

For two years, I was the volunteer managing editor for the nonprofit group, GHF Learners. As such, I created the in-house style guide and standard practices for all content, including books published through their press arm and all online content (newsletters, blogs, community posts, etc.). I edited email newsletters, promotional content, and nonfiction books, as well as fact-checked, confirmed, and formatted all references and citations. I formatted the page layouts for print in Adobe InDesign and polished the eBook/Kindle layouts. Additionally, I actively searched for potential new authors; I brought in two new authors before leaving my volunteer position due to work conflicts.

Member of the Northwest Editor’s Guild and ACES: Society for Editing.

A sampling of recent work includes:

** All of the above was as a freelancer for WordOne New York