Gita Tewari

Des Plaines , Illinois 60016

847.208.4110

 tewarigita@aol.com

Career Summary

  • Writer/Editor/Project Manager with superb communications skills and the demonstrated ability to research, analyze and write about a wide range of topics and industries.

Professional Experience

Freelance Writer, Editor and Project Manager 2002-Present

Provide communications, project management and editorial expertise to Chicago area companies representing a broad range of industries. Representative clients include the following: 

  •  Imagination Publishing (Custom Media company )

Freelance Copywriter – Developed and edited copy for client Websites.

  • W.W. Grainger Inc., Lake Forest , IL (Leading domestic and international business-to-business distributor)

Freelance Copywriter/Editor – Prepared and edited copy for the Grainger catalog.

  • Career Education Corporation, Hoffman Estates , IL (Education company )

Freelance Writer/Editor - Wrote online tutorials and articles for online university Web sites.

  • YMCA of the USA , Chicago , IL (National resource office for the nation’s YMCAs)

Freelance Writer/Editor - Wrote and edited articles for Discovery YMCA, the association’s monthly publication.

  • First Health, Downers Grove , IL ( National managed care company serving the group health, workers compensation and state public program markets)

Contract Proposal Writer

  • The Pampered Chef, Addison, IL (Worldwide distributor of high-end kitchen tools)

Freelance Writer – Researched and wrote articles for Kitchen Consultant News.

  • UNEXT.com, Deerfield, IL (Online Education company)

Contract Editor

Northwestern Memorial Hospital , Chicago , IL 2001-2002

(An internationally renowned teaching hospital)

Senior Writer/Editor, Marketing and Public Relations

  • Served as a Communications Consultant for internal clients including senior management.
  • Researched, wrote and edited internal and external communications, including the bimonthly employee newsletter Connections and the external newsletter Healthy Transitions.
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Lincolnwood, IL 1999 (A leading educational and trade publishing company) Marketing Supervisor
  • Planned, wrote and produced effective marketing collateral including ads, sell sheets, mailers, brochures and catalogs.
  • Supervised in-house designers and freelancers in the execution of marketing programs.
Freelance Writer and Editor 1997-1999

Provided communications, editorial and project management expertise to Chicago area companies representing a broad range of industries. Representative clients included the following:

· Stein Roe and Farnham, Chicago , IL (Investment services firm)

Writer/Editor

  • Arthur Andersen, Chicago, IL (Global financial services firm)

Editor

CCH INCORPORATED, Riverwoods , IL 1989-1996

Communications Specialist (1995-1996)
  • Created informational product and promotional literature used by Field Sales Representatives to sell CCH’s print and electronic product lines.
Production Editor/Copy Editor (1990-1995)
  • Produced a weekly five-volume reporter (Medicare and Medicaid Guide) with a subscriber base of 8000 and bi-monthly reporter (Physician’s Medicaid Guide).
  • Copy edited and proofread various in-house publications such as reference reporters, articles, newsletters and magazines covering tax law and other law-related topics.
The Niles Journal (a local weekly newspaper) 1987-1989 Freelance Features Writer

Researched, wrote and edited feature articles for the Journal.

Education/ Affiliations:

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Master of Science in Communications Degree, June 1996

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor’s in Psychology

Related field: English

Hospice Volunteer at VNA Hospice in Skokie from 1997 to 1998

Helpline Advocate for the Domestic Abuse Hotline for Men and Women (DAHMW) from 2007 to the present