Editorial Direction and Publishing
I run publications end to end for national member organizations. I'm the editor of USHPA Pilot, the quarterly magazine of the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, and Paramotor Pilot, the triannual publication of the United States Powered Paragliding Association.
For both, I own the whole process: planning each issue, commissioning and managing contributors, editing everything from feature stories to how-to guides, and working with the layout team and designer to get it out on schedule. This is ongoing work on retainer, not one piece at a time.
Who this is for
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A member association with a magazine and nobody on staff to edit it
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An outdoor brand publishing content with no one steering it
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A small publisher whose editor just left
Services Provided
Issue Planning
Contributor management
Building the editorial calendar and deciding what runs when
Commissioning writers, chasing drafts, keeping deadlines
Newsletters
Member emails and recurring digital sends
Production and Publication
Working with design and layout through to final proof
Developmental and line editing
Shaping rough submissions into publishable stories
Branded content
Sponsored stories that don't read like ads
Fact-checking and QC
Catching the errors before the membership does
Advertising coordination
Soliciting and managing advertisers
How I Work
I start by working with the organization to understand its goals and what its membership actually wants to read. From there we build an editorial calendar, which can cover the magazine, newsletters, and branded stories. I commission and manage contributors, both freelancers and member submissions, then edit everything that comes in. Alongside that I work with advertisers to get artwork in on time. For print, I work directly with an art director through design and layout. Once initial layouts are done, I review them with staff and approve final files for publication.
