Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Dona Hightower Perkins
Jewell Communications
Dona Perkins specializes in copyediting, proofreading, and writing for business, medical, and academic clients. She is experienced in K-12 and college-level educational materials, medical copyediting and proofreading, and writing articles for blogs and websites. She has been a professional writer and editor for more than 25 years, working in publishing, the technical documentation field, advertising/marketing, and corporate communications before becoming a full-time freelancer.
She began her career at Harcourt Brace College Publishers, working as a developmental editor for management and marketing textbooks. She further expanded her skills by working as a technical writer for various clients. After several years in the technical writing field, she moved on to work in the corporate communications department of a major healthcare provider in North Texas, as well as taking on medical copyediting in her spare time. She currently works as a medical copy editor/copywriter at a healthcare advertising/marketing agency as well. She now enjoys copyediting K-12 and college-level academic materials, medical editing and proofreading, and writing for blogs and websites from her home office in Denton, Texas.
Denton, TX
US
Cell phone: 940-368-0941
Email: donaperkins@gmail.com
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Years in the field: 25
Years freelancing: 22
Dona Perkins
Dona Perkins specializes in copyediting, proofreading, and writing for business, medical, and academic clients. She is experienced in K-12 and college-level educational materials, medical copyediting and proofreading, and writing articles for blogs and websites. She has been a professional writer and editor for more than 25 years, working in publishing, the technical documentation field, advertising/marketing, and corporate communications before becoming a full-time freelancer.
She began her career at Harcourt Brace College Publishers, working as a developmental editor for management and marketing textbooks. She further expanded her skills by working as a technical writer for various clients. After several years in the technical writing field, she moved on to work in the corporate communications department of a major healthcare provider in North Texas, as well as taking on medical copyediting in her spare time. She currently works as a medical copy editor/copywriter at a healthcare advertising/marketing agency as well. She now enjoys copyediting K-12 and college-level academic materials, medical editing and proofreading, and writing for blogs and websites from her home office in Denton, Texas.
