HOW EDITING HELPS YOUR BUSINESS LOOK MORE HUMAN.
Carmen Riot Smith
➼ Published author
➼ National Endowment of the Arts speaker
➼ Enrolled NYTimes bestselling authors and Amazon KDP #1 bestsellers in my editing boot camp
➼ Chief editor for the largest online HR encyclopedia in the world
➼ Master's degree and BA in English
➼ Designed and built my own tiny house
Who Relies on me?
High-Growth Startups
Corporate marketing is dead. There’s a reason that people hang framed Coca-Cola ads in their office and it’s because impersonal, inhuman, and cookie-cutter marketing is literally an antique. In the connection economy marketing is not about selling an average product to an average person, it’s about selling an innovative product to a high-quality client. From your content to your product, it’s about creating a trust factor.
I help you build that trust by delivering on a promise of quality and consistency. As the chief business editor for the largest online HR encyclopedia in the world my work goes far beyond commas and semicolons. In addition to grammar I focus on:
I help you build that trust by delivering on a promise of quality and consistency. As the chief business editor for the largest online HR encyclopedia in the world my work goes far beyond commas and semicolons. In addition to grammar I focus on:
- Identifying missing information
- Uncovering underdevelopment
- Eliminating points of confusion
- Utilizing advanced word choice
- Maintaining brand-focused editing
Business Strategists
Building businesses is really about crafting ideas. Tesla is about the idea that electric cars can be chic and classy. Apple is about the idea that a device can be part of our identity. So in addition to working with companies like Eddy to spread ideas top down through content, I also work with business thought leaders and strategists to spread ideas from the bottom up through books.
Most recently I worked on a Simon & Schuster book by Chip Heath, a Stanford Business School professor whose previous books have been on the New York Times bestseller list, sold 3 million copies, and translated into 35 languages. His clients include Google, Gap, and the American Heart Association.
Most recently I worked on a Simon & Schuster book by Chip Heath, a Stanford Business School professor whose previous books have been on the New York Times bestseller list, sold 3 million copies, and translated into 35 languages. His clients include Google, Gap, and the American Heart Association.
National Endowment of The Arts
High-quality creativity is about building solid systems and meticulously overcoming mental blocks. When I teach at the National Endowment of the Arts Big Reads program I share step-by-step guides for writing practice based on the science of habit building, I do live teardowns of copy, and I provide a breakdown of the content landscape.
YOUR EXPERIENCE IS my GUARANTEE
I have a crazy refund policy that other editors simply don’t dare to offer. It’s a 100% money-back guarantee because I am that confident in the quality of my work. I'm proud to say that I am top-rated editor on Upwork and Reedsy, but if there is ever a problem, I've got your back.
Ready to take this off your plate?
Most people talk about outsourcing but never do it. If you’ve made it this far I know you are goal-oriented and action-ready. So, let’s put a call on the books so I can hear more about your vision.