Editorial

The Office of Communications and Public Affairs’ two-person Editorial Team has a combined 70 years of professional editing experience, including more than 50 years working for major newspapers such as The Baltimore Sun and USA TODAY.  The team covers internal events and takes on editing projects big and small, from flyers to brochures to magazines, for clients from the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s central administration and seven schools.

Services

• Editorial consultation
• Copy editing
• Proofreading
• Writing (news, features, and event stories)

How Editorial and Writing Services Work

• To request editing or writing services, fill out a design request form and select “editorial only” or send a Word document to the Editorial Team through a design request form.
• The Editorial Team edits the Word document and sends a Track Changes copy (which will show what has been edited) and a clean copy back to the client. 
• The client reviews Editorial’s edits and accepts the edits, or the client sends back a Track Changes Word document with further edits.
• Editorial reviews the client’s edits and creates a clean copy of the Word document for the Design Team if the project includes a design element.
• If the project includes a design element, the Editorial Team proofreads the first draft of the design. 
• The edited version is sent to the client for approval. 
• The proofreading process continues as needed. 

Examples of Editorial Work

Writing Examples

The Editorial Team writes stories for Universitywide events and initiatives such as Founders Week, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Celebration, Employee of the Month Awards, the Employee Service and Recognition Luncheon, and more.

The team also offers writing services on a limited basis to UMB departments and the seven schools on a billable basis.