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Deborah Whitcomb

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Editorial Services Manager and Senior Copy Editor driving compliant, high-precision content at scale.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a leadership role where I can drive editorial QA, brand governance, and regulatory compliance across multi-channel digital and print content. I want cross-functional collaboration and high standards for accuracy and workflow optimization.

I’m an Editorial Services Manager and Senior Proofreader & Editor with over two decades of experience delivering high-precision editorial excellence across consumer, healthcare, and financial sectors. I lead end-to-end content lifecycles with a focus on absolute brand governance and regulatory compliance.

I manage remote, cross-functional editorial teams to ensure quality assurance across agency outputs. I standardize and enforce complex brand guidelines and toolkits for 15+ high-profile clients, while maintaining an industry-low personal error rate of less than 2% through rigorous copyediting, proofreading, and image management.

My work centers on factual, statistical, legal, and regulatory verification—balancing stakeholder requirements with editorial standards. I also own knowledge standards and formal documentation lifecycles for primary client accounts, helping keep workflows accurate, consistent, and audit-ready.

Before management, I refined digital, print, social, and video content for top-tier brands and optimized website and marketing copy to improve clarity and performance. Earlier in my career, I led public-facing content development and approvals in marketing and merchandising roles, building structured editorial review workflows that strengthen messaging integrity across fast-moving digital channels.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Editorial Services Manager & Editor

Partners + Napier

Mar 2017 - Aug 2025 (8 years 5 months)

Led a remote, cross-functional editorial team focused on quality assurance and brand integrity across agency outputs. Standardized and enforced brand guidelines for 15+ regulated and consumer clients while overseeing factual, statistical, legal, and regulatory compliance verification.

Proofreading Brand Governance Fact Checking Regulatory Compliance Workflow Optimization

Content Editor, Writer & Consultant

Independent Freelancer

Mar 2012 - Mar 2017 (5 years)

Edited and refined digital, print, social, and video content for top-tier brands while ensuring strict adherence to brand voices and industry compliance guidelines. Audited and optimized website content and marketing copy to improve reach, user experience, and performance.

Content Editing Proofreading Marketing Copywriting Digital Content Production

Marketing Director

5LINX

Dec 2008 - Mar 2012 (3 years 3 months)

Oversaw development, editing, and final approval of public-facing content, promotional collateral, website copy, and public relations materials. Built and supervised an in-house creative team and implemented structured editorial review workflows to streamline production across evolving digital and social channels.

Content Editing Marketing Collateral Brand Messaging Digital And Social Channels

Merchandising and Marketing Specialist

Lego Company

Sep 2002 - Dec 2008 (6 years 3 months)

Edited and project-managed high-volume text and merchandising assets for major retail catalogs and e-commerce platforms. Coordinated cross-functional workflows to align layout and copy with global brand standards and supported the launch of the company’s inaugural online e-commerce infrastructure.

E Commerce Content Project Management Cross functional Coordination Retail Catalog Copy