Singerman, Deborah

Experience: Editor, writer, managing editor and communications consultant for building and construction clients including government, professional and non-government organisations, contractors and companies. Over 20 years as book, magazine and online editor for business-to-business, custom and specialist publications such as Year of the Built Environment 2004, To Build a Nation, Sustainable Nation, Melbourne: Global Smart City and Rebuilding the Nation books on Australian and New Zealand population, transport, infrastructure and planning. Clients include ETN Communications; Faircount Media Asia-Pacific government division; BCI (Building and Construction Interchange) Australia; Ecospecifier; NATSPEC (national specification system); Messenger Publishing; Broadcast Builder; and Forest and Wood Products Australia. Also accomplished writer in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore for mainstream and industry publications such as Indesign; DQ (Design Quarterly); Eureka Street; Futurarc; BPN (Building Products News); Lawyers Weekly and Green Pages.

Qualifications: BSc Economics (Sociology) London School of Economics and Political Science; Master of Arts (Australian Studies) University of New South Wales.

Computer capability: PC - Windows 7, Vista and XP; Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Adobe Acrobat; Indesign; QuarkXPress; basic Mac.

Services offered: Project managing professional and corporate books; commissioning experts and journalists to tight deadlines; copy editing – online databases, websites and print publications; structural and technical editing; Plain English rewriting; proof reading; marketing research.

Type of material: Hard and soft cover colour books; magazines and newsletters; online information databases; technical and professional reference guides; marketing; supervision of proofs.

Subject specialities: Built environment; construction; cities; sustainability (IPED Adelaide 2009 paper on green editing); infrastructure; architecture; interior design; Australia-Asia business and culture; social science; popular culture; corporate editorials, profiles and opinion pieces.

Special skills/interests: Managing and consulting editor – concept to final publication across technical, professional and academic experts, journalists and clients; project managing launch of new magazines, books and supplements; editing and quality control in online business environment.