Curriculum vitae
LISACO EDITORIAL SERVICES, a one-woman company
offering writing, editing, and proofing services, opened for
business in 1999. Writer/editor Lisa Costantino is based in
Edmonds, Washington.


CLIENT PROJECTS

Virtuoso, Ltd.
From 2001 to present, have contracted variously as associate
editor, editor-at-large, and managing editor for
Virtuoso
Life
magazine.

Writing: numerous feature and departmental articles, plus
sidebars, insets, and advertorial copy for special advertising
sections.

Editing: substantive editing, copy editing, caption writing,
and proofing using Adobe InDesign.

Expedia
Writing: cruise ship reviews; features on San Diego, Reno,
Houston, and Tucson; slide shows on Cancún and Lanai; and
various advertorial pages.

Editing: numerous features and hotel descriptions; edited
and managed ski resort section.

Amazon
Writing: approximately 70 short articles on wedding
planning, book reviews, and numerous product descriptions.

TripHub
Writing: destination guides for San Diego, Lake Tahoe and
Reno, Mexican Riviera, and Washington, D.C.

Ernst & Young
Substantive editing: customer financial planning guides.

TPA
Writing: musical road trip article for Lexus online magazine.

CM Communications
Editing: email campaign copy, using British English for UK
campaign.

Dennis Rea
Edited the final draft of Live at the Forbidden City: Musical
Encounters in China & Taiwan
(iUniverse, Inc., 2006), by
acclaimed Seattle guitarist Dennis Rea.

Moon Handbooks
Researched, updated, and substantively edited second
edition of Moon Handbooks'
Atlantic Canada guidebook
(subcontracted by author Mark Morris).



RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Corp., 1994-1999
User ed writer, HomeAdvisor
Associate editor, Trip Planner
Writer/editor, CD-ROM products including Aviation, Oceans,
Dogs, Basketball, and Baseball
Contributing writer,
Mungo Park online magazine


EDUCATION
Graduated with honors, magna cum laude, B.A. English
Literature, University of Washington, 1994.