Ellen Ripstein

    Ellen Ripstein

    (She/Her)
    Self-employed

    Full Bio
    Objective

    Research, fact-checking, editing or proofreading work in television, print or online media. Specialty in puzzles and trivia games.



    Work Experience

    1/87?present

    Editor/Proofreader of puzzles, Freelance



    Proofread, fact-check and edit crosswords and other word puzzles on freelance basis. Clients have included:

    New York Times

    New York Times Digital Media, produce crossword files for nytimes.com

    Sterling Publishing

    Random House/Times Books

    Dell Magazines

    Book of the Month Club

    Crosswords Club/Uptown Puzzles

    Los Angeles Sunday Times

    Chicago Tribune syndicate

    Official Publications

    Running Press

    Herald Tribune

    Uncle Johns Bathroom Readers

    Complete Idiots Guides

    Adams Media

    Storey Publishing

    Parnell Hall

    Boxerjam.com games web site

    Uproar.com games web site



    5/07?6/07 Head Researcher, Embassy Row, Grand Slam

    Supervised, checked and signed off on research of questions for GSN television show featuring former gam

    Professional Credits
    Crossword producer, NYTimes.com (New York Times Digital Media), 1996-present



    Head researcher, Grand Slam (Embassy Row/GSN), 2007



    Documentary subject, Wordplay (IFC/Weinstein), 2006



    Senior researcher, Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Valleycrest/ABC), 2000-2004
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