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aliases: ["Sara Ricci"]
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Tier: "1st 🥇"
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# Sara Ricci

Editor at Refactoring, hired in Q2 2024 to bring editorial rigor and consistency to the newsletter and podcast show notes. Sara has a sharp eye for structure and clarity in technical writing, helping transform Luca's raw drafts into polished, well-organized pieces that maintain his voice while improving readability. Before joining Refactoring, she worked as an editor at a Milan-based tech publication, where she developed deep familiarity with writing for engineering audiences.

Sara has quickly become an essential part of the content pipeline. She reviews and edits every newsletter issue before publication, writes show notes for podcast episodes, and has started contributing to the editorial calendar with topic suggestions and series concepts. Based in Milan, she works closely with Luca on content strategy and quality.

## Notes

- Excellent at preserving the author's voice while improving structure and flow; Luca's drafts are noticeably better after her pass
- Fast and reliable with turnaround; rarely misses a deadline, even on tight publication schedules
- Has good instincts for what will resonate with the audience; her topic suggestions consistently perform well
- Growing into a more strategic editorial role beyond pure editing; taking on more ownership of the content calendar
- Their biweekly 1-on-1s have evolved from pure editing feedback to broader content strategy discussions

## Collaborations

- [[procedure-biweekly-1on1-sara]] — regular biweekly check-ins with Luca on editorial quality and content strategy
- [[procedure-weekly-team-sync]] — core participant in the weekly team sync
- [[event-team-sync-weekly]] — attends and contributes to weekly standups
- [[24q2-hire-editor]] — hired through a structured search process in Q2 2024
- [[24q3-podcast-season-2]] — edited show notes and contributed to episode planning
- [[25q2-podcast-season-3]] — increasingly involved in editorial planning for the current season
- [[25q2-team-retreat]] — participant in team retreat planning and activities
