Jill Starbuck

Senior Market Analyst

Jill Starbuck is a Senior Market Research Analyst and Technical Editor at Pellegrino & Associates, LLC. Jill performs secondary market research and provides a detailed analysis of the research to the analysts, who use this information for conducting precise and valid valuations. She oversees the company’s marketing efforts by writing website content, campaign letters, and the company newsletter. She also assists with proposal writing and executive report summaries. In addition, Jill writes for the company’s blog, which includes intellectual property commentary regarding current events. Jill edits all company material including books, proposals, marketing material, and reports. She instructs coworkers on proper writing techniques and company style. She developed a company style guide that helps the company provide consistent, concise, and quality work products.

Jill brings a strong English background to the company with both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in English. She also graduated from The Publishing Institute and earned certification in editing from UC Berkeley. Jill has extensive experience in editing, public speaking, researching, training, and writing. Her writing background includes analytical reports, brochures, catalog copy, manuals, newsletters, and technical documents. She has created and facilitated writing courses at the college and business levels. Jill has developed house style guides and standard operating procedures.

She also brings to the company a research background that includes leadership roles in project management that have enabled her to build strong customer relationships. Her responsibilities included researching primary and secondary resources, communicating daily with customers, developing questionnaires, analyzing research information, and writing project reports. Her projects have included studies on blood pressure medicine, college curriculums, glucose monitors, and industrial directories. She was also the lead editor for market intelligence reports based on the automotive, banking, pharmaceutical, retail, and software industries.