Copy editor, proofreader Resume

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SENIOR COPY EDITOR & PROOFREADER. Versatile, flexible analytical thinker with extensive background in educational publishing, content management systems, and online testing platforms. Initiates learning and peer training on new, business-critical solutions, including online document accessibility. Highly proficient in AP, Chicago, client style sheets, IT tools, and technology. Excels at interpreting copy’s intent to revise for syntax, clarity, accuracy, and compliance with industry guidelines. MEASUREMENT INCORPORATED, Durham, NC –Leads and supports editorial team in a collaborative environment. Excels at preserving original intent while revising for syntax, clarity, accuracy, and compliance with industry guidelines. Project work includes ~30 large-scale educational assessments to develop high-quality student tests, parent-student-teacher guides, and ~10 administration manuals yearly that drive primary and secondary student learning. Currently contracted on an as-needed basis following a reduction in workforce. Editor, 09/2023 to Present (independent contractor) Editor, 07/2003 to 08/2023 (full-time) • Regularly train other employees and recognized as the on-site subject matter expert in document accessibility and Adobe Acrobat DC, using this knowledge to retain a major client contract • Coordinate editorial team project timelines, tasks, and deadlines • Liaise cross-departmentally to foster communication and prioritization • Synthesize and reinterpret complex materials for a diverse set of audiences, collaborating with specialists, clarifying intent, and structuring syntax while preserving meaning to ensure clear communication appropriate to the target audience • Beta-test online platforms, features, and functionality to share feedback on user experiences for students, teachers, and administrators FREELANCE COPY EDITOR & PROOFREADER (remote), 11/2008 to Present Edit and proofread copy for published manuscripts, books, press releases, and other traditional printed and digital content. • The House with the Face on the Chimney: Gene Dillard and His Vision, 03/2023 • myDrugCosts.com, 08/2022 to 02/2023 • Legacy: The Beginning, 09/2017 to 10/2018 • Baen Books, 05/2008 to 03/2017 Master of Arts (MA) in English Literature The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English (Minor: Psychology) University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL Copy Editing and Proofreading * Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation * The Chicago Manual of Style * Diverse Content * AP Stylebook * Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) * Client Style Sheets * Fact-Checking and Permissions Tools, Technology, and Methods * Adobe Acrobat DC * InDesign * Document Conversion and Accessibility * Commercial and Proprietary Content Management Systems (CMS) * Online Testing Platforms * Video Captioning * MS Office and Google Suites Interpersonal Skills * Collaboration * Client Services * Training * Flexibility and Adaptability * Change Management Project Management * Cross-Functional Teams * Timelines, Workflows, and Deadlines * Contractor Relations * Status Reporting HIGHLIGHTS • Learned Adobe Acrobat DC under strict deadline constraints to become the company’s first employee with the capability of preparing public-facing documents for online accessibility: • Earned the trust of the company’s largest client before online document accessibility was commonplace • Enabled the company to come into and maintain WCAG compliance, retaining industry relevance for its clients • Trained coworkers on the process to advance knowledge-sharing • Streamlined annual preparation of a 300-page psychometric technical report, which entailed funneling all content from Word to InDesign for seamless conversion to an accessible PDF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * SEO and WordPress, Skillshare * HTML and CSS, Skillshare * InDesign, LinkedIn Learning * Adobe Acrobat * Technical Writing and Editing, Durham Technical Community College Michael Gaffigan, Project Director [email protected] 919-360-8745 Dean Cornstubble, Project Director [email protected], [email protected]. 919-683-2413 Jami-Jon M. Pearson, Ph.D, Special Projects Manager [email protected] 832-215-5593 Joseph McClintock, Vice President of Assessment Services (former) 919-827-2546 [email protected] Michael Konvicka, Editor [email protected] or [email protected] 919-564-6706