Freelance Editor resume example with 19+ years of experience
JessicaClaire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94105(555) 432-1000, resumesample@example.com
Professional Summary
Writer and editor with more than four years' experience in the publishing industry. Recent Duke MA familiar with Duke University Press and accustomed to writing for both academic and general audiences.
Skills
Excellent writing skills
Strong communication and public relations skills
Self-motivated and good with deadlines
Editorial eye for detail
Experience working with authors to market their books
Project Management
Skilled with all MS Office programs and Adobe
Fluent in Japanese
Education
Expected in 2004Bachelor of Arts | Creative WritingUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PAGPA:
Expected in 2013Master of Arts | East Asian StudiesDuke University, Durham, NCGPA:
University of Pittsburgh Honor's College Scholarship for full tuition
Twice recipient of the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship at Duke
Presenter at the Asian and Pacific Studies Institute's Summer Institute for Teachers 2013
Work History
09/2009 to CurrentFreelance EditorSyneos Health, Inc | Ogden, UT,
Worked with publishers Pressque, LLC and Amazon's Createspace
Promoted to the editing team of AmazonEncore at the launch of its new imprint Thomas & Mercer.
Structural editing - helping authors work through major structural issues with plot, character, genre, etc.
Copy editing - proofreading manuscripts for grammatical errors and final layout
Ongoing communication with authors, understanding their goals and helping them to achieve them.
Authors often requested me for later books, working with me exclusively.
07/2007 to 06/2009Assistant Language TeacherScioto | Saint Peters, MO,
Taught ESL at the elementary and middle school levels.
Wrote and implemented new English curriculum for Takashimizu Elementary
School, one of the flagship schools in Miyagi prefecture's move to teach
English at the elementary school level.
Grass-roots cultural exchange
05/2000 to 08/2006Site ManagerD&D Painting | City, STATE,
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