Andrew Silver Email & Phone Number

I edit all database entries and published articles for accuracy, clarity, and consistency. I fact-check names and titles for published articles. I write database entries for Canadian and American television content, detailed descriptions for streaming content, and articles for publication.In addition to my primary responsibilities, I edit, colour correct, crop, and process photos for publication, package written content for the pagination team, and collect quotations for weekly articles.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

I edited and laid out all freelancer content for online publication across company WordPress sites. Laying out the content included sourcing, and possibly editing, photos for online publication and optimizing the content for SEO.In addition to my primary responsibilities, I managed and organized all the photos in the Editorial team's Google Drive and occasionally wrote articles for publication across company-branded sites.

Guelph, On

I edited and laid out articles for online publication on select company WordPress sites. This included sites focusing on auto, health, and travel verticals. On top of my main responsibility, I wrote articles and additional sections for existing articles and pitched ideas for potential articles that were sent to in-house or freelance writers.

I wrote articles for personal blogs: silvergamebit.blogspot.ca and thesilverdome.blogspot.ca. Additionally, I managed the promotion of new articles through a Facebook fan page and my personal Twitter and Google+ accounts.

Waterloo, On

I volunteered as Assistant Copy Editor from September 2015 to March 2016 and as Head Copy Editor from May 2016 to December 2016. My main responsibility was to edit and proofread articles for weekly print and online publication. Additional responsibilities included teaching new and returning volunteers the process of proofreading articles in the Canadian Press style and monitoring their progress to determine their candidacy for staff status.

Waterloo, On

I wrote articles published in print and for online publication, including a weekly video game column, 8-Bits of Separation.

Cambridge, On

- Provided customer service and technical support.- Handled money during transactions and closing procedures.- Verified stock for the store through shipments, inventory counts, and perpetual counts.- Processed new and used games for addition to store stock.- Cleaned and organized store shelves, carpet, waste receptacles, and stock room.

Becoming A Proofreader

Rhetoric And Composition/Writing Studies

Video Game Design And Development

- Awarded the President’s Award for highest cumulative grade point average. - Served as Project Manager and Assistant Producer on a team.