Carolyn Black Email & Phone Number

• Write email fundraising appeals, blog posts, newsletters.

• Write storyboards, narration scripts, video scripts, interactive activities, and assessments for online courses, mainly for government and non-profit clients.

• Thanks to a generous Mellon grant, Diane Jakacki of Bucknell University is developing a digital editions platform for academics. Built on an existing platform from CWRC (Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory), with.
• Design an editorial workflow process for projects working within the platform and write workflow documentation to assist them.
• Write user stories by consulting with existing users.
• Consult with the executive and dev and design teams weekly about the features and functionality needed for efficient editorial workflow and other work within the platform.
• Design user test script for prototype testing and moderate tests.
• Upload, edit, and mark-up content in XML for the REED London project (one project hosted by the platform).

• Write K–12 Learning Objects to address Canadian curricula or current news events, based on briefs from the Publisher or Program Specialist.
• Curate collections (78 and counting) of existing Learning Objects, grouped by curricular themes. This involves selecting appropriate Learning Objects, creating interactive Google slide decks of original content to.
• Write reports for Publisher about Canadian curricular trends.
• Remediated popular series of pedagogical print resources for teachers into nine Edwin collections, in consultation with author.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed REED's transition from print collections to digital publication with the design and launch of REED Online (https://ereed.library.utoronto.ca/), including work with academics, programmers, and a UX and design.
• Managed production and edited material, in consultation with SMEs, of five online publications and one multi-volume print collection in the REED series. REED publishes extensive and comprehensive academic reference.
• Co-wrote sections of six academic grant applications, which earned the REED project over 1,000,000 CAD.
• In addition: running Listserv and writing press releases for new publications; writing contracts; monitoring budget; supervising employees and research assistants; commissioning freelancers; acting as office manager.

• Oversaw the publishing process from submission of files to typesetting.
• Created and successfully adhered to production schedule; led production meetings.
• Edited, researched, fact checked, and proofed print volumes in REED series.
• Revised style guide.
• Corresponded with academic authors.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Clients included First Folio Resource Group, Oxford Press, REED Project.

Master'S Degree, English

Bachelor'S Degree, English

School Of Continuing Studies Certificate, Elearning

Trained in the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and management of eLearning training programs and curricula.

School Of Continuing Studies Certificate, Web Writing And Social Media Communication

Trained in writing persuasive, dynamic copy; using social media to drive traffic to websites; designing relevant visuals; optimizing a.