Janet Asmussen Email & Phone Number

Northport, Ny, Us

Farmingdale, New York

Currently working as a proofreader and quality assurance specialist at Wilen New York.

Melville, New York

Worked as proofreader and occasional copy editor for Henry Schein, the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, medical and veterinarian practitioners, during their busy season. Was part of a 3-person team responsible for proofing catalogs, brochures, flyers, corporate material, advertisements, and Internet copy.

• Clients included: Optimum (Cablevision), Domino Sugar, C&H Sugar, Florida Crystals, Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer, Quest Diagnostics, Milano Worldwide• Maintained high level of quality control over Optimum Customer Communications,including multiple versions of recurrent Residential Channel Lineups and Rates & Packages • Responsible for copyediting to maintain consistency throughout all Optimum materialsfor compliance with new guidelines; comparing and analyzing all components ofprojects, including legalities and client direction• Reviewed and transferred document changes from English to Spanish versions ofvarious brochures and mailings for translation; compared Russian versions for accuracyof elements• Managed data entry and quality control of over 500-plus recipe database for Sugar brands • Edited branded recipes to maintain consistency with specific branding style guidelines • Streamlined recipe development and served as liaison with food consultant, includingcataloging and selection of recipe images• Copyedited nutritional labels, utilizing NUTRIBASE system via Oracle VirtualBoxManager• Reviewed and edited recipes for American Diabetes Association, adhering to stringentdietary guidelines• Researched and provided substantiation for recipe accuracy and/or authenticity• Copyedited, completed type corrections, and provided consistency to brochures andmailings for various clients; provided press-ready and online PDFs of completed files

• Supervised entire copyediting process, including quality control, on all files leaving prepress for printers; coordinated with copyeditors to improve word flow and content; analyzed all components of job against final blue markups for color, typography, layout and design• Prioritized, and maintained strict schedules while interfacing with copyeditors, art directors and promotion production staff to resolve all issues• Initiated PDF workflow in all areas of prepress production; page assembly, copyediting and image editing sub departments• Collaborated closely with major commercial printers: American Litho, Berlin Industries, Brown, Harte Hanks, Northeast, Perry Judd, Quebecor World Petty & Sunny Industries• Responsible for FTP or output of final PDF files to disk• Tenure included one title promotion on 03/04

Garden City, New York

Westbury, Ny

• Designed and implemented new concepts for brochures, space ads, and direct mail packages• Directed a 12-member staff including illustrators, graphic artists, and photographers in the preparation and production of domestic and international catalogs, sweepstakes packages, and space ads• Ensured postal regulations were in strict compliancewith domestic and international postal guidelines• Hired models for photo shoots/assisted photographer in styling• Reviewed and hired freelance illustrators for special promotional mailings • Ensured integrity of individual artists concepts and design through weekly follow-up meetings with production director

Aas, Advertising Art

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