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Perform quality assurance for a variety of marketing products including blogs, focus pages, and additional web copy.Work within client specifications to ensure key words for search engine optimization (SEO) are included in each product.Write and edit bios, blurbs, and exit paragraphs.Attend weekly meetings with Production and Marketing Managers teams.

Houston, Tx

Craft diplomatic and empathetic responses to a range of positive and negative online reviews in the multifamily industry.Write bi-monthly summaries for the Multifamily Leaders Podcast as seen on the J Turner Research blog.Research, compile, and proofread Q&A articles, research reports, web copy, and blog posts based on online reputation management topics.Allocate reviews to team of writing professionals and train new hires.

Greater New York City Area

Copy edited (developmental and substantive), proofread, and fact-checked over 80 titles including fiction, nonfiction, sports, nature, politics, and more.Created style sheets with editing decisions, project specifications, and typesetting code.Consulted the Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster, and in-house style guides for accuracy, consistency, usage, and style for both manuscripts and In-Design layouts.Collaborated with authors and production editors on queries and timelines.

Ellisville, Mo

Copy edited course content for clarity, consistency, and completeness.Ensured materials for each lesson aligned between print and digital formats.Applied art revisions and checked for inclusion of all lesson files.

Fenton, Mo

Proofread first pages of gift book layouts for grammar, design, style, and usage.Utilized the Chicago Manual of Style and in-house guides for verification.Wrote topical articles and performed substantive editing for features in a monthly newsletter.

Edited lessons and quizzes for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.Proofread course content and blog posts for correct grammar and appropriate style.

St. Louis, Mo

Copy edited white papers, professional brochures, insurance forms, and marketing materials for advertising agency partnering with banking, financial planning, medical, and pharmaceutical clients.Coordinated project specifications and daily priorities with authors, graphics artists and additional production team members.Proofread content, art changes, and formatting for clarity, consistency, style, and function for print and digital media deliverables.

Edited a variety of projects for clarity and consistency while also fixing typos and errors in grammar and usage.

Washington, Dc

Tutored college and post-graduate students online (synchronously and asynchronously) in essay, thesis, and dissertation writing.Taught and modeled strategies for improvement rather than editing or correctly for the student.Guided students in proper referencing in both MLA and APA style.Assisted students globally, including English Language Learners.

Taught English literature and composition to sophomores and juniors, including planning and grading

St. Louis, Mo

Taught World and American Literature and Composition at the high school level.Participated in professional development to garner ideas for best practices and stay up-to-date on technology and state academic standards.Served on committee to evaluate and hire interim assistant principal.Served on Testing Committee to plan and strategize for optimum MAP Test performance.

Tutored ninth-grade students in an inner-city high school, developing program agenda in a team settingServed on Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and attended faculty meetings in university’s education division

Guided students in career search and resume production; helped mobilize two large job fairs each year Administered mock interviews, as well as employee selection and training

M.A., Educational Leadership

B.A., English/Spanish

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