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Consistently advocate for three to four direct reports, conducting monthly 1:1s and biannual performance reviews; participate in managing hiring, resourcing and forecasting, account allocations, and PTOActively participated in many corporate leadership courses, such as “Me2We” and “Fundamentals of Leadership”; led PowerPoint presentations on building our brand, gaining efficiencies, and streamlining processes

Traffic daily workload from a dozen clients and large intermittent RFPs; create and maintain style guides

Edit and proofread marketing copy for high-profile nonprofit, pharma, and fiserv clients, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and diversity

Edited and proofread manuscripts and cover proofs for content and house styleDeveloped high-quality books by inexperienced authors in extremely short time framesAssigned repeatedly to some of company's most consistently difficult authors; adept at placating sameDesigned and formatted attractive and professional-looking booksPrepared detailed, user-friendly indicesEvaluated proposals for acquisitionsProactively evolved company's house styleRetained as a contractor

Copy edited and content edited articles, features, and design proofsCreated and assigned or wrote content for five departments in Anime InsiderWrote news articles for WizardMaintained productive contacts in the anime, movie, and toy industriesRepresented Wizard Entertainment at company-run trade shows (Wizard World)Managed freelance writersRetained as a contractor

Sought out editorial work, including proofing business e-mails and editing instructional PowerPoint presentations

Selected from a large pool of applicants for highly competitive internship at the recommendation of editing professor