Karina Carrillo Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

As the Owner & Lead Copyeditor at Carrillo Content, I offer content creation and editing services to business owners, non-profits, startups, real estate professionals, and lenders. I specialize in crafting persuasive copy to enhance marketing efforts and drive engagement. My role includes developing content strategies, refining written materials, and ensuring clear, impactful communication. Additionally, I help businesses humanize their messaging by teaching AI to sound more natural and relatable.

Remote

This work leverages my background in writing and editing and aligns with my curiosity and commitment to advancing AI technology responsibly. I evaluate and enhance large language models (LLMs) by reviewing responses for accuracy, clarity, and effectiveness. My role involves comparing outputs across various dimensions, applying specific metrics to rate each, and providing clear justifications for my evaluations. I identify errors and hallucinations, craft prompts to test the boundaries of AI capabilities, and rewrite responses to improve precision and readability.

San Diego, California, United States

Substitute Administrative Assistant

United States

Wrote long and short-form articles on housing, mortgage lending, and financial topics. Blogged for special projects like RE/MAX corporate and Intuit’s TurboTax. Created a real estate knowledge quiz for writer applicants. Regularly copyedited articles, ensuring adherence to AP style and client brand voice. Conducted audits, provided feedback to writers, and mentored freelancers. Implemented SEO best practices, adapting to major Google algorithm updates such as Panda and Mobilegeddon. Published under the byline K.C. Hernandez. Created captions, headlines, metadata, and updated financial articles for evergreen quality.

Helped homeowners with purchasing, selling, mortgage financing and foreclosure prevention. Provided executive assistant and transaction coordination services on a top-producing team.

United States

Covered crime, incidents, and events around town. Pitched stories, conducted interviews, and photographed for stories.

Chula Vista, California, United States

Copyeditor intern and freelance journalist. Reported on Chula Vista, South Bay and San Diego events. Wrote features, sports, news articles and monthly gardening column.

B.A., English, Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Career Based Outreach Program Fellow LAUSD College Admissions Mentor UCLA Childhood Development Center Classroom.

Certificate, Copyediting

Developed editing skills for academic and web publishing. Coursework included: Grammar Lab; Copyediting I, II, III; Technical Editing.

Copywriting

Activities and Societies: UCLA Alumni AssociationDeveloped copywriting skills with emphasis on storytelling and persuasive writing.

Editing Workshop

6-week interactive workshop with AP Stylebook staff designed to hone copyediting skills through live webinars, Q&A sessions and quizzes..

Certificate, Front-End Web Development

Certificate, Digital Marketing