Katherine Beste Email & Phone Number

Janesville, WI, US

Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

- Wrote content for toys and games, including product names, website copy, packaging text, instructions, and game cards, for a range of ages from preschool to adult. Notably:-Wrote children’s book content utilizing elements of social emotional learning for the relaunch of Playskool’s Glo Friends line.-Worked with Disney to write a 2,000-question trivia.

Remote

-Edited books for spelling, grammar, and accuracy.-Including: Bond, James Bond by Brad Gilmore and Mike Kalinowski; Love From The Inside Out by Robert Mack; Black and Resilient by M.J. Fievre; The Book of Awesome Girls by Becca Anderson; Resilient Black Girl by M.J. Fievre; Discover Provence by Georgeanne Brennan; The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale.

Normal, Illinois, United States

Assisted students in developing better writing habitsTutored students in all stages of the writing practice, from brainstorming to final draftWorked with ESL students to improve English grammar conventions and techniques for working through difficult English reading and writing scenariosOversaw a team of writing tutors and kept track of their work and.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Alongside my previous duties as a writing tutor, I was trained in how to supervise the writing and language tutors at the Julia N. Visor center. I facilitated workshop presentations for students, conducted observations of tutors based on the expectations of the tutoring cycle, and presented training for level 1 tutoring certification.Additional.

Normal, Illinois

-Assisted the Illinois State University Publications Unit by taking the Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter (SLSN) through the entire editorial, design, and production process-Proofread and line edited SLSN using The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) and SLSN house style-Prepared manuscripts for production using an in-house mechanical editing checklist for.

Normal, Illinois

Tutored students individually to develop effective brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising habitsGuided English language learners to resources for English grammar and provided encouragement on their current projectsRevised workshop materials to better engage student audiencesIntroduced a new workshop discussing formal versus informal.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Worked to create digital editions of Shakespeare's early works to be printed and used.Used Photoshop to digitally edit images of King Lear and Midsummer Night's Dream, then used Adobe InDesign to lay out the pages and impose them to be folded into books when printed.

Normal, Illinois, United States

Promoted to paid position as a Night Editor for the print and online Vidette newspaper. Supervised the night staff in editing the weekly paper and online content according to AP and house styles. Made final edits and proofreads of print pages in Adobe InDesign CC before being sent to the printer. Managed online content using the content system Town News..

Remote

Authored content analyzing and reviewing television shows, movies, and comics.Edited articles for publication to The Daily Fandom’s website using WordPress.Wrote editorial comments for each article edited to assist the author in completing revisions according to house style guidelines.

Normal, Illinois, United States

Assisted the Illinois State University Publications Unit by taking the latest book in the Downstate Legacies imprint series Undiscovered Americas, Zoune at her Nann-enn’s House by Justin Lhérisson and translated by Susan Kalter through the entire editorial, design, and production processWrote jacket copy for ZouneProofread and line edited Zoune using The.

Normal, Illinois

Edited weekly papers according to AP and house stylesMet weekly and daily publishing goalsEvaluated articles for publication on the Vidette websiteAided in the creation of special publications, including campus favorites and the Illinois State University housing guideChecked information in articles for accuracy, clarity, and spelling

Remote

 Composed and scheduled posts for Mango Publishing’s official Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest accounts using Hootsuite Designed materials and social media posts promoting work from You Can Do All Things by Kate Allan, Great Second Acts by Marlene Wagman-Geller, The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation by Caitlin Fisher, How to Ikigai by.