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Promoted to apply experience in various roles. Trained 10 new hires and evaluated 15-20 freelancers. Edit and copyedit Bible feature text for devotional and study Bibles and Alliance nonfiction and fiction books.• Created Bible Team style manual and trained 10 copyeditors and 5 editors in proper style conventions, resulting in 100% understanding of style conventions and smoother integration of manuscripts into InDesign, leading to 10% fewer corrections during proofreading process.• Leverage bandwidth by taking on additional work from coworkers to increase team productivity and meet deadlines for special projects.• Chief editor for Courage For Life Study Bible for Women. Used problem-solving skills during development, identifying changes needed and implemented; edited 1,400+ studies, 80+ profiles, and 66 book introductions.• Proofreading coordinator for the upcoming Go Bible for young readers. Managed outside proofreading company and evaluated corrections. Coordinated with the children’s book team, design, and production in checking 12 batches through multiple rounds. Yielding errors caught in late art placement, ensuring no text rewrap.• Collaborate with Typesetting to create comprehensive style guide for Bible manuscripts and style template for books for our Alliance partners, resulting in 85% reduction in styling errors for copyedited manuscripts. Trained 10 copyeditors and 5 editors on proper styling and continue to answer style questions that arise.• Manage 25-30 freelance copyeditors and proofreaders to ensure accurate and on time execution, delivering 20% reduction in proofreading errors.• Track schedules for multiple book and Bible projects using spreadsheets, resulting in zero missed deadlines.• Track and report reprint corrections for all Bibles and Alliance books and manage physical database of reprint corrections for Bibles.• Copyedited The Art of Life Bible and researched 150 people, 77 plants, and 100 animals throughout the Bible.

Promoted to edit Bible manuscripts in addition to role as copyeditor. Edited and copyedited Bible feature text for devotional and study Bibles and Bible reference works.• Hire and track compensation and other details of freelance staff of copyeditors and proofreaders using the Freelance Management System.• Serve as project manager for Alliance books, working with outside publishing partners to create high-quality fiction and non-fiction books.• Serve as project manager for Baylor Annotated Study Bible, working with outside editorial team and outside proofreading company to produce high-quality Bible for college students.• Serve as project manager for the Inspire line of products, working with out-of-country creative company, managing schedules of people in different time zones.• Developed and wrote new features for the award-nominated Girls Life Application Study Bible, overhauling and upgrading feature content from an existing Bible.• Worked with an author and her agent to create the THRIVE Devotional Bible for Women, which continues to sell well and has grown into its own line of products.

Promoted to take on greater responsibility as a Copyediting Coordinator. Responsible for copyediting Bible feature text for devotional and study Bibles and Bible reference works.• Coordinated projects with freelance copyediting team and Peachtree Publishing Services.• Delivered projects on time or ahead of schedule, including the NLT Study Bible and Chronological Life Application Study Bible.

Hired to entry-level position in Editorial department. Responsible for copyediting Bible feature text for devotional and study Bibles and Bible reference works.• Became proficient in Chicago Manual of Style and Tyndale Manual of Style.• Managed a team of testers and coordinate testing of breakthrough software project called iLumina.

Responsible for proofreading book manuscripts and identified changes using proofreaders’ marks.• Copyedited manuscripts and proofread galleys for the Children and Family team (children’s and Focus on the Family books).

Responsible for proofreading book manuscripts and identified changes using proofreaders’ marks.• Met project deadlines, including under short time constraints.• Proofread a variety of styles of manuscripts, including fiction, training manual, short historical stories, devotional, and study guide.

Bachelor’S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Band, Flute Choir

Education record

Activities and Societies: Basketball, Softball, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, German Honor Society