Leila Linford Email & Phone Number

⌲ Oversee our team of editors and proofreaders; directly manage day-to-day work of editorial staff⌲ Collaborate with production staff and cross-functional project teams to maintain the integrity of WPS standards across all products and collateral⌲ Provide guidance and feedback⌲ Oversee house style guide and work to evolve and refine editorial standards over time⌲ Handle resource allocation and workload management⌲ Guide editorial team in setting proper durations for project… Show more ⌲ Oversee our team of editors and proofreaders; directly manage day-to-day work of editorial staff⌲ Collaborate with production staff and cross-functional project teams to maintain the integrity of WPS standards across all products and collateral⌲ Provide guidance and feedback⌲ Oversee house style guide and work to evolve and refine editorial standards over time⌲ Handle resource allocation and workload management⌲ Guide editorial team in setting proper durations for project tasks and keeping within those durations to complete projects on time⌲ Work closely with project directors, R&D, Marketing and Sales, Design Director, and graphic designers to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality while meeting publishing deadlines⌲ Offer design and formatting guidance that adds value to new and revised products, webinar presentations, and other marketing/sales collateral⌲ Administer performance reviews and set performance goals⌲ Oversee interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new editorial staff⌲ Contribute as a senior-level editor Show less

Torrance, Ca

Greater Los Angeles Area

Providing editorial services to small businesses, publications, and authors of fiction and nonfiction.

Carson, Ca

⌲ Handled special projects and day-to-day open issues, collaborating with team members at all levels of the organization⌲ Liaised between cross-functional teams and vendors, managing complex projects and timelines from inception to completion⌲ Led kickoff and status meetings with project stakeholders⌲ Negotiated corporate rates and arranged large purchases⌲ Reviewed contracts, marketing legalese, and sweepstakes rules⌲ Provided detailed written and verbal updates to… Show more ⌲ Handled special projects and day-to-day open issues, collaborating with team members at all levels of the organization⌲ Liaised between cross-functional teams and vendors, managing complex projects and timelines from inception to completion⌲ Led kickoff and status meetings with project stakeholders⌲ Negotiated corporate rates and arranged large purchases⌲ Reviewed contracts, marketing legalese, and sweepstakes rules⌲ Provided detailed written and verbal updates to C-suite/executive management⌲ Wore multiple hats of support for internal clients; provided art proofing of print catalog layouts and product detail landing pages, copywriting, and Spanish translation/editing Show less

Carson, Ca

⌲ Led a team of proofreaders in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment for a total of 9 years⌲ Contributed highly as a senior-level proofreader and editor; completed copyediting, contextual editing, proofreading, and quality control for print, digital, and Web content⌲ Collaborated with product developers, designers, writers, production artists, and project managers to ensure the accuracy, consistency, tone, and compliance of all content and creative output—including highly… Show more ⌲ Led a team of proofreaders in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment for a total of 9 years⌲ Contributed highly as a senior-level proofreader and editor; completed copyediting, contextual editing, proofreading, and quality control for print, digital, and Web content⌲ Collaborated with product developers, designers, writers, production artists, and project managers to ensure the accuracy, consistency, tone, and compliance of all content and creative output—including highly detailed catalogs, marketing collateral, and educational products⌲ Managed proofreading projects and workflows—including trafficking, providing direction, estimating task durations, prioritizing and delegating work, assigning resources, tracking schedules, and coordinating approvals⌲ Served as an interdepartmental liaison on editorial functions and standards⌲ Trained, coached, and provided editorial guidance and feedback⌲ Maintained style guides and helped evolve processes and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy⌲ Created and managed the company-wide editorial calendar⌲ Translated and edited Spanish copy for products, packaging, flyers, sell sheets, and brochures⌲ Participated in the interviewing/hiring process⌲ Directly supervised day-to-day work of the proofreading team; administered annual performance reviews⌲ Handled individual proofreading/copyediting assignments and maintained a consistently high performance on projects with multiple concurrent deliverables Show less

Carson, Ca

Carson, Ca

Los Angeles, Ca

Edited an average of 50 pages for each quarterly issue of this academic arts and culture magazine.

Santa Monica, Ca

⌲ Organized a variety of events, including the annual CA Coastal Cleanup Day⌲ Partnered with local community groups on special projects⌲ Created, managed, and edited the organization’s multiple newsletters