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Supervised and enforced monthly production schedule for seven newsletters covering: legal and construction industries, human resources, payroll/services and compliance, employee benefits, and general business management.Coordinated with staff writers/editors/proofreaders/desktop editors to ensure the distribution and collection of print materials among subscribers, writers, editors, publishers, proofreaders, and desktop/layout editors.Trafficked proofs from initial to final layouts-including collecting and approving all editorial corrections.Consulted on research reports and survey-based books.Achievements include:Streamlined production by instituting paperless corrections in the editorial cycle.Seven-day or less turnaround from rough, unedited copy to final layout.Took over responsibilities for two additional newsletters after three years as Managing Editor.

Assisted managing editor with copyediting, proofreading, and trafficking of nine newsletters covering the accounting, legal, and construction industries; human resources; and employee benefits.Copyedited articles.Supervised proof production during layout stage (gathered and entered corrections on master poof, updated headlines, and approved final version).Proofread ads and crafted print content for audio conferences.Achievements include:Promoted to Managing Editor on a bi-yearly guide to payroll compliance. This two-volume edition is more than 700 pages and has a production cycle of less than three weeks. Promoted to Managing Editor overall after less than three years.

Recruited volunteers (professionals, retirees, college students) to work with and tutor at-risk middle-school children on a weekly basis.Led training programs for volunteers.Met with middle-school principals to establish mentoring programs.Community outreach.Achievements include:Honed writing and editing skills during book's production. Learned how to budget time under a tight production schedule.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Paralegal Certification

Trained in Tort Law, Rules of Civil Procedure, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Litigation. Proficient in Blue Book form.

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Associate Of Arts, Liberal Arts

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