Miranda G. Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States

• Reviews and edits reading passages for all levels of English Language Arts assessments for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and/or style and format specifications consistent with requested level of editing (substantive, technical/copyediting, or proofreading).• Delivers feedback and perspective on consistent tone and voice, grammar, and program requirements.• Edits, proofreads, formats, and fact-checks content using style guides and desktop publishing software; tracks and verifies changes.

Minnesota, United States

Test development editor:• Edit, copyedit, and proofread a variety of test development materials according to The Chicago Manual of Style and the Standards for Psychological and Educational Testing• Plan, organize, and implement work including standardized test materials, technical reports, communications, and other documents

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Edit and proofread copy for published manuscripts, books, press releases, and other traditional printed and digital content. • The House with the Face on the Chimney: Gene Dillard and His Vision, 03/2023• MyDrugCosts.com, 08/2022 to 02/2023• Legacy: The Beginning, 09/2017 to 10/2018• Baen Books, 05/2008 to 03/2017

United States

Leads and supports editorial team in a collaborative environment. Work includes editing large-scale educational assessments for ~30 projects to develop high-quality student tests, parent-student-teacher guides, technical reports, and ~10 administration manuals yearly that drive primary and secondary student learning.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Regularly train other employees and recognized as the onsite subject matter expert in Adobe Acrobat DC and document accessibility, using this knowledge to retain a major client contract• Coordinate editorial team project timelines, tasks, and deadlines• Review 50+ test items daily to create quality assessments and facilitate student achievement• Liaise cross-departmentally to foster communication and prioritization • Synthesize and reinterpret complex materials for a diverse set of audiences, collaborating with specialists to clarify intent and structuring syntax while preserving meaning to ensure clear communication appropriate to the target audience• Beta-test online platforms, features, and functionality to share feedback on user experiences for students, teachers, and administratorsHIGHLIGHTS • Learned Adobe Acrobat DC under strict deadline constraints to become the company’s first employee with the capability of preparing public-facing documents for online accessibility• Earned the trust of the company’s largest client before online document accessibility was commonplace• Enabled the company to come into and remain in WCAG-compliance, maintaining industry relevance for its clients• Trained coworkers on the process to advance knowledge-sharing• Streamlined annual preparation of a 300-page psychometric technical report, which entailed funneling all content from Word to InDesign for seamless conversion to an accessible PDF

Master Of Arts (Ma), English Literature (British And Commonwealth)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature, General