Olga Velez Email & Phone Number

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Update and revise content for the entire line of NMA publications to ensure that high-quality, up-to-date and accurate products are delivered.
• Ensure compliance with NMA writing voice and style guide in all writing assignments
• Write a daily newsletter with a summary of news pertaining to the public housing programs
• Update and maintain NMA websites
• Contribute to departmental discussions on product quality

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Provided writing, copy editing and translating support to ensure accurate and high-quality final versions of the English and Spanish material for the public housing programs.
• Updated, copy edited/proofread and translated public housing content, including forms, training material, websites, video scripts, letters, among others
• Translated from English to Spanish all written communications keeping the original message and style
• Made sure all content in both languages was grammatically correct and consistent with the public housing voice and style

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Translated, proofread and copy edited high-volume marketing pieces for major brands in the general and US-Hispanic market, such as Time Warner Cable, Verizon, Kroger, Converse and Corona, among others.
• Translated from English to Spanish advertising copy to effectively reach the Hispanic market, while maintaining the original message’s intent
• Proofread and verify copy and layouts in terms of syntax, spelling, grammar, typeface, size and style in order to ensure consistency, accuracy and quality of final product
• Copy edited and/or proofread media-related documents, legal documents, brand manuals, radio/TV scripts and agency-related projects
• Worked closely to account executives and the creative team to guarantee content quality

Medellin, Colombia

• Responsible for the creative copy of a commercial magazine and other marketing material for Avon Andean region.
• Defined the campaign concepts with marketing and other cross-functional departments
• Researched, conceptualized and wrote content adhering to Avon brand voice
• Copy edited all text making sure it was clear, compelling and accurate
• Proofread content for grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Translated from English to Spanish all marketing material provided by Avon U.S

New Haven CT

• Worked for Registro, the Spanish-language weekly newspaper.
• Reported on local and statewide stories, focusing on the Hispanic community
• Reviewed other writers' stories to ensure they were clear and accurate
• Checked content for punctuation, grammar and spelling errors
• Translated from English to Spanish articles from other in-company newspapers
• Wrote headlines and captions, updated the website and created page layouts

Master Of Science In Journalism

Bachelor Of Science In Journalism And Public Relations