Rinita Banerjee (Pen Name, Reba Rani Banerjee) Email & Phone Number

Gurugram, Hr, In

India

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Noida Area, India

New Delhi

Books worked on include: Jaya Jaitly, 'Life Among the Scorpions'; P.Chidambaram, 'Speaking Truth to Power'; Saratchandra Chattopadhyay (author); trans. Anindita Mukhopadhyay, 'Stories from Saratchandra: Childhood and Reality'; Mrinal Chatterjee (author), trans. Thirumoy Banerjee, 'Yamraj No. 5003'; Aditya Sudarshan, 'The Outraged: Times of Ferment'. Responsibilities included: Copy-/content-editing/developing fiction and non-fiction manuscripts Proofreading manuscripts Blurb writing/rewriting Preparing cover briefs; source photographs Communicating with authors Preparing book layouts in conjunction with typesetters Working under tight schedules

Chapel Hill

 Write critical reports (involving analysis of theme, dialogue, style, tone apart from plot summaries) for editors on fiction and non-fiction manuscript-submissions Log in and track submissions using FileMaker Pro Read, review and respond to mail queriesAdditional responsibilities: Reading to-be-published novels and culling out quotes for the social media, to build up customer-curiosity before book-releases Creating quote graphics (for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) putting together texts and images as marketing tools to invite reader-attention using design managers like Canva.com  Composing and scheduling tweets derived from books closer to their release dates using social media managers like Hootsuite.com

Raleigh

 Collaborating on research related to Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, and the Canterbury Tales: responsibilities included evaluation of sources, critical reading and building bibliographies

Raleigh

 Compose original micro-targeted web content with a focus on natural results on a search engine results page (SERPs) Optimize content applying SEO concepts like keyword ranking and client- and user-intent Research client brands by analyzing their history, products and competitors

Raleigh, North Carolina

Assisting on "The Elizabeth Keckley Reader" (Volume 2), edited by Sheila Smith McKoy, with ENO Publishers, Hillsborough, North Carolina, included:  Converting texts from PDFs to Word files Proofreading the original against the converted files Fact-checking and copy-editing to ensure the essays conformed with Eno Publishers’ house style Securing permissions from the original publishers Working with authors on their bio notes

Raleigh

Editorial Assistant to Dr Sujata Mody (Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Literatures, North Carolina State University) on a book project.Responsibilities included:  Copy/content editing of an initial draft of the manuscript Reference-checking and -formatting in endnotes and bibliography

Raleigh, North Carolina

Responsibilities included: Intensive instruction in strategies of academic writing, research, and argument to first-year writing undergraduates involving principles of rhetoric; understanding of varied genres in writing; application of perception of composition as multimodal Instruction and guidance in critical reading; accommodation/adaptation of content according to audience; strategies to evaluate print and electronic sources for research; and attention to grammar and conventions of standard written English Grading and feedback(Graduate Teaching Assistant, ENG 101, August 2014 – April 2015)

Cary, Nc

J&J Editorial is an organization supporting the editorial management of a variety of scholarly publications, primarily academic journals. Responsibilities included: Researching reviewers for submissions to medical journals (Future Science Group) via academic databases like PubMed and Scopus  Using content-management resources like ScholarOne Tracking submissions of manuscripts and ensuring that these are formatted correctly Checking to see that authors took on board the requested revisions

Raleigh, North Carolina

Editorial Assistant to Dr Sheila Smith McKoy (Professor and Department Chair at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, and former Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies, and Director, Africana Studies Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina) on her published edited volume The Elizabeth Keckley Reader: A Determined Life (September 2015 – January 2016)Responsibilities included: Assisting with research on American Spiritualism Assisting with and handling of correspondence over clearance of copyright permissions Assisting in digitising text in that converting PDF/HTML to Word Documents applying OCR  Editing and checking for accuracy of bibliography and references within new articles submitted for the volume

Raleigh, North Carolina

The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive (PPEA) is a collaborative open-access, online archive of the various textual versions of "Piers Plowman," a fourteenth-century poem attributed to William Langland. The project aims for a complete archive of the medieval and early modern textual tradition of Langland’s poem. PPEA is part of the ongoing projects under the Medieval Digital Humanities cluster at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. I was a Project Assistant on this assisting Professor Timothy Stinson, co-director of the Archive.Responsibilities included: Transcribing a literary manuscript titled “Piers Plowman: The Crowley and Rogers editions,” ed. by Jim Knowles and Timothy L. Stinson (forthcoming from the Piers Plowman Electronic Archive), and encoding it in XML for web publication Assisting with the development and online publication of scholarly editions Collating secondary sources for ongoing research on the project  Consulting on project-branding and logo creation Developing and designing online teaching aids (on book history) for university faculty

Raleigh, North Carolina

 Editing news/feature stories Implementing the Associated Press (AP) guidelines for text-standardization and -formatting

Ghaziabad

Copyedited Social Science and Literature in Translation titles with Sahitya Akademi and Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd.

Noida, India

(Editor: 2011 – 2013/ Assistant Editor: 2009 – 2010)Responsibilities included:  Copyediting and proofreading single/multiple authored books and revised editions Communicating with authors/editors to solve queries regarding manuscripts Implementing the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines for text-standardization and -formatting Working with typesetters on designing layouts Collaborating with jacket designers on covers of books/series/catalogues Negotiating with image providers (museums/galleries/artists) Managing tasks assigned to freelance copyeditors (as production editor); supervising junior editors; and collaborating with fellow editors on fast-track projects Writing jacket copy and arranging for blurbs Handling copyright clearances Worked on the “Children’s Series” (since 2011): found new illustrators and negotiated with them; coordinated their work with series editors; copyedited manuscripts and keyed them in  Commissioning new manuscripts with new authors, and contacting existing authors for new manuscripts Contributed on marketing material (colored/black and white print ads and posters) prepared for books, launches, fairs, and catalogs Collecting feedback from colleges/universities on existing titles and textbooks Collaborated on redesigning company website As part of the core team of training professionals for the Trinity College (London) English proficiency exams, guiding candidates as per GESE and ISE grade specifications for lexis, grammar, etc. in schools

New Delhi, India

Responsibilities include:  Editing news stories Writing original feature articles Researching, conceptualizing, and implementing microsites, show pages, and specials related to various television initiatives in coordination with web designers and technology teams Creating fact-based and theme-based photo galleries for the webpage for breaking news items and environmental concernsProjects: 7 Wonders of India, Greenathon – 24 hour Live Telethon (http://green.ndtv.com/greenathon.aspx), Davos Special (www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/davos/davos.aspx), Indian of the Year 2008, Car and Bike Awards 2009, We the People, The Big Fight, 30 Minutes to Wealth, All About Ads, Verdict, Moon Mission (India’s Moon Yatra), India & the New President, Ideas for Change, Christmas (Content piece: "A Little Prayer for Santa"'), Republic Day (Content piece: "WE are Indians") and Smoking Special (Content Pieces: "According to a non-smoker" and "I Ask - Why not?"). Other original content developed: "Life in Waste and Environment in the box of left-overs," for green.ndtv.com. Also created galleries for http://green.ndtv.com, which entailed choosing pictures and giving appropriate captions for each.Developed original content in the form of Talking Pictures on: Mumbai Attacks, The Bangladesh Taj, Satyam Fiasco, Mangalore Pub Attacks, Obama: Messages from India.

New Delhi Area, India

Worked in tandem with illustrators and creative designers as part of the ‘Creative Team’ writing and conceptualizing headlines and copy for various brands and companies, mostly print advertisements

Multi-Language Workshop Attendee At Bristol Translates

Activities and Societies: Attended the five-day Multi-language Workshop as part of Bristol Translates 2024 (online summer school) under.

Pg Diploma, Literary Translation

I was selected for the JCBLF Fellowship for pursuing this programme.

Master'S Degree, English, British And American Literature, 3.926

Bachelor'S Degree (Honours), Psychology, 67 Per Cent (First Division)

Activities and Societies:  Volunteered for National Service Scheme (during first year of college) as part of the project called ‘Jeevan.

Vocal Music

Activities and Societies: Completed certification in grades 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the Vocal Music examinations held by the Rock School.

Diplome De Langue, French

English

Business English Certificate (Bec), Business English

Primary And Secondary School