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Résumé

Experience

September 2020 - present

Copy Editor, Page Designer and Wire Editor
The Blade

  • Edit articles for grammar, syntax and AP style, ensuring that facts, dates and statistics are accurate

  • Design vibrant, visually appealing pages that emphasize readability and legibility

  • Use solid news judgment in selecting and editing wire copy

  • Pitch stories for the paper’s front page and A section

July 2020 - present

Freelance Editor 

Phoenix Graphix Publishing

  • Line edit and proofread various long-form and short-form publications

  • Format various publications using Microsoft Office or Adobe Creative Suite

  • Manage personal and project schedules

January 2020 - May 2020

Copy Chief 

Southeast Ohio Magazine

  • Line edit and fact-check a biannual lifestyle magazine at all levels of the production process, ensuring accuracy, consistency and abidance to AP and house styles

  • Collaborate directly with writers, offering suggestions for improvement

  • Coordinate with managing editor and department editors to ensure strict deadline adherence

  • Rewrite headlines, subheads and photo captions, as needed

March 2019 - May 2020

Editorial Director

ACRN Media

  • Use AP and house styles to edit all articles published on a daily music news website

  • Establish digital publishing deadlines for 15 staff members

  • Revise house style guide to maintain consistency, as needed

  • Conceptualize story ideas for all departments, particularly news and features

September 2018 - May 2020

Web Editor and

Graphic Designer

Ohio University Department of Modern Languages

  • Edit online articles and website copy to ensure clarity, accuracy and consistency

  • Compile, edit, design and lay out the department’s monthly and annual print newsletters

  • Write and edit the website copy for six diverse language programs within the department

  • Format and publish online daily news articles about the department’s six language programs

  • Update and simplify the department’s website using UI and UX design concepts

  • Design and lay out the department’s monthly (3 pages) and annual (20 pages) print newsletters

  • Design print and digital marketing content for the department’s six language programs including posters, print advertisements, logos, conference programs and informational brochures

  • Create illustrations for various projects including posters, brochures and college textbooks

August 2018 - March 2019

Copy Editor

ACRN Media

  • Line edit news, feature and opinion articles for style, grammar and structure 

  • Upload daily articles on deadline 

  • Work closely with student writers and editors, offering suggestions improvement

  • Write headlines and subheads, as needed

May 2018 - August 2018

Copy Editor Intern

Ohio Department of Public Safety

  • Edit, proofread and fact-check the department's quarterly magazine

  • Organize, edit and fact-check the department’s 2018 annual report

  • Fact-check and edit documentary scripts for understandability and audience appeal

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