Virginia Daniel

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Apartment 420 Portland, OR

+1-919-***-**** abk9y2@r.postjobfree.com

Education

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Minor in Creative Writing

Professional Experience

BW&A Books, Inc. Durham, North Carolina

Production Assistant, Typesetter, Proofreader,

Photoshop Specialist, Project Manager July 2006-March 2010

In charge of answering all phone calls; directing client queries;

balancing schedules for the firm's partners; entertaining guests;

handling delivery and intake of all packages; in charge of

overseeing general maintenance and cleanliness of the office;

filing and maintaining accurate archives; handling correspondence

with the Library of Congress; answering email correspondence for

absent partners; and was always able to multi-task and assist in

any way possible. I was also trained in how to format books from

Word files; place and size art; and develop designs, templates,

and style sheets according to job specifications. Quality checked

production by monitoring style, accuracy, and proofreading.

Developed and met production schedule deadlines. Responsible for

scanning, prepping, and cleaning both black and white, and color

art; writing scripts in Photoshop for batch processing; adjusting

CMYK, RGB, and LAB color profiles. Maintaining frequent author

correspondence; attending client meetings; and instructing

authors on preparing manuscripts for production. Hire freelance

copyeditors and indexers. Obtain quotes from multiple printing

plants. Assess and approve proofs and advances. Prepare and keep

track of budget proposals, spreadsheets, and invoices.

Representing BW&A at sales conferences.

The Independent Weekly Durham, North Carolina

Arts & Entertainment Intern, March 2006-July 2006

Interviewed authors such as Kaye Gibbons, and wrote spotlight

features and book reviews. Brainstormed story ideas with arts

editor. Consistently met weekly deadlines in a time-sensitive

environment.

Hayes Barton Caf & Dessertery Raleigh, North Carolina

Manager, Waitress, Hostess, November 2002-September 2006

Duties included training new staff members, overseeing front-of-

house staff, booking bands for live weekly

entertainment, greeting and serving guests, maintaining

inventory, and managing sales.

Skills, Activities, and Interests

Highly competent in Mac OSX, Adobe InDesign CS3 and CS2, Photoshop CS3,

Acrobat Professional, Acrobat Distiller, Bridge, Suitcase Fusion, Fetch,

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Excel.

Experienced with Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Quark.

Freelance writing and copyediting experience.

Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively. Highly

organized, energetic, outgoing, courteous, discreet, and efficient.

Solid understanding of finance and budgets.

Confident in navigating all social networking sites, and in using

them to promote business.

Experience performing modern dance and aerial for 15 years.

References available upon request.

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